Comment by hennell
This is kinda cool, but it's similar in function to the canon connect app which feels a little superfluous.
Maybe it connects better - I have a 70d and the connection process is annoying. Iirc it's WiFi direct but you have to connect and manage it yourself, and your phone will get cross there's no internet and disconnect you every so often.
My main camera now is a 90d which uses Bluetooth to connect first and then setup WiFi. Much easier process that makes the app much more useful. Although I've actually got an "unleashed" device that uses usb and hdmi for control, lets you do ramped time lapses and connect multiple cameras. No live view, but I can connect to both the 90d and 70d very smoothly which is more useful in general.
Your "superfluous" comparison is kind of apples vs oranges.
I looked at the canon app on ios, and they have continually eroded all your privacy.
At first, you could give it limited privileges to add photos from your camera to your camera roll.
But updates changed the app, so it refuse to work unless you give full access to every photo on your phone.
this is why we need alternatives.