MAGIC vs HOA Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAGIC
Monitor your security cameras remotely with this intuitive application. Access live feeds, review recordings, and save footage directly to your device for easy sharing. Customize settings and manage your devices with a simplified surveillance solution.
- Live camera feeds (multiple display modes)
- Playback and recording access
- Save and export video files
- PTZ camera control
- Device list management
- Instant P2P connection
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The MAGIC VIEWER application allows you to monitor your cameras online. It is easily to use and designed to make your surveillance solution to be simplified. Users can access playback and directly save files to the phone to export to others. The application has different customized settings for every customer and allows users to remove and add features based on their needs. Function - Live Channels – 1 / 4 / 9 / 16 / 25 / 36 display mode - Scroll Live View – Press the channel view again and it will transition to scroll view. - Gallery Mode – Users can save and store files directly into the phone and be able to export to others. - Snapshot - PTZ Control - Device List Management – Add / Delete / Edit / Built in QR Code - Instant P2P Connection - Live View / Playback – Scroll View Compatible - Add / Remove Settings and Features
HOA Connect
This app allows homeowners to manage their accounts, track inquiries, and view community events. Board members can handle bills, monitor violations, and manage community activities.
- Homeowner inquiries and status tracking
- Violation monitoring and updates
- Community event access
- Bill authorization for board members
- Account and contact information management
- Vehicle and pet record management
- Account status and payment history viewing
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HOA Connect is an application that was designed to provide homeowners access to their accounts and activities related to their property. In addition, the application enables board members to interact with work orders, bills, community events, and monitor violations, and homeowner inquiries. App Features: 1. Inquiries. Homeowners can create and monitor the status of their inquiries 2. Violations. Owners can view their own violations and update existing when violations are being corrected 3. Events. View and track community events and get access to information pertaining to those 4. Bills. Board members can view and authorize bills related to services provided to the community by various vendors 5. Account Information. Enables the homeowners to update their accounts and contact information. 6. Vehicles. On the vehicles screen, records of various vehicles belonging to homeowners can be added or modified 7. Pets. On the Pets screen, records of various pets belonging to homeowners can be added or modified 8. Account Status. Homeowners, or board members can see the status of owner accounts along with charges, adjustments, and payment history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HOA Connect at 3.0 against MAGIC's 2.3. MAGIC's advantage is ratings volume (277 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
HOA Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAGIC has 277 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of MAGIC's written reviews are positive against 0% of HOA Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MAGIC ships an update every 3 weeks, HOA Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAGIC | HOA Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (277 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNC Network | Dexwell, Inc |
Customer experience
MAGIC
HOA Connect
Bugs and requests
MAGIC
Reported bugs
12 issues- P2P device not connected error messages
- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Black screen loading issues
- Playback functionality completely non-functional
- App language switching to Chinese unexpectedly
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- Cellular viewing disabled after updates
- Connection timeouts and network errors
- Control bar disappears during video playback
- Green screens during playback on newer DVR models
- App incompatibility with iOS 16 rotation features
- Live view freezing and lagging
- Intermittent connection failures requiring manual DVR restart
Requested features
8 requests- iOS 16+ compatibility and screen rotation support
- IPv6 support for cellular data viewing
- Improved playback speed controls (2x, 4x, 8x)
- Timestamp inclusion in downloaded footage
- Better video quality and resolution options
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- Faster connection establishment for remote viewing
- Enhanced playback scrubbing and video scanning
- 5G network optimization
HOA Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MAGIC
No in-app purchases
HOA Connect
No in-app purchases
