ARCCTV vs Vacos Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARCCTV
Access your security cameras remotely with this mobile application. It offers real-time multi-camera previews, PTZ control, and video capture capabilities. Enjoy a streamlined interface for convenient monitoring.
- Remote viewing
- Real-time multi-camera preview
- PTZ control
- Video capture
- Recording backup
- QR scan
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ARCCTV -- Remote view for 24 hours in Mobile APP. With concise and fashion GUI, support multiple and real- time preview, QR scan, PTZ control, video capture, recording backup. More functions are waiting for you. - Cloud terms of use：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/minterms/
Vacos Smart
Access your smart home devices remotely from anywhere. Monitor your property, view live feeds, and review recorded footage to stay connected and ensure security.
- Unlimited remote access
- Live view streaming
- Playback recorded videos
- Stay alerted with notifications
- Connect with smart devices
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Get unlimited remote access wherever with Vacos Smart App. Vacos smart devices help you protect your home and stay connected with your beloved ones anytime. Stream live view, playback recorded videos, and stay alerted with Vacos Smart App whenever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vacos Smart at none against ARCCTV's 30. Vacos Smart also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (43% vs 14%). ARCCTV's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and chart position (#152 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. ARCCTV sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $5.59 per month. Vacos Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARCCTV holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 77 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of ARCCTV's written reviews are positive against 43% of Vacos Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARCCTV | Vacos Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (94 ratings) — better | 4.1 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.1% of reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #152 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 486 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浩汉 谢 | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. |
Customer experience
ARCCTV
Vacos Smart
Bugs and requests
ARCCTV
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Camera controls and settings disappear after updates
- Time/date synchronization issues
- Unreliable motion detection and alerts
Requested features
4 requests- Expand video recording duration
- Improve network stability and connectivity
- Restore full video playback without cloud subscription
- Add more customization options
Vacos Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ARCCTV
- Past 7-day event video monthly2 variants$5.591 Month
- AI Alerts|Monthly$5.991 Month
- AI Alerts | Premium | Monthly$6.991 Month
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- AI Alerts | Yearly$55.901 Year
- 7 days history, motion, annual7 Days trial$55.901 Year
- 7 days history, motion, annual$55.901 Year
- AI Alerts | Premium | Yearly7 Days trial$64.901 Year
- 30-days Motion Video |30-days$4.99
- 30-day Motion Video |30-day2 variants$4.99
- 7-day Motion Video |31-day2 variants$5.99
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- Past 15-day Full Video |30-day3 variants$6.99
- AI Alerts|1-Month$6.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |31-day$8.99
- 3-day Motion Video |92-day$10.99
- Past 3-day Full Video |92-day$13.99
- 7-day Motion Video |92-day$16.99
- 7-day Motion Video |183-day$31.99
- 3-day Motion Video |366-day$36.99
- 30-days Motion Video |360-days2 variants$49.99
- 30-day Motion Video |360-day$49.99
- 7-day Motion Video |366-day$59.99
- Past 15day Full Video |360-day2 variants$69.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |366-day$94.99
Vacos Smart
No in-app purchases
