Speco Blue vs AVYCON ONE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speco Blue
Access and manage Speco Technologies' NR and HR recorders remotely. View live feeds, playback recordings, take snapshots, and receive event notifications. The app also allows for local recording and two-way audio communication.
- Live video streaming
- Playback recorded video and audio
- Snapshot capture and sending
- Local video recording
- Event push notifications
- Remote recorder settings adjustment
- Two-way audio communication
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Use Speco Blue to access Speco Technologies' NR and HR models of recorders for the following: - Live view of all channels - Playback of previously recorded video and audio - Take and send snapshots of any channel - Record video to your local device - Receive push notifications of events and tap to directly view on Speco Blue - Change certain remote settings of your recorder - 2-Way audio communication - Analytics search of recordings from NR recorders
AVYCON ONE
This app provides comprehensive video surveillance management for compatible NVRs, DVRs, and IP cameras. View live feeds, play back recordings, and utilize AI features like facial recognition and license plate reading. Streamlined push notifications and an integrated file manager enhance usability.
- Live HD video streaming
- Playback archived recordings
- AI event filtering (motion, face, license plate)
- Categorized push notifications
- Integrated file manager with search
- One/Two-way audio communication
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AVY Mobile One is our newly designed mobile application for all your video surveillance needs. It is compatible with our latest Diversity Series NVRs, Hybrid DVRs, and IP Cameras*, which can operate as standalone devices without a need for an NVR. We strive to make our user interface as intuitive as possible to ensure the best experience. Navigate our menu effortlessly and view your cameras live, or freely play back saved recordings. With our AI-capable recorders and cameras, you can now filter video events through features such as motion detection, facial recognition, people/vehicle detection and license plate reading. Reviewing push notifications is now streamlined as notifications are divided into three categories: Event, AI, and Abnormal. With these options, there is no need to review countless motion events when our software provides the analytics to detect relevant results. The built-in file list system helps users view or playback archived footage to save on their mobile devices. Our file manager comes with an integrated search engine to provide fast results based on dates and device names. It is easier than ever to quickly share your desired footage to social media platforms or a simple text message. Compatible Products • Direct connection to any NDAA/TAA Diversity Series IP Cameras (IPCs)* • AVR-DSV Diversity Series recorders • AVR-HSV Diversity Series NVRs • AVR-NSV Diversity Series NVRs Key features: • P2P Support for all Diversity Series products • Watch HD video in real-time • Video player for archive/storage playback • One/Two-Way communication with compatible devices • Push Message alerts for motion, AI, and sound detection • Motion sensitivity control and area management • Configuration of recording schedule and alarm notification schedules * Standalone Diversity Series cameras will require a microSD card for storage and playback control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speco Blue at 47% against AVYCON ONE's 12%. Speco Blue also leads on rating (3.1 vs 2.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Speco Blue holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Speco Blue's written reviews are positive against 12% of AVYCON ONE's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Speco Blue | AVYCON ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (101 ratings) — better | 2.6 (64 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better | 12.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Components Specialties, Inc | AVYCON |
Customer experience
Speco Blue
AVYCON ONE
Bugs and requests
Speco Blue
Reported bugs
29 issues- Menu comes and goes at will
- Buttons to view camera or review past footage cease to function
- Defaults to unviewable substream settings
- App keeps crashing on iPhone 14 Pro and 13
- Connection of NVR server loses signal randomly
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- Constantly crashing, not able to connect, unexplained logouts
- Bugs and issues with iOS 17, consistently crashing
- App crashes immediately when trying to add a location on iPhone 15 Pro
- App crashes every time you turn to landscape mode on iOS 17
- Can't access camera during business on new iPhone 15 Pro Max
- App keeps freezing and crashes if you go to landscape mode
- Logs you out anytime then you have to reset all over again
- When watching a camera, it downgrades resolutions
- Event notifications not working with iOS 16.5.1
- App is not compatible with iPad operating system 16.3
- Cannot play back anything, playback shows black screen with 'camera not connected'
- Playback is sketchy and sluggish, implodes every few minutes
- App is unusable on iPad OS 16 with Stage Manager
- App struggles with switching from portrait to landscape mode on iPad
- App icons in the top left and right corners are hard to access due to stretched view on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- New update dislikes auto resolution function where app lowers camera viewing resolution
- App crashes any time I try to view more than five cameras
- App is the biggest battery drain ever
- App does not work well on iPhone 13
- App crashed after less than 2 months
- Cannot get app to work to view live feed and recorded
- Cannot see anything with the new orange colors on intelligence view playback
- App will not connect to the NVR after a power outage until you reboot NVR, generate a new QR code and reconfigure app
- Nothing works when needed most
Requested features
14 requests- Allow admin access from app for editing settings and receiving motion notifications
- Improve default substream settings for Speco profile
- Allow changing notification sound
- Implement full setting configurations in the app (like on NVR)
- Improve UX/UI design to match competitors
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- Make app work in landscape mode on iPad
- Create an iPad-specific version that utilizes screen real estate
- Remove auto resolution function
- Optimize for new iPhones (dynamic island)
- Allow viewing notifications in the app without push notifications
- Improve fast forward speed in playback
- Fix playback slowing down
- Allow viewing more than five cameras without crashing
- Reduce battery drain
AVYCON ONE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Speco Blue
No in-app purchases
AVYCON ONE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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