XDV PRO vs Polaroid Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XDV PRO
This app provides real-time video surveillance and control for motion cameras. It offers low latency, high-quality streaming, and allows users to capture photos and videos, manage files, and adjust camera settings remotely. Users can also share their captured moments to social platforms.
- Live preview of motion DV video
- Control photo, video, and slow-motion capture
- Camera modes: ordinary, time-lapse, trajectory
- Video modes: loop recording, time-lapse
- Adjust camera settings (exposure, white balance)
- Remote file browsing, download, and backup
- Social media sharing
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XDV PRO is a streaming video surveillance software for real-time monitoring. Motion camera using the most advanced streaming media solution that can achieve low latency, high-quality image. Software features: 1. Live Preview motion DV video screen. 2.DV can control the motion to take pictures, video, photography slow operation. 3.Camera features including ordinary camera, time taking pictures, automatic camera, camera trajectory. Video features include loop recording, time-lapse recording. Photography can be slow depending on the resolution of fun setting 4. Set the motion DV terminal directly related settings, such as exposure, white balance and so on. 5.Connect the process, real-time browsing, file management movement DV terminal, also can be downloaded to the phone side backup. 6.The software also can be made without connecting motion DV status, pictures or video files have been downloaded. 7. You can simultaneously share to each social platform.
Polaroid Wave
Control your Polaroid camera directly from your iPhone. Seamlessly manage recording, playback, and sharing of your video content right from your device.
- iPhone camera control
- Record function management
- Video playback
- Content sharing
- Palm-sized operation
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Polaroid Wave / iD922 app allows you to use your Polaroid camera with your iPhone. Once paired you can control the record function along with the ability to playback video and share it all from the palm of your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XDV PRO at 1.9 against Polaroid Wave's 1.5. XDV PRO also leads on review sentiment (12% vs 4%). Polaroid Wave's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
XDV PRO holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 121 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of XDV PRO's written reviews are positive against 4% of Polaroid Wave's.
XDV PRO ships an update every 3 months, Polaroid Wave every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | XDV PRO | Polaroid Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (152 ratings) — better | 1.5 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.7% of reviews — better | 3.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 121 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sunchip Technology Co., Ltd. | Sakar International, Inc. |
Customer experience
XDV PRO
Polaroid Wave
Bugs and requests
XDV PRO
Reported bugs
4 issues- Videos freezing during playback
- App unable to detect connected camera
- Media files not showing up in app
- Unexpected app shutdowns
Requested features
4 requests- Full-screen video playback
- Batch download/upload of media
- Improved compatibility with newer iOS versions
- Better instructions and troubleshooting guides
Polaroid Wave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XDV PRO
No in-app purchases
Polaroid Wave
No in-app purchases
