Comparison

Survi vs HDV CAM

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

Head to head
About

Survi

Easily create polls directly within your messaging conversations. Facilitate group decisions on activities like movie choices or dinner plans without leaving your chat.

Highlights
  • Create polls in iMessage
  • Vote on options
  • Group decision making
  • Free to use
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Survi lets you easily create polls right from the Messages App. So, you and your friends can vote which movie you want to see, where you want to go for dinner etc. without even having to leave the ongoing conversation. The app is completely free and this is never going to change.

About

HDV CAM

Connect to digital cameras to remotely control shooting and adjust parameters. Instantly transfer photos and videos to your smart device. An excellent auxiliary app for your camera.

Highlights
  • Remote camera connection
  • Remote shooting control
  • Adjust shooting parameters
  • Transfer photos and videos
  • Auxiliary camera app
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This app is used to connect digital cameras, remotely control camera shooting, and transfer captured photos and videos. It can remotely adjust the camera's shooting mode and adjust camera shooting parameters. Instantly transfer files captured by the camera to smart devices such as mobile phones. It is an excellent auxiliary app for cameras.

Screenshots

Survi3 screens
HDV CAM3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDV CAM at 2.4 against Survi's 1.8. HDV CAM also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Survi's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 15%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDV CAM holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Survi's written reviews are positive against 15% of HDV CAM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survi ships an update every 6 months, HDV CAM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Survi versus HDV CAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurviHDV CAM
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (13 ratings)2.4 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1331 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKim Berninger丹 罗

Customer experience

Survi

All ratings13 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

HDV CAM

All ratings29 ratings
Positive24.1%
Neutral13.8%
Negative62.1%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral18.5%
Negative66.2%

In-app purchases

None

Survi

No in-app purchases

None

HDV CAM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Survi free?
Survi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDV CAM free?
HDV CAM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Survi or HDV CAM?
HDV CAM is rated higher. Survi averages 1.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while HDV CAM averages 2.4 from 31 ratings.
Do Survi or HDV CAM have ads?
Neither Survi nor HDV CAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Survi or HDV CAM?
Survi ships an update every 6 months, and HDV CAM every 2 weeks. Most recently, Survi was updated on November 2, 2026 and HDV CAM on November 4, 2026.

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