Configuration tool vs REI DVR Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Configuration tool
This utility app allows users to configure recorder cameras, adjust video quality, and format memory cards. It also offers a live camera view to ensure proper aiming.
- Configure camera settings
- Adjust video quality
- Format memory cards
- Live camera view
- Ensure correct camera aiming
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The Seon DS2 Configuration Tool lets the user configure the recorder's cameras as device settings - for example video quality, formatting the device memory card etc. It also provides a visual live view of the cameras in the vehicle to help making sure they are aimed correctly.
REI DVR Toolkit
This app simplifies mobile DVR firmware programming, allowing users to easily configure and manage vehicle cameras and DVR settings via a touch screen device. It offers features like live video viewing, quality selection for downloads, and fault notifications for up to 12 cameras.
- User-friendly DVR programming
- Live vehicle camera viewing
- Video quality selection
- Vehicle naming/ID assignment
- Camera setup and control (up to 12)
- Fault and notification settings
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We’ve taken the work out of your mobile DVR firmware programming by eliminating the manual process. REI’s new DVR Toolkit app provides user-friendly HD5 DVR programming via a touch screen tablet or mobile phone plus an REI DVR with Wi-Fi adapter. It’s revolutionary and couldn’t be easier! After downloading REI’s DVR Toolkit and connecting to your DVR, you’ll have access to: • Play video • View live from vehicle cameras • Select the quality/resolution of your video to be downloaded • Assign a name/ID to your vehicle • Set up cameras • Turn cameras on/off – up to 12 cameras • Set camera frame rates • Set time and date • Set fault indicators and beepers for notification of DVR, hard drive or camera issue • Set external record indictor to illuminate DVR’s exterior notification light for an alarm or fault • Configure start-up schedule and delayed turn-off • Play back video to confirm your configured DVR firmware is satisfactorily working according to your selections. REI’s DVR Toolkit is compatible with REI’s HD5 DVR family only. REI has extensive experience developing automotive-grade mobile electronics and fleet/passenger software systems in North and South America. Solutions include: mobile video surveillance, GPS tracking solutions, camera observation systems and audio/video equipment. REI prides itself on designing, manufacturing, and servicing customer friendly electronic products for the transit, school, motorcoach, shuttle, agriculture, and construction industries. Founded in 1938, REI continues its history of service, quality and value every day. Specify REI today: 800.228.9275 | radioeng.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: REI DVR Toolkit at 4.2 against Configuration tool's 2.7. Configuration tool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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.
REI DVR Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Configuration tool ships an update every 2 months, REI DVR Toolkit every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Configuration tool | REI DVR Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Safe Fleet Holdings LLC | Radio Engineering Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
Configuration tool
REI DVR Toolkit
In-app purchases
Configuration tool
No in-app purchases
REI DVR Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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