PMOB vs cMOB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PMOB
Access and control live video streams from Panasonic surveillance devices on your smartphone. Monitor multiple cameras simultaneously, view recordings, and utilize features like digital zoom and two-way audio.
- Live preview split up to 16 cameras
- Cloud viewing for Panasonic devices
- QR code device scanning
- Real-time playback
- Digital zoom
- Two-way audio
- HDD status monitoring
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PMOB allows users to access and control live streaming from their Panasonic DVRs, NVRs and IP Cameras using their smartphones. Salient features of this app are as follows: - Support flexible Live Preview split up to 16. - Supports Cloud viewing for Panasonic DVR/NVR & IP Cameras. - Support scanning QR code to add device. - Support real-time playback when live preview. - Supports sliding feature to view next set of cameras - Supports digital zoom in live videos. - Support Push Video - Supports Two Way Talk. - Basic health monitoring like HDD status etc - Supports E-map.
cMOB
Monitor and control live video streams from cameras and video encoders remotely. Access features like real-time monitoring, remote playback, local recording, and PTZ control. Manage devices and receive alarm notifications for enhanced security.
- Real-time live remote monitoring
- Remote playback
- Local recording and playback
- PTZ control
- Alarm push notifications
- QR code serial number scanning
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Iphone/Ipad Surveillance Software cMOB-20, allows user to monitor and control live streaming from Camera’s And Video Encoders. Besides, Controlling Live View, it has some major features as mentioned below: - Support instant real time live remote monitoring through instaOn Cloud(P2P) - Support instant real time live monitoring through IP/cpplusddns - Support remote playback - Local recording and play - Support snapshot and pictures searching - Support bidirectional talk - Support PTZ control - Support scanning serial number by QR code - Support cloud user register and modify - Support remote device add, edit and delete - Support local device add, edit and delete - Support manually searching device in LAN - Support Alarm Push
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PMOB at 67% against cMOB's 14%. PMOB also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.1). cMOB's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
PMOB holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PMOB's written reviews are positive against 14% of cMOB's.
PMOB ships an update every 11 months, cMOB every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PMOB | cMOB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (17 ratings) — better | 2.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rajesh Kandpal | CP PLUS |
Customer experience
PMOB
cMOB
In-app purchases
PMOB
No in-app purchases
cMOB
No in-app purchases
