foolcontrol vs Auto Digital Video Standard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
foolcontrol
This app provides comprehensive remote control for RED DIGITAL CINEMA cameras over a network. Adjust camera settings, manage focus, apply looks, and control playback from your iOS device.
- Full camera control over network
- Advanced focus control with presets
- In-camera grading with curves
- Clip playback and management
- Metadata and slate management
- Camera menu navigation
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foolcontrol lets you get full control over a RED DIGITAL CINEMA DSMC™ camera connected to the same network as your iOS device, WEAPON, EPIC-W, SCARLET-W and RAVEN all have built in wifi but EPIC / SCARLET cameras require additional wireless accessories to work with foolcontrol (see below). - PREVIEW : recording state, format, project / sensor frame rate, timecode, pre-record, frame trigger frame tagging, OLPF, REDcode, lookaround, shutter angle / speed, histogram, goal posts, traffic lights, gamma / color space, recording mode, frame processing, HDRx, Motion Mount, iris vale, white balance, tint, ISO, tools, RAW view, magnify, production info, scene and take metadata, VU meter, battery level / time left, media remaining / recording time, clip count, clip name, previous clip info. Indicators for : LAN, ext. timecode, sync, genlock, RIG, errors, camera fan speed and temperature. Eject media, power saving modes and shutdown the camera. - FOCUS : Circular focus disc with advanced features : colored users marks, smooth bezier rack focus with adjustable speed, add hard stop for near/far focus, select 1,2,3,4,5 or 10 knob turns for super precise focusing without loosing any previous marks, searchable preset focus discs markers, create, recall, sort, rename and export your own user focus distance discs : unique mode lets you add repeatable distance marks for your lenses. AF mode selection, autofocus trigger, AF zone size and center, rack focus mode points recall, iris, magnify, record start stop, audible marks and more. - LOOK : set camera look using a multi speed slider or manual value input : contrast, exposure, saturation, shadow, brightness, RGB gains, kelvin, tint and FLUT. Color temperature presets, auto white balance, ISO, color / gamma space. - CURVES : Shape luma, red, green and blue curves to create in-camera grades. Drag curves points using 3 different modes for normal, fine, and super fine curve adjustment. - PLAYBACK : list all the clips on your media with timecode, thumbnail and duration. Play forward, backward, frame by frame, go to end and beginning, set in/out points, navigate marked frame, set playback speed and looping mode. - KEYS : navigate your camera menu using knob, buttons or gesture pad. Access to all buttons and menu pages. - PRESETS : create and apply camera presets. A preset can include one or several parameters from look, curves, camera settings, slate and many more. Presets can be sorted, renamed and exported by email. - SLATE : quickly set metadata values for production, director, DOP, scene, shot, take, project info, camera operator, unit and location. GPS location (on GPS enabled devices). Set timecode mode and value. - CAMERA MENU tree - RECORD SETTINGS with access to advanced record formats, mode and options. - LINEAR FOCUS for single operators ------------- To use an EPIC or SCARLET camera with foolcontrol on the same wifi network you will need to use one of these : - RED lemo to cat5 ethernet cable and a GIG-E wireless router. - RED REDLink bridge wifi module. - Teradek COLR and GIG-E to lemo cable. - RTMotion latitude WEAPON / EPIC-W / SCARLET-W and RAVEN have built in wifi ready for foolcontrol. Wooden camera has an antenna replacement accessory called the 'Wifi Side Plate' to increase camera wifi range. It is always recommended to use a router on set (infrastructure mode) instead of the Ad Hoc network setup in camera. TPLink WR802N is a great affordable USB powered option. connection tips : foolcolor.net/tips.pdf more info, video demos and support : http://foolcolor.net/foolcontrol_iOS IG : @mikafool Please note : This application requires iOS 9.3 and up and will only work with RED DSMC cameras. It does not work with the RED ONE or any other camera. Focus control requires a RED Canon or Nikon mount and a compatible electronic lens.
Auto Digital Video Standard
Record videos automatically with various triggers like sound, proximity, or a timer. This app allows for quick, hands-free video capture with customizable durations and clip counts.
- Record by sound
- Record by proximity sensor
- Record by timer
- Automatic recording on launch
- Switch between front and rear cameras
- Set number of video clips
- Customizable video durations
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The app could talk the remaining duration and the record duration every 30 seconds in English. With this App, when we put the iOs device one meter away, we could instruct the device to record the video by sound. With this App, just one action could record several video clips one by one.When we launch this App, it could start recording the video automatically. Record the video by timer, sound , proximity detection. 1 Fast: Just tap this App icon , so this App will be launched, after that, this App will record the video clips automatically. 2 Control by sound: Just make a sound, this App will record the video clips one by one. 3 Proximity Detection Sensor: Just cover the iPhone screen or hold the iPhone screen, the app will record the video clips one by one.(this feature only available for iPhone) 4 Timer:Capture one video by the indicted delay. Capture a number of video clips by the indicted interval. From the setting view, we could switch between the Rear camera and the front camera. Set the number of video clips. In the timer tab page, for the feature about recording one video: the delay duration could be 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, or 30 seconds. If we select the duration unit as minute, the video duration could be one minute, three minutes , five minutes, 10 minutes or 20 minutes. If we select the duration unit as 5 seconds or 10 seconds, the video duration could be 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds, 35 seconds, 40 seconds, 45 seconds, 50 seconds, 55 seconds. In the timer tab page, for the feature about recording video clips, by selecting the video duration unit as minute, the video clip duration could 1, 2,3, 4, 5 minutes. By selecting the duration unit as 5 seconds, or 10 seconds, the duration of video clips could be 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds, 35 seconds, 40 seconds, 45 seconds, 50 seconds, 55 seconds. In the fast tab page , sound tab page or proximity tab page, the duration of. video will be from 1 minute to 30 minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Auto Digital Video Standard at Free against foolcontrol's $99.99. Auto Digital Video Standard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). foolcontrol's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Auto Digital Video Standard is free to download; foolcontrol costs $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Auto Digital Video Standard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: foolcontrol has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
foolcontrol ships an update every 5 weeks, Auto Digital Video Standard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foolcontrol | Auto Digital Video Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikael Lubtchansky | 方 沈 |
Customer experience
foolcontrol
Auto Digital Video Standard
In-app purchases
foolcontrol
No in-app purchases
Auto Digital Video Standard
No in-app purchases
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