AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 vs Mood Harmony Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5
Access and manage your video surveillance and access control systems remotely. View live feeds, search recorded events, and respond to alerts. Control doors, manage intercoms, and utilize advanced camera features for comprehensive security oversight.
- Mobile access to multiple systems
- Timeline visualization for recorded events
- Live view with selectable streaming profiles
- Two-way audio and intercom communication
- Access control for doors
- Notifications for immediate actions
- PTZ control and 360 camera dewarping
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Mobile app for AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 - Powerful and flexible video management and access control. Main features: • Mobile access to multiple systems • Quickly find and view recorded events with timeline visualization • Export of recordings • Notifications to take immediate actions • Live view with selectable streaming profiles • Two-way audio from camera in live view • Respond to calls from Axis network intercoms • Support for action buttons to play pre-recorded audio messages, control I/O, etc. • Mechanical and digital PTZ pre-sets for fast navigation • 360 camera dewarping • Custom views with support for camera, split and folder views • Scheduling of notifications from local and port-mapped systems • Access control features such as locking/unlocking doors, overriding/resuming schedules, and monitoring door status Setup: Requires AXIS Camera Station version 5.38 or later. Setup information at www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station Release notes at www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/ACS_iOS/latest/relnote.txt
Mood Harmony Setup
This utility app assists in setting up your Mood Harmony Music/Visual Device. It helps connect your device to WiFi, manage network settings, and view device information. It is solely for setup and diagnostics, not for controlling content.
- WiFi network setup
- Network settings management
- Device information display
- Diagnostic tool
- Mood Harmony device compatibility
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Use the Mood Harmony Setup app to help you get setup with your Mood Harmony Music/Visual Device. This app can help you setup your Harmony device to your WiFi network, change network settings, see device information, and more. This app is meant for setup/diagnostic information only - this won't control the content on your device. This app only works with Mood Harmony devices. If you have a Mood ProFusion or a Pandora for Business player, use our Mood Controller app located here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mood-controller/id1074564240
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 at fortnightly against Mood Harmony Setup's every 4 months. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 also leads on ratings volume (107 vs 6). Mood Harmony Setup's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 against 3.0 for Mood Harmony Setup. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 has 107 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update fortnightly, Mood Harmony Setup every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 | Mood Harmony Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (107 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AXIS Communications AB | Mood Media |
Customer experience
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5
Mood Harmony Setup
Bugs and requests
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5
Reported bugs
121 issues- Camera view turns magenta/pink
- Cannot see cameras with latest update
- Title bar takes up too much space
- Cannot access IOS app with same credentials
- No secure entry app
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- App crashes when opening certain cameras
- Constant motion alerts in app
- Time increments disappearing
- Motion viewing skips entire days of data
- Updates purge systems and passwords
- Cameras never load after update
- Never connects to anything
- Connection timed out error
- Apps don’t connect to servers
- Does not accept configured port number
- No works on iPhone 13 Pro
- Continually asked to check port number
- Doorbell notification doesn’t work on iPad on WiFi
- Playback unavailable on iPhone
- Playback does not function after update
- Time increments disappearing
- Motion viewing is horrible
- Updates lose settings
- Cameras never load
- Never connects
- Cannot add local server using Apple app
- Unable to access servers
- Constant motion alerts
- Poor build, so many bugs
- Apps don’t connect to servers
- Does not accept configured port number
- No works in iPhone 13 Pro
- Wouldn’t connect
- Doorbell notification broken
- Not reliable
- Playback unavailable on iPhone
- Playback does not function
- Keeps deleting saved cameras
- Slow playback
- No speed control during playback
- Playback recorded video issue
- Load speed slow
- No support for MPEG
- App crashes
- Playback controls broken
- No audio from cameras
- Slow to connect
- Forgets preferred stream quality
- No PTZ control
- Lacking PTZ and IO control
- No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
- Dewrap no longer works after update
- Cannot access recordings
- Cannot see taped videos
- Recordings still not showing
- Time increments disappearing
- Motion viewing is horrible
- Updates lose settings
- Cameras never load
- Never connects
- Cannot add local server
- Unable to access servers
- Constant motion alerts
- Poor build
- Apps don’t connect
- Does not accept configured port number
- No works on iPhone 13 Pro
- Wouldn’t connect
- Doorbell notification broken
- Not reliable
- Playback unavailable on iPhone
- Playback does not function
- Keeps deleting saved cameras
- Slow playback
- No speed control
- Playback recorded video issue
- Load speed slow
- No support for MPEG
- App crashes
- Playback controls broken
- No audio from cameras
- Slow to connect
- Forgets preferred stream quality
- No PTZ control
- Lacking PTZ and IO control
- No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
- Dewrap no longer works
- Cannot access recordings
- Cannot see taped videos
- Recordings still not showing
- Time increments disappearing
- Motion viewing horrible
- Updates lose settings
- Cameras never load
- Never connects
- Cannot add local server
- Unable to access servers
- Constant motion alerts
- Poor build
- Apps don’t connect
- Does not accept configured port number
- No works on iPhone 13 Pro
- Wouldn’t connect
- Doorbell notification broken
- Not reliable
- Playback unavailable on iPhone
- Playback does not function
- Keeps deleting saved cameras
- Slow playback
- No speed control
- Playback recorded video issue
- Load speed slow
- No support for MPEG
- App crashes
- Playback controls broken
- No audio from cameras
- Slow to connect
- Forgets preferred stream quality
- No PTZ control
- Lacking PTZ and IO control
- No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
Requested features
14 requests- More features and capabilities
- Better search features for video playback
- Support for ACS secure entry capabilities
- Ability to add users
- View live events with video
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- Manual record button
- Mac App Store availability
- Secure Entry integration
- Video download
- Show bandwidth, FPS from camera to app
- Group cameras into views
- Add Audio support
- Add Video export to mobile
- Manual server name entry
Mood Harmony Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5
No in-app purchases
Mood Harmony Setup
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 free?
Is Mood Harmony Setup free?
Which has better reviews, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or Mood Harmony Setup?
Do AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or Mood Harmony Setup have ads?
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