TIGERSECU HD VIEWER vs Amcrest View Pro 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIGERSECU HD VIEWER
Access and monitor your TIGERSECU DVR security system remotely. View live footage, playback recordings, and receive motion detection alerts from anywhere in the world. Supports various TIGERSECU DVR models for comprehensive home security.
- Remote DVR footage viewing
- Live view and playback
- PTZ control and zoom
- Motion detection alerts
- Supports multiple DVR models
- Landscape and non-landscape modes
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View your DVR footage remotely in seconds. Our remote viewing apps automatically connects your TIGERSECU DVR Security System for viewing online from anywhere in the world in one easy step. As a leader in the home security space, TIGERSECU offers products to help you and your loved ones feel safe, no matter where you are. With the TIGERSECU remote viewing apps, it's simple to check in on what you care about, from anywhere. TIGERSECU HD Viewer supports the following TIGERSECU Models: TIGERSECU Super HD 1080P Series TIGERSECU Professional HD 5MP Series CHere remote viewer app supports the following TIGERSECU Models: TIGERSECU D1 TIGERSECU Full HD 1080P Series Our remote viewing apps help you: • Live view, playback, backup, PTZ control, zoom in and out • Supports landscape and non-landscape viewing mode • Supports multiple TIGERSECU 2MP and 5MP DVRs • Push alert notification when motion is detected
Amcrest View Pro 2
Monitor your Amcrest IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. This application allows you to view live feeds from your security devices directly on your iOS device, providing peace of mind and enhanced home security.
- Live camera viewing
- Remote access
- Monitor IP cameras
- Monitor DVRs
- Monitor NVRs
- Home security
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The Amcrest View Pro 2 app was specifically designed for our Amcrest IP Cameras, HDCVI DVRs, and NVRs. Watch your cameras live using your iOS device! As a leader in the home security space, Amcrest offers products to help you and your loved ones feel safe, no matter where you are. With the Amcrest View Pro 2 app, it's simple to check in on what you care about, from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TIGERSECU HD VIEWER at 9.0 against Amcrest View Pro 2's 12.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for TIGERSECU HD VIEWER against 2.1 for Amcrest View Pro 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 107 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of TIGERSECU HD VIEWER's written reviews are positive against 15% of Amcrest View Pro 2's.
TIGERSECU HD VIEWER ships an update every 5 months, Amcrest View Pro 2 every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TIGERSECU HD VIEWER | Amcrest View Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (114 ratings) | 2.1 (107 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.5% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIGERSECU, Inc. | Amcrest |
Customer experience
TIGERSECU HD VIEWER
Amcrest View Pro 2
Bugs and requests
TIGERSECU HD VIEWER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Amcrest View Pro 2
Reported bugs
50 issues- Push notifications stopped working
- Playback stalling, skipping, jumping to beginning
- App closes current camera or exits full screen
- Event notifications not provided
- Motion sensor enabled but push notifications not working
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- App will not let user view cameras
- App keeps timing out when viewing live feed or recordings
- App won't add camera, says Device SN doesn't exist
- Cameras seldom connect
- Continually time-out
- NVR fails to log cameras in quick view
- Recording scheduling portion is unintuitive
- General interface is outdated
- Audio is unintelligible
- Intercom mode crashes camera firmware
- Message in Chinese
- Cannot find IP address of camera
- QR code scan failure
- App doesn't allow remote access
- Event recording doesn't work
- Login timeout when not on local Wi-Fi
- Home screen shows incorrect camera image
- Maximum connections exceeded error
- Dual 4K resolution cropped on iPhone 16
- App doesn't work on M1 Mac
- App doesn't work with iPhone
- App doesn't recognize all Amcrest cameras
- App doesn't accept P2P Amcrest camera with serial starting with Z
- No P2P Gateway import feature
- Motion detector playback does not work
- Smart motion detection (human/vehicle) not working
- Events don't show up on iPhone event list unless push notification is clicked
- Unable to add NVR via P2P on iOS version
- App doesn't load cameras after closing and reopening
- App constantly crashes
- App doesn't fill iPad screen
- Turning device sideways resizes image weirdly
- Notifications not working
- App crashes with 4K cameras without GPU option
- App doesn't connect to streams
- App is unstable and has numerous bugs/errors
- App is worse than the first version
- App requires too many taps for simple tasks
- App doesn't support self-search for Amcrest cameras
- App fails to connect to camera
- App renders camera system unusable
- No live view or playback after update
- App is primitive
- App is a mess
- Old app is better
Requested features
12 requests- Add screen lock feature
- Add PTZ set point feature
- Add cloud storage access
- Add ability to show events and jump to them
- Add GPU option for iOS app
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- Add P2P Gateway import feature
- Allow user choice for password change
- Improve Mac OSX support
- Fix dual 4K resolution cropping on iPhone 16
- Improve iPad app scaling
- Add timeline under live view for easier playback
- Fix messages appearing in Chinese
In-app purchases
TIGERSECU HD VIEWER
No in-app purchases
Amcrest View Pro 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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