Comparison

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 vs SafeID Programmer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Free

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About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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

About

SafeID Programmer

Features

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This app is used to program SafeID/Diamond OTP tokens. It requires an iPhone with NFC reader and iOS 13+

Screenshots

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 54 screens

SafeID Programmer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 at every 2 weeks against SafeID Programmer's every 3 months. SafeID Programmer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update every 2 weeks, SafeID Programmer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 versus SafeID Programmer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5	SafeID Programmer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.9 (103 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	24.4% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	103 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	18.0	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	77 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	AXIS Communications AB	Deepnet Security

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

SafeID Programmer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

No in-app purchases

None

SafeID Programmer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 free?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is SafeID Programmer free?

SafeID Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or SafeID Programmer have ads?

Neither AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 nor SafeID Programmer shows ads.

Which is updated more often, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or SafeID Programmer?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update every 2 weeks, and SafeID Programmer every 3 months. Most recently, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 was updated on September 20, 2026 and SafeID Programmer on September 13, 2026.