DVR 17 vs AFA View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVR 17
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DVR17 is a H.264 digital video recorder remote viewer for UOI-DVR. 01. Address Book. 02. PTZ Control. 03. Relay Control. 04. Multi Channel H.264 Viewer. 05. Double tap to switch single channel mode/quad channel mode. 06. Scroll left/right to switch next/previous channel. 07. Listen DVR Audio. 08. Talk to DVR. 09. Remote Playback. 10. Event Notification. 11. Snapshot. 12. Zoom video.
AFA View
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AFAView is a H.264+H.265 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - PTZ control - Zoom View
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DVR 17 at 8.0 against AFA View's 15.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DVR 17 | AFA View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aquila DVR | Yu Chi Huang |
In-app purchases
DVR 17
No in-app purchases
AFA View
No in-app purchases
