Live DV vs NDI Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live DV
Connect to your sports camera via WIFI for live video preview, playback, and media management. Easily download photos and videos directly to your phone and control camera settings remotely.
- Live video preview
- Video playback
- Photo and video download
- Media management
- Remote camera control
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Live DV is a mobile phone application based on WIFI's Sports Camera, a new way to connect sports cameras. With Live DV, you can connect a sports camera for video preview, playback, picture and video downloads. The main function: 1, When you connect a sports camera with Live DV, you can live view in real time. 2, Support through Live DV on the motion camera to record video preview playback; 3, Support photos and videos taken with Live DV to manage and view sports cameras; 4, Support various options for manipulating the camera through the app control.
NDI Camera
Transform your smartphone into a professional live-streaming camera. Easily send high-quality, low-latency video and audio to popular platforms like Zoom and MS Teams. Enhance your broadcasts with new camera angles and perspectives.
- Professional live-streaming camera
- Low-latency video and audio
- Seamless integration with popular platforms
- Add new camera angles
- Mobile source for live production
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The easiest live-streaming camera you will ever use! Turn your phone into a professional live-streaming NDI camera and start streaming high-quality, low-latency video and audio with the touch of a button. NDI Camera is the official NDI app that makes your phone seamlessly capable of sending video into popular platforms like MS Teams, Skype, Zoom, and many more. For professionals, it's the ideal tool to bring mobile phones as a source into your live production system. More flexibility and additional perspectives: introduce new camera angles and add vantage points to your coverage to bring completely new dimensions to your live broadcasts, webcasts, and presentations. Note: Requires support for NDI 4 or newer. Download NDI Camera and start streaming from your phone to your network today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Live DV at Free against NDI Camera's $19.99. Live DV also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). NDI Camera's advantage is rating (3.1 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (38% vs 15%). On ratings volume, 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
Live DV is free to download; NDI Camera costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NDI Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 187 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Live DV's written reviews are positive against 38% of NDI Camera's.
Live DV ships an update every 6 weeks, NDI Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live DV | NDI Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 2.0 (139 ratings) | 3.1 (187 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 38.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 | 187 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #50 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Jiezhitong Electronics Co., Ltd | Vi(z)rt, Inc |
Customer experience
Live DV
NDI Camera
User reviews
Live DV
From 139 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to connect
- 👍 Simple and intuitive
- 🚀 Works well with iPhone
- 🚀 Connects quickly to WiFi
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Fails to download videos
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with newer iPhones
- 🐛 Slow download speeds
NDI Camera
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great quality video
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Low latency
- 👍 Works well with OBS
- 👍 Useful for live streaming
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes after updates
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with new devices
- 🔋 Overheating and battery drain
- 🐛 Unstable video transmission
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with open access
Bugs and requests
Live DV
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when trying to connect to camera
- Unable to download or transfer media files
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Compatibility issues with iOS 13 and newer
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
Requested features
4 requests- Add option to delete photos/videos from the app
- Improve video playback and preview
- Provide better support and documentation
- Optimize app for faster performance
NDI Camera
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on iPhone 17
- Freezing and loss of video feed
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
- Horizontal mirroring of video
- Inability to detect device on Mac
Requested features
5 requests- Support for multiple camera lenses
- Ability to select frame rate
- More camera settings (white balance, ISO, etc.)
- Remote control options
- Portrait mode support
In-app purchases
Live DV
No in-app purchases
NDI Camera
No in-app purchases
