PTZ Cntrl vs Flex5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTZ Cntrl
Control Panasonic PTZ and control assist cameras directly from your iPad. Adjust pan, tilt, zoom, focus, iris, and gain with intuitive touch controls. Save and recall preset positions, and manage up to 100 cameras.
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation
- 9 preset position memories
- Focus/Iris/Gain control
- Tap-to-calibrate camera position
- Up to 100 camera registrations
- Start/stop recording
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*Abstract [PTZ Cntrl] is camera control application which controls the system which combines control assist camera (CAC:AW-HEA10) and PTZ camera which means HD integrated cameras (AW-HE130, AW-HE60, AW-HE40/65/70, AW-UE70 and so on which are made by Panasonic Corporation). It shows live views of both cameras on iPad screen and controls PTZ camera's Pan/Tilt, Zoom, Iris, Focus, Gain and so on. If you tap by one finger on the lower screen which shows CAC's wide view, PTZ camera moves the position you tap easily. If you tap by two fingers on it, it moves there and is zoomed up/down. *Accepted model number Control Assist Camera: AW-HEA10, AW-UE4 HD Integrated Camera: AW-UE150, AW-UE70, AW-HE130, AW-HE40/65/70, AW-HE42/68/75, AW-HE60 *Features 1.Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation of HD integrated cameras 2.9 preset position memories 3.Focus/Iris/Gain Control 4.Calibration for camera position by tapping 5.Up to 100 camera registrations by grouping 6.Function to start or stop recording to a microSD card *Remarks This application is for iPad only. Please confirm details for your usage as follows. Japanes:http://panasonic.biz/sav/ English:http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
Flex5
This business application offers a modern, HTML5-based user interface designed for mobile devices. It features a robust and scalable backend infrastructure built to support future growth and high user loads.
- HTML5-based UI
- Tablet and phone support
- Desktop browser UI development
- Highly scalable backend
- Foundation for future platform growth
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Flex5 is the next big iteration for the Flex product. It features all new HTML5-based UI's currently targeting tablets & phones with the desktop browser UI under heavy development. It also features a new highly scalable backend that will accommodate high loads. The new backend will serve as the foundation of the Flex platform for many years to come.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flex5 at 2.4 against PTZ Cntrl's 1.3. Flex5 also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and ratings volume (29 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flex5 holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flex5 has 29 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PTZ Cntrl's written reviews are positive against 19% of Flex5's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PTZ Cntrl | Flex5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (4 ratings) | 2.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 18.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. | Flex Rental Solutions |
Customer experience
PTZ Cntrl
Flex5
In-app purchases
PTZ Cntrl
No in-app purchases
Flex5
No in-app purchases
