CamFi vs CaptureDSLR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CamFi
Control your DSLR wirelessly using your phone, tablet, or PC. Stream photos in real-time and manage camera settings remotely. Supports instant uploads and sharing for a seamless photography workflow.
- Wireless DSLR control
- Real-time photo transmission
- Remote parameter control
- Live View functionality
- Instant upload and share
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CamFi is a wireless transmission controller for DSLR. It comes with a WiFi hotspot. User can use their mobile phones, PCs or tablets to connect to the WIFI hotspot and send remote operation to the DSLR. The product also supports real-time transmission of camera photos to mobile phones and tablets. CamFi supports most types of Cannon and Nikon DSLR. It has a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, supports 802.11n WiFi technology, high transmission speed and wider signal coverage. - Parameter control - Large-screen display - Studio shot - Live View - Shoot instantly upload and share
CaptureDSLR
Control your DSLR or mirrorless camera remotely via USB. Monitor real-time images, adjust settings like exposure and white balance, and transfer photos directly to your phone. This app enables shooting without an SD card, saving images instantly to your mobile device.
- USB camera control
- Real-time image monitoring
- Exposure and white balance adjustment
- Shooting mode control
- Direct photo transfer to phone
- SD card-free shooting
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This is an App that controls the DSLR camera via USB. After connecting to the camera, you can monitor the camera's real-time image and control the camera's: exposure, file format, white balance, shooting mode, ratio, etc. It also supports transferring photos taken on the camera to the mobile phone, so that the camera can take pictures without inserting a SD card, and the photos will be saved to the mobile phone after taking them. This is the first version of the App. Currently it only supports Sony cameras. Canon and Nikon will also support it in the future, so stay tuned!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CaptureDSLR at 75% against CamFi's 19%. CamFi's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (3.0 vs 2.3). On update cadence, 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
CamFi is free to download; CaptureDSLR costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CamFi holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamFi has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of CamFi's written reviews are positive against 75% of CaptureDSLR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CamFi ships an update every 6 weeks, CaptureDSLR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CamFi | CaptureDSLR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (15 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CamFi Limited | HFS |
Customer experience
CamFi
CaptureDSLR
In-app purchases
CamFi
No in-app purchases
CaptureDSLR
No in-app purchases
