REI DVR Toolkit vs E3 Safety
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
E3 Safety
This app helps organizations manage emergencies by connecting employees, administration, and first responders. It features custom alerts, smart maps, digital emergency protocols, and real-time chat for efficient crisis communication.
- Custom alert notifications
- Indoor and outdoor smart maps
- Electronic emergency protocols
- Real-time chat
- Employee and first responder connection
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E3 allows you to manage and control any emergency at your organization. E3 connects employees, administration and first responders utilizing custom alert notifications, indoor and outdoor smart maps, electronic emergency protocols/plans and real-time chat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: E3 Safety at every 9 days against REI DVR Toolkit's every 6 months. E3 Safety also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (40 vs 5). REI DVR Toolkit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
E3 Safety holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: E3 Safety has 40 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
REI DVR Toolkit ships an update every 6 months, E3 Safety every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REI DVR Toolkit | E3 Safety |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radio Engineering Industries Inc. | Emergent3 |
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REI DVR Toolkit
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In-app purchases
REI DVR Toolkit
No in-app purchases
E3 Safety
No in-app purchases









