VI365 vs iSmKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VI365
Monitor your home or office premises remotely using IP cameras. This application allows for live viewing, snapshot capture, video recording, and remote configuration of your security devices.
- Remote IP camera monitoring
- Snapshot capture
- Video recording
- Remote configuration
- Live viewing
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VI365 enables customers to monitor home / office premises where the IP Camera is installed. This free app offers many other useful functions such as: snapshot, video recording, and remote configuration.
iSmKit
View up to eight cameras simultaneously on a quad screen. Capture real-time screenshots and recordings, managing all files directly on your device. Offers QR code scanning, PTZ control, and video preservation for comprehensive surveillance.
- Quad screen multi-camera viewing
- Real-time screenshot and recording
- File management on phone
- QR code scanning
- PTZ control
- Video preservation
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The operation is simple. Quad screen allows simultaneous viewing of 8 cameras Real-time screenshot and recording Manage the screenshot and recording files on your phone You can preview the video stream in real time, at the same time with QR code scanning, PTZ control, video capture, video preservation and other functions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VI365 at none against iSmKit's 15. VI365 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. iSmKit sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. VI365 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for VI365 against 2.1 for iSmKit. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VI365 has 162 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of VI365's written reviews are positive against 9% of iSmKit's.
VI365 ships an update every 3 weeks, iSmKit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VI365 | iSmKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (162 ratings) | 2.1 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 558 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑶 朱 | I-SMART CITIES (HK) LIMITED |
Customer experience
VI365
iSmKit
User reviews
VI365
From 162 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for the price
- 👍 Basic functionality achieved
- 👍 No microtransactions for basic functions
Room to improve
- ❌ Connection issues
- ❌ Frequent offline errors
- ❌ Difficult setup process
- ❌ App crashes often
- ❌ Poor image quality
iSmKit
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No annoying ads
- 👍 Works as intended (sometimes)
- 👍 Good price/performance ratio
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Unusable after updates
- 🐛 Playback issues
- 🐛 No push notifications
Bugs and requests
VI365
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes frequently
- Camera freezes or shows offline
- App covers up arrow for rotation
- Alerts are slow
- App crashes when returning to iPhone homepage
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- App crashes when clicking on Mac window
- Display area exceeds display area on rotation
- Audio button crashes app
- QR code invalid error
- Device not online or constantly connecting
- Camera ID is the same for multiple cameras
- App does not work in background
Requested features
8 requests- Add option to change camera name
- Provide beginner walkthroughs
- Add footnotes for feature explanations
- Enable multiple camera connectivity
- Update app on App Store
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- Add English instructions
- Improve PTZ preset functionality
- Fix reddish/purple tint in video
iSmKit
Reported bugs
34 issues- App crashes after updates
- App closes on opening
- App closes when viewing cameras
- App closes when trying to view playback
- Cannot delete old videos
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- Recorded video not showing
- App closes immediately on opening
- Motion detector alerts stopped working
- Cannot record or get movement notifications
- Cannot buy cloud storage
- Menu overlaps videos
- Privacy policy consent button outside display
- Cannot scroll privacy policy
- App does not respond after update
- App closes after tapping play button
- Cannot report issue as app is free
- Push notifications not working on lock screen
- Cannot find app in iOS background refresh settings
- App crashes when switching to HD
- Lost connectivity with cameras
- Playback mode is jerky and jumps randomly
- Push notifications turn off automatically
- App shows alarms but nothing else
- App only works on WiFi, not 4G
- App requires location tracking
- App only shows video, cannot adjust settings
- Intercom does not work
- PTZ function does not work
- Alarm message preview fails to generate video
- Screen dims/turns off when app is open
- App takes too long to load
- New layout has wasted space
- Local experience no longer works
- Alert and playback malfunction
Requested features
7 requests- Android version needed
- Control everything from phone
- Solicit user feedback for development
- Fix privacy policy consent button placement
- Improve push notification reliability
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- Add audio to intercom function
- Fix PTZ function
In-app purchases
VI365
No in-app purchases
iSmKit
- Past 4-day Event Video 30-day$3.99
- Past 4-day Event Videol30-day$3.99
- Past 4-day Full Video 30-day$4.99
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- Past 4-day Full Videol30-day$4.99
- Past 9-day Event Video 30-day$5.99
- Past 9-day Event Videol30-day$5.99
- Past 9-day Full Videol30-day$8.99
- Past 29-day Event Video 30-day$17.99
- Past 29-day Full Video |30-day$24.99
- Past 4-day Event Videol360-day$36.99
- Past 4-day Event Video 360-day$36.99
- Past 4-day Full Videol360-day$54.99
- Past 9-day Event Videol360-day$64.99
- Past 9-day Event Video 360-day$64.99
- Past 9-day Full Videol360-day$94.99
