Comparison

Annke Nova vs Distant Surveillance

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

Head to head
About

Annke Nova

Remotely manage and view your cameras from anywhere in the world. Receive instant motion detection alerts to ensure the safety of your home, pets, or business. Access live feeds and playback recorded videos with ease.

Highlights
  • Remote camera management
  • Real-time live view
  • Playback recorded videos
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Global access
Features
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The Annke Nova app makes it easy to manage your camera remotely from across the globe.Get full access and remote control of camera functions at your fingertips. It allows you to easily check in on your homes, pets, loved ones or businesses,any time, anywhere. With the advance instant alert feature you can receive immediate motion detection alerts by text, and take necessary actions to ensure the safety of your property or loved ones. Key Features: 1. Real-time live view. 2. Playback recorded videos. 3. Motion detection instant alerts.

About

Distant Surveillance

Features
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into surveillance cameras that send you notifications with videos anytime they detect some changes, so you can feel safe at your place and can leave your house, rental, Airbnb with the mind at peace. Contrary to the other surveillance, security and CCTV apps, with Distant Surveillance you don't need to own several iPhone/iPad devices, to purchase another camera, nor need to download any third party software to watch your surveillance cameras; you already have everything you need! Just install the app on your iPhone/iPad, and you are ready to go! Absolutely no setting required to start the surveillance! Open the address internet provided by the surveillance camera, using any web browser on any platform, to watch it! Get notified of any change and receive videos of what has been detected on your iPhone/iPad, on any phones, tablets and computers. Download the videos and use them as evidence in case something happens. Special features: - Turn any iPhone and iPad into a video surveillance camera. Keeping an eye on your house, your baby sleeping or your pets has never been so easy. - Zero setting required to start the video surveillance wherever you are: just connect your device to internet and you are ready to go! - Watch your surveillance camera using any web browsers on any platform, or using app on another iPhone/iPad. - See all your surveillance cameras currently online at once. - Get notified on any platform of any change and receive videos of what has been detected. To receive notification on your iPhone/iPad, just scan the QR code of the camera using the app. If you use another device, share the QR code with your computer, or scan it with your phone or tablet camera and register, its web browser so it will be notified. - Select which devices the surveillance camera will send notifications to - The app record videos anytime it detects changes during the surveillance; the videos are saved locally in the device camera roll and also sent to the notified devices so they can also keep copies as eventual evidences. - Secure the connection to the surveillance camera with your own password - Up to Full HD 1080P video surveillance with audio If you have a question, an issue or a suggestion, just drop us an email at support@seb-appstore.com Notes: - it is recommended to keep your device plugged and charging while doing video surveillance, as it could drain its battery - the app detects all changes even the very subtile ones: the app detects fire flames, electric arcs but also curtains and trees/plants movements - the recorded videos are accessibles remotely with the web browsers only when the camera is currently doing surveillance.

Screenshots

Annke Nova1 screens
Distant Surveillance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Annke Nova at none against Distant Surveillance's 1. Annke Nova also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Distant Surveillance's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Distant Surveillance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Annke Nova asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annke Nova ships an update every 5 months, Distant Surveillance every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Annke Nova versus Distant Surveillance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnke NovaDistant Surveillance
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews8.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD.Sebastien BUET

In-app purchases

None

Annke Nova

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Distant Surveillance

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Annke Nova free?
Annke Nova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Distant Surveillance free?
Distant Surveillance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Annke Nova or Distant Surveillance have ads?
Neither Annke Nova nor Distant Surveillance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annke Nova or Distant Surveillance?
Annke Nova ships an update every 5 months, and Distant Surveillance every 2 months. Most recently, Annke Nova was updated on October 28, 2026 and Distant Surveillance on October 27, 2026.

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