# Funlux — user reviews > 102 indexed App Store user reviews of Funlux by EP Technology Corporation, rated 2.40/5 from 311 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funlux/id1012900028/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funlux/id1012900028.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 67 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 35 · 1★ 158 ## What do users think of Funlux? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📹 Good image quality and video recording - 🌙 Dark mode available in app - 💻 Easy to use interface - 🔌 Simple installation and setup - 📱 Works across multiple devices - 🎯 Detects movement and records activity - ⚡ Fast response times (when working) **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 📴 Devices randomly show offline despite being online - 🔔 Poor motion detection accuracy (misses real events, alerts on insects/shadows) - 🔐 Requires location permission to function properly - 💰 Expensive cloud service pricing - 📱 Multiple compatibility issues after updates - 🔑 Login and authentication problems - ⏱️ Delayed notifications (30+ minutes) - 🚫 No multi-camera viewing (single camera at a time) - 📊 Limited local playback functionality - 🔄 Difficult WiFi password updates - 🎬 Cannot fast-forward or rewind playback smoothly - 🔌 Connectivity issues and frequent disconnections - 👤 Security breach concerns (users seeing strangers' accounts) - 📉 Declining functionality over time - ⚠️ Poor customer support responsiveness **Commonly reported bugs** - App won't load or opens to blank screen - Login failures after updates - Security breach allowing access to other users' accounts - Cameras disappear from app after updates - Audio not playing through Bluetooth - App crashes when deleting photos - Playback freezes and won't load - Motion detection missing real events - Timezone offset issues - App incompatible with non-English language settings - Landscape mode not functional - Playback only shows current hour, not historical footage - Rewind function goes back too far - App logs out users daily - Recent update breaks camera connectivity - Paid features locked behind upgrade prompts despite active subscription **Most requested features** - Two-factor authentication - Multi-camera viewing/split screen (2x2 or 4-way) - Fast-forward and rewind playback controls - Auto home/away mode based on location - Ability to disable motion notifications - Download video clips to phone - Group cameras for easier management - Cheaper cloud storage options - Better night vision and motion detection accuracy - Landscape mode support - WiFi password update through app settings - Notification toggle within app ## Newest reviews (20 of 102) ### 2/5 — Ads *2026-06-04, version 6.2.10* Added ads their app! What kind of developer does that. ### 2/5 — Why ad? *2026-05-19* I've had this app for quite a few years now and I subscribe to the cloud and well open up the app today and there is a pop up ad before I can even view my cameras. I asked for a refund and to cancel my service with them and they said no refunds! I don't want something pay for the service and ads. Ridiculous. **Developer response:** We're exploring options for ad removal for subscribers in the future, but do not have this ready at the moment. Please feel free to reach out via support@funlux.com and we'd be happy to discuss further. Thank you for your feedback. ### 4/5 — Random Devices Offline *2025-01-28, version 6.2.6* EDIT 1/28/2025, I am now reluctantly changing to 5 stars because after replacing my 8 channel FUNLUX NVR with a refurbished 8 Channel Zmodo NVR and because email support (I believe his name is Brandon, might be wrong) has been very helpful to me, My 2 NVRs through this Funlux App have been great for months without any problems. I have a more complex IOT Vlan System than the average user. I understand they don’t plan to make any more NVRs. This makes me very sad because their cloud service IMO, is only for Billionaires, maybe Millionaires, and I am unfortunately low middle class. Always have been an unhappy NVR owner. Funlux app is no different than Zmodo app but I prefer Funlux app because it has dark mode and the Zmodo app doesn’t or didn’t the last time I compared. Either way this company is geared to sell way too expensive cloud service. As an NVR Owner I’ve had nothing but problems. Currently several devices are offline according to the app but they are online and working according to the monitor connected to NVR. IF I WRITE AN HONEST REVIEW LIKE THIS THE PROBLEMS START GETTING WORSE AS IF SOME ROGUE TECH IS TEACHING ME A LESSON. Look elsewhere folks. This is not a reliable solution for a sovereign home network survelience solution. Nobody likes having to get a ladder to climb 15’ to scan QR Codes that some rogue Zmodo / Funlux tech keeps disconnecting to teach you a lesson for writing an honest product review. ### 1/5 — Random Devices Offline *2024-05-08* Always have been an unhappy NVR owner. Funlux app is no different than Zmodo app but I prefer Funlux app because it has dark mode and the Zmodo app doesn’t or didn’t the last time I compared. Either way this company is geared to sell way too expensive cloud service. As an NVR Owner I’ve had nothing but problems. Currently several devices are offline according to the app but they are online and working according to the monitor connected to NVR. IF I WRITE AN HONEST REVIEW LIKE THIS THE PROBLEMS START GETTING WORSE AS IF SOME ROGUE TECH IS TEACHING ME A LESSON. Look elsewhere folks. This is not a reliable solution for a sovereign home network survelience solution. Nobody likes having to get a ladder to climb 15’ to scan QR Codes that some rogue Zmodo / Funlux tech keeps disconnecting to teach you a lesson for writing an honest product review. ### 1/5 — Worst ever *2024-04-06, version 6.2.4* Worst ever ### 2/5 — Could not login / sign up *2023-10-22, version 6.2.4* When my phone language is set to a different one other than English, the app messed up and would not let me login or sign up with new account ### 1/5 — Zmodo, Funlux, MeShare *2023-08-20* So all three apps, and cameras, and NVRs, and cloud service if you are ultra wealthy, are the same company. I would prefer to use the Funlux app because it has a dark mode. However, it appears that only the Zmodo app is being maintained. Funlux app likes to not work very well and if I have to get disconnected cameras online it doesn’t work at all. Might as well use the Zmodo app. Meanwhile this company as a whole has not updated cams and NVRs since maybe 2018. They are getting passed up by other companies that offer more features and more affordable cloud service but I refuse to pay for anyone’s cloud service. I wonder if this company is fading away. Other companies claim much better night vision and more accurate motion detection alerts to actually be humans or animals instead of gnats and other flying insects at night and wind blown tree shadows during the day. ### 1/5 — Probably Going to Cancel *2023-04-10* This app was great years ago. Within the last few years, the notifications for detecting motion have been declining. There have been instances of it not even recording when someone is literally right in front of the camera, it didn’t give us notifications of deer outside - which is bad bc deer are big enough, and sometimes it won’t even notify us of things as big as cars out front! But it will give us notifications of little bugs flying around and the light change at dusk and dawn…bc that’s what we all want right? It’s not our cameras…we have more than 5 that all work fine, and I’ve tested whether it’s the camera or app and it’s definitely the app. This is absolutely unacceptable as this is basically security that people and families rely upon for safety and comfort. Unless something changes immediately, I’ll be looking elsewhere for something more reliable. ### 4/5 — No Bluetooth *2023-01-06* App works well cameras are good have had this app for going on 7 years. Suddenly one day a couple months ago the audio from the app will not play through my Bluetooth. Hope this gets fixed soon. ### 2/5 — Stopped Working *2022-10-05, version 6.2.2* The app stopped working. The cameras were good and it was a good purchase for many years. I was going to purchase a system for my parents but the devices are no longer supported. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work unless you allow location *2022-09-06, version 6.2.2* The latest negative development is that the app won’t work well at all unless you allow the app to know your location. Seems like smart tech is becoming more and more like spyware to me. ### 1/5 — Constant crash and bad audio *2022-08-27, version 6.2.2* I had no problems before the latest update. Now, the app just freezes, has inaudible audio, or just crashes altogether and kicks me out of the app. I’ll change my star rating if this is fixed but as-is… it’s nearly worthless. ### 2/5 — Functionality slowly ebbing away…. *2022-08-11* Worked great YEARS AGO, but movement detection started missing movement even after setting everything to Highest Sensitivity. Now I get sporadic Alerts at best (referring to this App, not the physicsl hardware/OS, that part works fine). Now, as of Aug 10, 2022 I can’t access camera via this App anymore - temporary Server issue or incompatibility? The Insight App still works, but prefer this if it would just do what it used to do! ### 3/5 — Live function stopped working with most recent update *2022-06-19, version 6.1.14* Live feed feature stopped working on both my android tablet and iPhone with the most recent update, hopefully this will be fixed soon . It was a great app before that. ### 1/5 — Paid for Service constant requests to upgrade renders it useless *2022-05-23, version 6.1.12* We have been Customers for at least 8 years and we chose to upgrade to their Fun Clips Plan for our House for all devices for $49.99. If you click on their slider function on the view screen it keeps asking you to upgrade and it locks out of your viewing of your clips. Apparently, Funlux is never satisfied with your choice in plans. Why did I pay for a service if I can’t use it! ### 1/5 — Crap App *2022-04-16, version 6.1.12* What the actual He(( has happened to this app??? No way to reset it when it logs me out. Just sits on a blank screen with the name of the app. No way to sign in unless I restart my device to get the app to reset. Also logs me out almost daily. I did like it in the beginning but seems the developers or whoever updates the app has gone missing. ### 1/5 — Still no two factor *2022-04-05, version 6.1.12* We need two factor authentication ### 2/5 — Disappointed and frustrated *2022-02-06, version 6.1.12* The app is about the same quality as the hardware. After a few years of frustration I’ve ordered new cameras and found a better app. Looking very forward to deleting this app from my life. ### 1/5 — Unacceptable *2022-01-31, version 6.1.12* I have these cameras set up in my disabled mothers home so I can see her remotely. Fir the last couple if months when I go to view the activities I get nothing. The app won’t even open. This is ridiculous! I’m Paying fir a service I can’t even use half the time! ### 3/5 — BIG MISTAKE. *2021-11-01, version 6.1.8* My wife could figure out how to get on when I set up as the primary and shared to her. So, I set her as primary and shared to me. BIG MISTAKE. Now, she can play event videos, but I csn only see the thumbnail. Also, as I try to navigate to the identifier of movement on a timeline, it is not intuitave nor user friendly and jumps around on the playhead sporadically. I used to think it was awesome because it didn't charge a monthly. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ridiculous! *2026-08-05, version 6.2.10* Cameras freeze up when someone or something triggers it so you can't see who or what it is. Now these annoying ads to take up precious time! I am regretting more and more paying for cameras that are basically useless now! ### 1/5 — Talk about ruining your own app. *2026-07-29, version 6.2.10* Used to be a great app for my camera system. Now I can’t even open the app without it crashing half the time trying to open up a camera view. And the ads… why? I’m not sending an email to Funlux support either. They are aware of all the issues at this point and have fixed nothing. ### 1/5 — Frustrated *2026-06-29, version 6.2.10* This app has a bug and I’m sicka this. Pop ups tictok pop ups and I don’t even have it. I wish you would update this. ### 1/5 — Stupid *2026-06-18, version 6.2.10* They updated the APP and allowed ads in it. This has to be the dumbest idea ever! STOP THE AD’S! ### 1/5 — Ads!!!!!! Really???? *2026-06-03* Which idiot thought it was a good idea to put ads in a security app? I get notifications and instead of being able to click and see immediately what’s going on I have to stop to clear ads, and I’m already paying for my subscriptions. This is the dumbest update ever especially when the app was already iffy and the so called descriptions of events are usually inaccurate. **Developer response:** We're exploring options for ad removal for subscribers in the future, but do not have this ready at the moment. Please feel free to reach out via support@funlux.com and we'd be happy to discuss further. Thank you for your feedback. ### 1/5 — Thanks for Ruining Dark Mode! *2026-05-27, version 6.2.10* Update 5/26/2026: The developer wants me to reach out to support via email to describe my troubles with dark mode. The developer should be able to see that it’s totally removed. Every screen on the app used to work as traditional dark mode. I run every app on my iPhone in dark mode and I do the same thing with my PC. I avoided the Zmodo App for years because it has no dark mode. I am not talking about just the screen around the cameras view. I am talking every page in the app. Secondly. The adds are annoying. It’s a shame you feel the need to bother me with them so that you can support the app. If your corporate owners would have realized you had the best NVR system with wi-fi cams for the price and would have stuck with it instead of trying to force everyone into way too expensive cloud service, you wouldn’t need the adds. Also, I fail to see how any of the adds you are running, interest anyone who wants a security cam app. the add that particulary bothers me is the bogus malware advertisement that tells me my iPhone is infected. The only infection on my iPhone are that the zmodo and funlux apps are infected with bothersome advertisements. iPhones cannot be infected as long as the user only gets adds from the app store. THIS WAS ALWAYS MY GOTO APP FOR MY ZMODO AND FUNLUX CAMS (even though any functions to install new cams would not work because they hadn’t updated the app for so long) BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS VERSION HAD DARK MODE. I seen the latest update and reluctantly clicked it. Now True Dark Mode has been removed. I prefer dark mode because I am older and I also now have cataracts in my eyes. Why can’t you folks learn not to break what doesn’t need fixing? Restore dark mode and I’ll give you five stars. Right now you get two stars and I’m considering 1 star. ### 1/5 — Malvertisements *2026-05-25, version 6.2.10* 1 star. The app itself works, but the advertisements being served are extremely concerning for a surveillance/security camera app. I was shown fake “your device has been hacked” scareware-style ads claiming my phone was infected after visiting adult websites and telling me to install cleanup software from the App Store. This is not acceptable behavior for an app that users trust to monitor their homes. Whether these ads come from a third-party ad network or not, they damage trust in the platform and make the app feel unsafe and unprofessional. Please review the advertising providers being used and remove deceptive/malicious ads immediately. I and 11 other subscribers will be seeking alternatives. ### 1/5 — Ads for paid subscribers *2026-05-19, version 6.2.10* Advertising should not be forced upon users paying for subscription services. Strongly considering canceling all services as a result of this change. ### 1/5 — Not Helpful at All *2025-03-21, version 6.2.6* Cust. Service not helpful, product does not work, neither does the app. ### 1/5 — No works 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 *2024-12-15, version 6.2.6* No 👎 is 🤔🤔🤔👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — See all *2020-09-16, version 6.0.4* Luv Funlux We get recordings of movement around the house And easy to use and place around the house. ### 5/5 — Awesome apps *2020-06-26, version 5.2.06* This apps is ways better than the other 2 apps. Love the updated and fast respond on detecting movement. ### 5/5 — What is happening?? *2020-03-23, version 5.2.06* They were working so well but just today the app stared Tripping!!! It’s not working anymore.what happened? ### 5/5 — Latest Update Makes 5 Stars *2018-09-27, version 5.2.02* Wow! Can't stress how much improved the app has become since the latest update. More user friendly and loads so much quicker. ### 5/5 — It is very helpful and easy to operate *2018-08-03, version 4.1.16* Great help to keep eye on my elderly mother in law, as she requires lot of monitoring. Easy installation and set up. Great image quality and audio. Like it very much! Even on computer app easy to use. ### 5/5 — Re-review *2018-07-19* I reviewed this app and their associated hardware at a 1 star rating about 6 months ago. The company replaced one faulty camera and after the firmware patch I feel a 5 star rating is warranted. I no longer have connectivity issues and if I reset my WiFi network the cameras automatically recognize and reconnect to the network. This company has made significant improvements to their product and if you were frustrated like I was and moved away from them, I’d try it out again and see that there is real value at this price. My only criticism is that I wish they had a viable battery operated camera that could compete with other fully wireless cameras like arlo. ### 5/5 — Wilson100 *2018-05-25, version 4.1.16* wilson10098 ### 5/5 — Seems good *2018-01-25* I see all the bad reviews but after I connected the internet to the (1) camera- the image is pretty good. It catches the action that my pets make so I’m assuming it will work for what it’s intended for. The update issue that everyone is complaining about must be fixed. I operate this from and iPhone 7. Again I only have one camera so that might limit the issues. But I’m pleased with it so far. ### 5/5 — Good *2017-11-19, version 4.1.16* Works great for me so far so good. Hope i dont have the same experience as the other people on here with bad updates ### 5/5 — Seems to work good... *2017-10-03* I was expecting for it to be bad from the other reviews, but I don’t see many problems with it, a few bugs here and there. Customer support is very helpful and viewing our cameras is relatively easy. Cloud service seems to be working good. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*