ATOMOS Ninja Phone Review & Rating | BettaScore

ATOMOS Ninja Phone

Name: ATOMOS Ninja Phone
Brand: ATOMOS

27 sources · Last distilled Jun 17, 2026

Mobile Monitor Recorder

Summary

Generated from the text of public reviews

The Atomos Ninja Phone is a better fit for iPhone 15 Pro video creators who want a compact HDR monitor and ProRes recorder without buying a separate display. It turns the phone into a capable director's monitor with excellent screen quality and secure connectivity. However, the lack of external recording eats up phone storage, and at full price many find it overpriced for what it delivers.

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Pros

Neutral

Cons

Sentiment

Format

1913

32 sources

Reddit·Ninja Phone Gripes·u/abnthug·comment

No external recording capability is a major issue; the device doesn't allow recording to external SSD.

45 replies in threadView source ↗

No external recording capability is a major issue; the **device doesn't allow recording** to external SSD.

Reddit·Atomos Ninja Phone + external SSD?·post

The Ninja Phone cannot record to an external SSD via USB-C hub.

38 replies in threadView source ↗

The Ninja **Phone cannot record** to an external SSD via USB-C hub.

The Ninja Phone connects to your phone via USB-C cable with a locking mechanism, showing good compatibility.

ATOMOS◉ 9.0M♡ 146.0k

↑The Ninja Phone connects to your phone via USB-C cable with a locking mechanism, showing good compatibility.

Reddit·Atomos Ninja Phone External Ssd·u/blrkn·comment

The Mavis Camera app now supports the Ninja Phone as an input.

28 replies in threadView source ↗

The Mavis **Camera app now supports** the Ninja Phone as an input.

The Ninja Phone is a much more cost-effective alternative to buying a monitor.

ATOMOS◉ 3.9M♡ 137.0k

↑The Ninja Phone is a much more cost-effective alternative to buying a monitor.

Reddit·Ninja Phone gripes·post

The Ninja Phone was a cheap purchase but user regrets it; frustrating experience.

37 replies in threadView source ↗

The Ninja Phone was a cheap purchase but user regrets it; frustrating experience.

The iPhone's OLED screen used with Ninja Phone has excellent contrast ratio for monitoring.

Joey /// VP Land◉ 5.9M♡ 167.0k

↑The iPhone's **OLED screen used** with Ninja Phone has excellent contrast ratio for monitoring.

The Ninja Phone has a 1600 nit HDR screen with high contrast ratio, indicating excellent display quality.

slashcam◉ 3.3M♡ 269.0k

↑The Ninja Phone has a 1600 nit HDR screen with high contrast ratio, **indicating excellent display quality**.

The screen shows a little bit more of the functionality.

Camera Centre UK◉ 6.2M♡ 230.0k

↑The **screen shows** a little bit more of the functionality.

Ninja Phone is super useful as both an external monitor and for camera-to-phone functionality.

Kofi Yeboah◉ 5.6M♡ 172.0k

↑Ninja Phone is super useful as both an external monitor and for camera-to-phone functionality.

Reddit·What cables required to use the Ninja phone on a lightning iPhone Running iOS 18·post

The Ninja Phone does not include a Lightning cable and only comes with USB-C, making it incompatible with iPhone 14's Lightning port without additional cables.

4 replies in threadView source ↗

The Ninja Phone does not include a Lightning cable and only comes with USB-C, making it incompatible with **iPhone 14's Lightning port** without additional cables.

Reddit·Wireless Sony FX3 Monitoring with Mavis Camera, Atomos Ninja Phone & NDI·Pro On-Set Workflow·post

The Ninja Phone works with Sony FX3 and Mavis app for wireless monitoring, indicating good compatibility.

9 replies in threadView source ↗

The Ninja Phone works with Sony FX3 and Mavis app for wireless monitoring, indicating good compatibility.

Reddit·Ninja Phone Gripes·u/abnthug·comment

The Atomos Ninja Phone is one of the most disappointing purchases; at $399 it's overpriced.

18 replies in threadView source ↗

The Atomos Ninja Phone is one of the most disappointing purchases; at $**399 it's overpriced**.

The Ninja Phone does not include an HDMI cable, which is surprising given its price, indicating poor value for money.

Armando Ferreira◉ 6.8M♡ 260.0k

↓The Ninja Phone does not include an HDMI cable, which is surprising given its price, indicating poor value for money.

The Atomos Ninja Phone is a much more cost effective solution.

Mavis◉ 8.5M♡ 263.0k

↑The Atomos Ninja Phone is a much more **cost effective solution**.

Camera screens are tiny and users dislike them, implying Ninja Phone's larger screen is beneficial.

Deaton Street◉ 3.2M♡ 108.0k

↓Camera screens are tiny and users dislike them, implying **Ninja Phone's larger screen** is beneficial.

The Ninja Phone has the best screen we've ever had.

Newsshooter◉ 4.9M♡ 157.0k

↑The Ninja Phone has the **best screen we've ever** had.

The Ninja Phone takes HDMI and encodes it to ProRes via USBC.

Joey /// VP Land◉ 4.9M♡ 227.0k

↑The Ninja **Phone takes HDMI** and encodes it to ProRes via USBC.

Reddit·Ninja Phone Gripes·u/abnthug·comment

The Ninja Phone doesn't allow external recording, which limits its multi-functionality.

39 replies in threadView source ↗

The Ninja **Phone doesn't allow external** recording, which limits its multi-functionality.

Ninja Phone case can accommodate a battery for longer use.

Geekazine◉ 7.6M♡ 240.0k

↑Ninja Phone case can accommodate a **battery for longer use**.

ReleaseApr 2024

Reference price$399

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The Atomos Ninja Phone is a 10-bit HDMI-to-iPhone video co-processor for the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. It records HDMI camera input as ProRes or H.265 up to 4K30 and turns your phone into an HDR recorder and monitor.

ATOMOS Ninja Phone

Summary

The Ninja Phone connects to your phone via USB-C cable with a locking mechanism, showing good compatibility.

The Ninja Phone is a much more cost-effective alternative to buying a monitor.

The iPhone's OLED screen used with Ninja Phone has excellent contrast ratio for monitoring.

The Ninja Phone has a 1600 nit HDR screen with high contrast ratio, indicating excellent display quality.

The screen shows a little bit more of the functionality.

Ninja Phone is super useful as both an external monitor and for camera-to-phone functionality.

The Ninja Phone does not include an HDMI cable, which is surprising given its price, indicating poor value for money.

The Atomos Ninja Phone is a much more cost effective solution.

Camera screens are tiny and users dislike them, implying Ninja Phone's larger screen is beneficial.

The Ninja Phone has the best screen we've ever had.

The Ninja Phone takes HDMI and encodes it to ProRes via USBC.

Ninja Phone case can accommodate a battery for longer use.

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