REI DVR Toolkit vs Avery HA
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
Avery HA
Create beautiful smart home dashboards without coding. This app offers a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface to easily manage devices, automations, and scenes for a customized home automation experience.
- Visual drag-and-drop dashboard builder
- Fully customizable smart home layout
- Fast linking of devices, automations, and scenes
- Beautiful themes and layout presets
- Seamless Home Assistant integration
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Avery HA - Clutterless: Build your Home Assistant dashboard without code A no-code, user-friendly interface for creating stunning smart home dashboards. Avery HA - Clutterless is a companion app for Home Assistant users who want a faster and easier way to build and manage their smart home dashboards — without writing YAML or code. Key Features: • Visual, drag-and-drop dashboard builder • Fully customizable layout for your smart home • Fast linking of devices, automations, and scenes • Beautiful themes and layout presets • Seamless integration with your existing Home Assistant setup User Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://averyhome.top/privacypolicy/averyha.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avery HA at 5.0 against REI DVR Toolkit's 4.2. Avery HA also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). REI DVR Toolkit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, 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. Avery HA sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. REI DVR Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Avery HA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: REI DVR Toolkit has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
REI DVR Toolkit ships an update every 6 months, Avery HA every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | REI DVR Toolkit | Avery HA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radio Engineering Industries Inc. | Wuhan FireFrog Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
REI DVR Toolkit
Avery HA
In-app purchases
REI DVR Toolkit
No in-app purchases
Avery HA
- Lifetime License$3.99
- Lifetime License 2$14.99
