Dashguard vs DowRec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dashguard
This app connects to a dashcam to provide wireless control, real-time video preview, and video downloading. It supports dual-channel recording, GPS tracking, and parking surveillance for comprehensive vehicle monitoring.
- Wi-Fi wireless control
- Real-time 720P preview
- 1080P recording resolution
- Dual-channel recording
- GPS driving trajectory recording
- Parking guard mode
- G-Sensor for video locking
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Dashguard main hard performance: 1) The power supply support both Cigar Jack and Vehicle Battery, compatible with 5-30V voltage. 2) 4M physical pixels and high-performance CMOS sensor, the image is particularly clear, the night vision is pretty good. 3) 7 groups of full glass lens, with wide angle, anti-distortion, highly clear, wide field of vision. 4) Support 4 ~ 128G high-speed TF memory card. 5) Support 2 channels AV output, it can be connect to the AV-IN display. 6) Support the second camera, include CVBS camera and USB camera. 7)With a lock, protects card, protects files. 8) It can be rotated 360 degrees, the recording angle is adjustable. Dashguard main soft performance: 1) Wi-Fi wireless control, the preview is very clear, the playback is fluent, and downloading videos is free. 2) The real-time preview definition up to 720P on the phone side and the recording resolution up to 1080P simultaneously on the device side. 3)Video is MOV format, video encoding is H.264, a high compression rate encoding, the video is smaller and the image is clearer. 4) Support Wide Dynamic Range(WDR) software algorithm, which makes brightness and dark more clear, the image restoration effect is more realistic. 5) Can support both front and rear cameras, recording videos are dual written to the TF memory card. 6) The App is completely free, remind user to update the App automatically. 7) It will record videos automatically, cyclically and seamlessly when the ignition of the vehicle starts the device, it never leaks a second, and saves the data automatically when shutdown. 8) Support parking guard when use car power supply, which will guard your car 24 hours. 9) Built-in three-axis G-Sensor, locks the important videos. 10) Built-in high sensitivity MIC, it's free to open or close the audio recording. 11) Built-in high-quality GPS, synchronize the RTC time automatically, record driving trajectory, support track playback on PC though Baidu or Google map.
DowRec
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DowRec APP是一款简专业的高清行车记录仪的控制软件。 主要功能: 1.支持WIFI无线连接行车记录仪 2.支持WIFI直连对行车记录仪中的视频或图片进行回放、下载 3.支持对行车记录仪视频进行实时预览和拍照 4.支持停车监控功能
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Verdict
Dashguard and DowRec are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Dashguard ships an update every 3 weeks, DowRec monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashguard | DowRec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 慧博 宫 | Shenzhen huiying technology co.LTD |
In-app purchases
Dashguard
No in-app purchases
DowRec
No in-app purchases









