Annke Vision vs Lorex Cirrus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Annke Vision
Access your ANNKE security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs from anywhere. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and receive instant motion detection alerts. Simply create an account and add your devices to start monitoring your property remotely.
- Real-time monitoring
- Video playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote camera access
- Device management
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The Annke Vision app is designed to work with ANNKE DNRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function.It allows you to live with your cameras remotely.All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. it also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life.When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from Annke Vision app. Key Features: 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Video playback 3. Motion detection alarm notification Contact Us Help center : help.annke.com Technical Support : support@annke.com Website : www.annke.com Youtube : www.youtube.com/channel/UClGYzqKrHdDIYDrp8ue7o8g Facebook : www.facebook.com/annke.system/ Twitter : twitter.com/annkesecurity Free call for US and CA, EST, 7Days, +1 833 717 0187
Lorex Cirrus
Access live video feeds from multiple cameras remotely. Receive instant alerts for detected activities and review recorded footage. Manually record video, take snapshots, and manage your security system settings.
- Live remote video viewing
- Instant push notifications
- Playback recorded video
- Manual video recording
- Snapshot capture
- Security system setup and control
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With Lorex Cirrus: -View live remote video from multiple cameras -Receive instant push notifications -Play back recorded video to review detected activities -Manually record video -Take snapshots to send from your device -Set up and control your security system Compatible with select Lorex Security Systems and select HD Wire-free solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lorex Cirrus at 66% against Annke Vision's 38%. Lorex Cirrus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Annke Vision's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Annke Vision holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20K and 4K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Annke Vision's written reviews are positive against 66% of Lorex Cirrus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Annke Vision ships an update every 2 months, Lorex Cirrus every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Annke Vision | Lorex Cirrus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better | 4.5 (4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.6% of reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 4K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 445 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. | LOREX TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Customer experience
Annke Vision
Lorex Cirrus
User reviews
Annke Vision
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🔒 Restricted remote access
- 👍 Great response time for alerts
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Highly recommended product
Room to improve
- 🐛 Playback always times out
- 🤯 Terrible new UI
- 🔥 Phone overheats when viewing
- 🔒 Can't login to see if you're being robbed
- 🐛 App WAS broken for playback using slider
Lorex Cirrus
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Clear picture quality
- 🔒 Reliable security system
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Wireless cameras convenient
- 👍 Great customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔋 Battery life concerns
- 🐛 Slow app performance
- 🐛 Unreliable motion detection
Bugs and requests
Annke Vision
Reported bugs
9 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Time won't stay correct
- Playback controls not working
- Favorites list keeps resetting
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- Crashes when rotating view
- Black and white lines on screen
- Live view fails to resume
- Connection issues, app crashes
Requested features
10 requests- Allow selecting all notifications at once
- Show events on full length playback
- Option to turn off pausing of live view
- Add 1X, 2X, 4X playback speed
- Add rotate view option on iPad
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- Allow adjusting and changing motion detection areas from app
- Add option to change notification sound
- Add formats to view multiple cameras in different sizes
- Add ability to swipe between cameras
- Add option to set individual alert schedules for each camera
Lorex Cirrus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cameras going offline randomly
- Push notifications not working
- Recordings not saving properly
- Blank screens when accessing cameras
- Compatibility issues with iOS 18 update
Requested features
6 requests- Add option to disable motion alerts
- Improve camera zoning functionality
- Provide remote reboot capability
- Allow selecting multiple cameras for playback
- Add time stamp scrubbing in playback
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- Improve app navigation and usability
In-app purchases
Annke Vision
No in-app purchases
Lorex Cirrus
No in-app purchases
