CloudEdge vs ANRAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudEdge
Access real-time video feeds and playback recordings from your home or business. Receive instant motion detection alerts for enhanced security. Stay connected to your property and loved ones from anywhere.
- Real-time video streaming
- Playback recording access
- Motion detection alerts
- Time and message reminders
- Video image sharing
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“CloudEdge” is established for providing a set of video service platform for family and enterprise. You can easily check the real video and playback image of your apartment/villas/shops/factory and office etc site via the "CloudEdge" video service platform; Meanwhile you will received the instant push message via "CloudEdge" alarm system once the motion detected, so you can do accordingly for the safety protection measures. Your family and enterprise be with you, wherever you are. The main function: 1. Real video playing 2. Playback image checking 3. Time & message reminding 4. Share the video image Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://apis-us-west.cloudedge360.com/html/audit/storage_server.html
ANRAN
Monitor your property remotely with real-time video surveillance. This app offers multi-image live feeds, PTZ control, and recording capabilities for comprehensive security. Access your cameras from anywhere, anytime.
- 24 Hour Remote Video Surveillance
- Real-time Multi-image Preview
- PTZ Control
- Video Capture
- Recording Backup
- QR Scan
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24 Hour Remote Video Surveillance Moblie Application Concise and fashion GUI, Multi-image and real- time preview, QR scan, PTZ control, video capture, recording backup. More functions are waiting for you, just download it. Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://meari-us.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/html/audit/84/storage_server.html Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ANRAN at 4.6 against CloudEdge's 4.3. ANRAN also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 65%). CloudEdge's advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 1.8K). On price, update cadence, 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. CloudEdge sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ANRAN sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ANRAN holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudEdge has 21K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of CloudEdge's written reviews are positive against 85% of ANRAN's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudEdge | ANRAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (21K ratings) | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 1.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | #180 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 314 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou MEARI Technology Co.,Ltd. | Shenzhen Anran Security Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
CloudEdge
ANRAN
User reviews
CloudEdge
From 21K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy installation
- 👍 Clear image quality
- 🔒 Provides security and peace of mind
- 💡 Solar panel option for battery life
- 👍 User-friendly app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications and motion detection
- 🔋 Battery life issues
- 🔒 Can't have multiple users logged in at once
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and glitches
- 🐛 Delayed video playback and buffering issues
ANRAN
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy installation
- 📷 Great image quality
- 🔊 Clear audio
- 🔋 Reliable solar charging
- 🔒 Effective security features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🔍 Limited motion tracking
- 🔊 Sound quality could be better
- 🔒 Concerns about data privacy
Bugs and requests
CloudEdge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras going offline randomly
- App signing users out unexpectedly
- Firmware update issues
- Inconsistent motion detection and recording
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to adjust motion detection sensitivity
- Option to disable motion alerts while keeping recording
- Faster and more reliable notifications
- Improved video playback controls (timeline, fast forward, rewind)
- Support for multiple user accounts
ANRAN
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera freezes or stops responding
- App crashes during playback
Requested features
4 requests- Multiple user access
- Longer video recording duration
- Advanced motion detection settings
- Integration with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
CloudEdge
- One cam for 30 days AI Service$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
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- One Camera for 30 days Cloud2 variants$3.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 7 Days$4.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-as-1-c$6.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 2 Device$7.991 Month
- cam plus-month-as-1-c$8.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1-duov4$8.991 Month
- Event One Month 3 Days$2.99
- Continue One Month 3 Days$3.99
- Event One Month 7 Days$4.99
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- Event One Quarter 3 Days$7.99
- Data 200G One Month Dis. US$12.99
- One Camera AI Service Year$19.99
- Data Unlimited Month US Dis.$20.99
- Event One Year 3 Days$29.99
- Cloud Year Event 1 Device$39.99
ANRAN
- One cam for 30 days Al Service$2.991 Month
- Advanced AI Sub. |One Device$2.991 Month
- AI-month-as-1-c$3.991 Month
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- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$4.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 7 Days$4.991 Month
- 1Cam Cloud Storage event Month$5.991 Month
- Event Cloud Mth| 1 Cam (CAT1)$5.991 Month
- cam basic-month-1$6.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$6.991 Month
- cam plus-monthly-1$6.991 Month
- cam plus-month-as-1-c$8.991 Month
- 2Cam Cloud Storage event Month$11.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$13.991 Month
- 4Cam Cloud Storage event Month$15.991 Month
- 3Cam Cloud Storage event Month$17.991 Month
- 4G Unlimited Month US$20.991 Month
- Event One Month 3 Days$2.99
- 30 days Al Service$2.99
- Event One Month 7 Days$4.99
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- Event One Quarter 3 Days$7.99
- One Year Al Service$19.99
- 1 Device AI Service| one Year$19.99
- Data Unlimited Month US Dis.$20.99
- Event One Year 3 Days$29.99
- Event cloud storage + AI Plus$49.99
- Event Rec One Year 30 Days$59.99
- Two Cam Event One Year 30 Days$79.99
