iSmartVideo vs Lightning Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSmartVideo
Monitor live video streams from your devices. Record, play back, and remotely access footage. Control PTZ cameras and take snapshots for comprehensive surveillance.
- Live video streaming
- Video recording and playback
- Remote video playback
- Snapshot functionality
- PTZ control
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iSmartVideo is a surveillance software, which support Apple Push Notification service, support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback, snapshots and PTZ control, etc.
Lightning Sync
Access your iOS device's photos from your PC's web browser. Easily browse, convert images to JPG/PNG, and download them in batches. Unlock premium features with a subscription for enhanced functionality.
- Access photos from PC web browser
- Convert images to PNG/JPG
- Batch download photos/videos
- Preview photos/videos
- Setup web server on iOS device
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Lightning Sync helps you access your photos from your PC web browser.It setup a web server on your iOS device, and you can easily browse and download photos via web page.Its core features includes: convert image to PNG/JPG format, batch download, preview photos/videos. we offer three subscriptions: yearly,3 months,6 months, each subscription unlock all premium functions, such as batch images/videos download, and many new features that coming soon. terms of use: https://gitee.com/vctr/support/raw/master/termsOfUse
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iSmartVideo at 5.0 against Lightning Sync's 1.0. iSmartVideo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (56% vs 33%). Lightning Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Lightning Sync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 3 months. iSmartVideo asks for nothing beyond the download.
iSmartVideo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of iSmartVideo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lightning Sync's.
iSmartVideo ships an update every 6 months, Lightning Sync every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSmartVideo | Lightning Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balter GmbH | 振强 劳 |
Customer experience
iSmartVideo
Lightning Sync
In-app purchases
iSmartVideo
No in-app purchases
Lightning Sync
- 3 Months Premium Access$3.993 Months
- 6 Months Premium Access$4.996 Months
- Yearly Premium Access$9.991 Year
