ANNKE Smart vs SmartCam View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ANNKE Smart
Access and manage your security devices from anywhere. Receive alerts, view live feeds, and play back recordings remotely. Share access with family and friends for peace of mind.
- Unlimited remote control
- Live feed viewing
- Remote recording playback
- Device sharing with family
- Instant alerts
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Your World Is in Your Palm 1. Get unlimited remote control. 2. Stay connected with your beloveds anywhere. 3. Share the device with your family & trust friends. 4. Play back the recordings remotely.
SmartCam View
Access and manage your home security cameras remotely from your mobile device. View live streams, review recordings, and receive instant alerts for motion or sound.
- Remote live streaming
- Multi-camera management
- Motion and sound alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- PTZ camera control
- Local video storage
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SmartCam View App offers easy viewing on your mobile devices for home security. Key features of SmartCam View: 1. User-friendly interface to view and operate on your mobile devices. 2. Supports to add multiple cameras in minutes and easy management. 3. Multi-channel viewing at the same time on mobile devices. 4. Remotely access for live streaming via internet anytime and anywhere. 5. Convenient local access to view captured images and recorded videos. 6. Supports two-way audio to hear and talk back to anyone you want. 7. Get instant push notification when motion or sound detection is triggered. 8. Control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras remotely on your mobile devices. 9. Supports 360-degree panorama and easy rotation control for PTZ cameras. 10. Store captured images and recorded videos safely and view from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartCam View at 63% against ANNKE Smart's 9%. SmartCam View also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 29 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartCam View holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ANNKE Smart's written reviews are positive against 63% of SmartCam View's.
ANNKE Smart ships an update every 29 months, SmartCam View every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ANNKE Smart | SmartCam View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. | 大均 杨 |
Customer experience
ANNKE Smart
SmartCam View
In-app purchases
ANNKE Smart
No in-app purchases
SmartCam View
No in-app purchases
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