Comparison

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss vs Relay Camera Transfer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss

Wirelessly trigger your camera's shutter from up to 33 feet away using Bluetooth. Features an advanced intervalometer for time-lapse photography with customizable schedules and multiple shooting modes.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth shutter control
  • Up to 33' (10 m) range
  • Advanced intervalometer
  • 10 scheduling modes
  • Multiple shooting modes
  • Ideal for time-lapse, macro, long exposures
Features
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The Vello Bluetooth ShutterBoss app utilizes Bluetooth technology to communicate with Vello’s Bluetooth Shutterboss Receiver and wirelessly trigger your camera’s shutter from up to 33’ (10 m) away. Fans of time lapse photography will appreciate the built-in intervalometer and 10 setting schedules, which allow you to trigger up to 9999 shots over a period of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.   Wireless triggering is ideal for eliminating vibrations during macro, close-up, and long exposure photography, as well as for taking images of hard to approach subjects, such as wildlife or action sports. The app offers convenient access to multiple firing modes, including bulb, self-timer, single, and continuous shooting, provided your camera supports these modes. This app requires the purchase of a  Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss which is available wherever pro photo gear is sold.   Features •             Advanced intervalometer with up to 10 scheduling modes •             Multiple shooting modes •             Ideal for advanced intervalometer photography, macro, close-up, and long exposures.

About

Relay Camera Transfer

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Relay pulls your original photos straight off your Sony camera and onto your iPhone. No cable, no card reader, no cloud, no account. HOW IT WORKS Your camera sends images over your own Wi-Fi, or over your iPhone's hotspot. Relay catches them and puts them in your library. Out in the field with no network around, the hotspot works fine — and the address stays the same every time, so you set the camera up once. ORIGINALS, NOT COPIES RAW files arrive untouched, alongside or instead of the JPEG. You choose whether you want both, RAW only or JPEG only. WHILE IT ARRIVES You see the photo while it is still coming in, with the file name and how many megabytes have landed. AFTERWARDS Browse, zoom, mark favourites, select several shots at once by swiping across them, save to Photos or pass them on through the share sheet. Relay shows up in the Files app too, so other apps can reach your shots directly. SETTING UP Pick your model and Relay shows the exact menu steps for that body — they differ from camera to camera. If something goes wrong, you can see precisely what the camera and Relay are saying to each other. PRIVACY Everything stays on your iPhone and on your own network. Relay sends nothing out, collects nothing and has no account. Works with cameras that can send images over FTP.

Screenshots

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss4 screens
Relay Camera Transfer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Relay Camera Transfer at daily against Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss's every 7 months. Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss ships an update every 7 months, Relay Camera Transfer daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss versus Relay Camera Transfer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVello Bluetooth ShutterbossRelay Camera Transfer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGradus Group LLCReuring Groep B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss

No in-app purchases

None

Relay Camera Transfer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss free?
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relay Camera Transfer free?
Relay Camera Transfer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss or Relay Camera Transfer have ads?
Neither Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss nor Relay Camera Transfer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss or Relay Camera Transfer?
Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss ships an update every 7 months, and Relay Camera Transfer daily. Most recently, Vello Bluetooth Shutterboss was updated on November 6, 2026 and Relay Camera Transfer on October 31, 2026.

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