Comparison

Safe Home vs BADVR

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Safe Home

Features
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Safe-Home is a H.264 digital video recorder remote viewer. 01. Address Book. 02. PTZ Control. 03. Relay Control. 04. Multi Channel H.264 Viewer. 05. Double tap to switch single channel mode/quad channel mode. 06. Scroll left/right to switch next/previous channel. 07. Listen DVR Audio. 08. Talk to DVR. 09. Remote Playback. 10. Event Notification. 11. Snapshot. 12. Zoom video.

About

BADVR

Access and manage your H.264+H.265 DVR system remotely. View live feeds, search recorded footage, and control PTZ cameras from your iOS device in either portrait or landscape mode.

Highlights
  • Live view
  • Time search and play
  • PTZ control
  • Zoom View
  • Landscape and non-landscape modes
Features
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BADVR is a H.264+H.265 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - PTZ control - Zoom View

Screenshots

Safe Home3 screens
BADVR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BADVR at every 9 days against Safe Home's every 3 weeks. BADVR also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safe Home ships an update every 3 weeks, BADVR every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Safe Home versus BADVR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafe HomeBADVR
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”40.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAquila DVRJIA JING WU

In-app purchases

None

Safe Home

No in-app purchases

None

BADVR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Safe Home free?
Safe Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BADVR free?
BADVR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Safe Home or BADVR have ads?
Neither Safe Home nor BADVR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Safe Home or BADVR?
Safe Home ships an update every 3 weeks, and BADVR every 9 days. Most recently, Safe Home was updated on October 24, 2026 and BADVR on October 25, 2026.

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