Speco Cloud vs Lorex Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speco Cloud
This AI-powered cloud video surveillance app offers hardware-free solutions for businesses with multiple locations. It provides secure off-site storage, camera health alerts, live monitoring, and advanced object detection capabilities.
- AI-powered cloud video surveillance
- Hardware-free solution
- Secure off-site cloud storage
- Advanced camera health checks and alerts
- Live video monitoring
- Object detection (people, vehicles, animals)
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Speco Cloud provides AI-powered cloud video surveillance for multi-location enterprises, restaurants, retailers, schools and many other industries. Speco's Cloud subscriptions offer hardware-free video surveillance that requires no specialized on-premise equipment and includes secure off-site cloud storage, advanced camera health checks and alerts, recording schedules, live video monitoring and more. The Cloud AI add-on allows customers to enable sophisticated people, vehicle, animal and other object detection with any Speco Cloud-enabled cameras. Download the app and login with the account provided to you by your authorized Speco Dealer.
Lorex Cloud
Access and manage your security camera system from anywhere. View live feeds, review recorded footage, and capture snapshots or video clips directly from your mobile device. Configure settings and receive important notifications for enhanced home security.
- Easy system setup and control
- Remote live video viewing
- Playback recorded video
- Record videos and take snapshots
- Configure system settings
- Push notifications
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With Lorex Cloud, you can: • Enjoy easy setup and control of your system • View live video from multiple cameras remotely • Playback recorded video to review events • Record videos or take snapshots directly from your iOS device • Configure system settings and push notifications • Enjoy professional-grade features Compatible with select Lorex Security Systems and HD Active Deterrence solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speco Cloud at 4.8 against Lorex Cloud's 1.5. Lorex Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (282 vs 25) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 11 months). 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.
Speco Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lorex Cloud has 282 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Speco Cloud ships an update every 11 months, Lorex Cloud every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speco Cloud | Lorex Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better | 1.5 (282 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 7.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 282 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Components Specialties, Inc | LOREX TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Customer experience
Speco Cloud
Lorex Cloud
Bugs and requests
Speco Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lorex Cloud
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Inability to add/connect cameras
- Blank or black camera feeds
- Incorrect time zone settings
- Incompatibility with certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved camera view customization
- Better playback controls and timeline scrubbing
- Smart motion detection alerts
- Compatibility with newer iOS versions
- Regular app updates and bug fixes
In-app purchases
Speco Cloud
No in-app purchases
Lorex Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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