Comparison

PLAY OPC vs GIFCon

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

Head to head
About

PLAY OPC

Control your Olympus camera remotely to take photos and record videos. Adjust settings, apply effects, and manage your media directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Real-time preview
  • Photo and video recording
  • Camera setting adjustments
  • Image effects and color tuning
  • Media management and sharing
  • Auto bracketing and interval timer
Features
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This application can operate Open Platform Camera (OLYMPUS AIR A01) of Olympus. OLYMPUS AIR A01 is necessary to use this application. (It is OLYMPUS AIR A01 if this description says a camera.) Features * Switching on the camera via Bluetooth * Displaying real-time preview image by the camera * Taking a picture with using the camera * Recording a video with using the camera * Displaying various states of the camera * Exchanging a camera setting with the pasteboard * Preserving a favorite camera setting to the device * Sharing favorite camera settings * Changing a shooting mode * Coordinating some exposure parameters * Shooting supports auto bracketing mode * Shooting supports interval timer mode * Changing the color taste of the image * Adding special effects to an image * Locking auto focus and auto exposure * Changing an angle of view using optical zoom and digital zoom (The optical zooming requires a motor zoom lens) * Magnifying real-time preview image by the camera * Changing a quality of picture to store at the camera * Changing sound volume * Registering the current geolocation as the photography place * Viewing and sharing a picture or a video which stored in the camera * Browsing a photo's information * Converting a photo's information to parameters of camera setting * Protecting or unprotecting pictures and videos which stored in the camera * Deleting pictures and videos which stored in the camera * Setting the current time at the camera automatically * Formatting a Micro SD card * Changing Wi-Fi channel of the camera * Switching off the camera Known Issue * If the device cannot connect the camera via Wi-Fi automatically, it is necessary to connect the camera by manual operation. * The operation of the camera is not stable and may not work at the place where Wi-Fi is crowded. Other Information * The OLYMPUS AIR A01 was discontinued by the manufacturer on 2018-03-31 and is currently only available on the used market. * If you are interested in handling the OLYMPUS AIR A01, please check the published instruction manual. (http://sapp.olympus-imaging.com/manual/man_a01_us_enu.pdf) * If you are interested in the details of camera functions and setting values, please check the published SDK document. (https://dl-support.olympus-imaging.com/opc/en/) * This application is Open Source. If you want to know what the application does inside, you are able to find almost source codes in GitHub. (https://github.com/ura14h/PlayOPC)

About

GIFCon

Easily convert animated GIFs into videos with customizable loop counts and playback speeds. Save and share your creations, or import GIFs from various sources including cloud storage and your device's photo library.

Highlights
  • Convert GIFs to video
  • Control loop count
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Import from cloud storage
  • Save and share videos
  • Manage saved files
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GIFCon is the best app to convert your GIFs into videos. Tweak the number of times you want the video to loop and even control the playback speed of the converted video. Save and share the video anywhere you want! * Control the number of times a converted GIF will loop * Control the playback speed of the converted GIF * Browse through and manage saved GIFs and converted MOV files * Post converted GIFs to Instagram! If your video is too small, add loops till it's more than the minimum duration (3 seconds) * File size, number of frames (GIF), video duration are easily visible * Search for animated GIFs in picTrove 2 pro and import them into GIFCon * Import from your device Photo library * Import from any cloud files provider including iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. * Save converted videos to your device's photos library. GIFCon will maintain a library album for you to easily find the videos you saved! ----------- More features are always in development, your suggestions are welcome! Please contact us with the inbuilt support email instead of posting bad reviews, we cannot reply to your reviews.

Screenshots

PLAY OPC4 screens
GIFCon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PLAY OPC at 75% against GIFCon's 0%. PLAY OPC also leads on rating (3.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). GIFCon's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PLAY OPC holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PLAY OPC has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PLAY OPC's written reviews are positive against 0% of GIFCon's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PLAY OPC versus GIFCon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPLAY OPCGIFCon
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (9 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroki IshiuraTraversient Incorporated

Customer experience

PLAY OPC

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

GIFCon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PLAY OPC

No in-app purchases

None

GIFCon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PLAY OPC free?
PLAY OPC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GIFCon free?
GIFCon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PLAY OPC or GIFCon?
PLAY OPC is rated higher. PLAY OPC averages 3.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while GIFCon averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PLAY OPC or GIFCon have ads?
Neither PLAY OPC nor GIFCon shows ads.

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