ARCCTV vs CamVigil
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/
CamVigil
Manage your smart security devices from a single platform. Connect and control various smart products to create custom home security and automate smart scenes for a more convenient lifestyle.
- Unified device management
- Smart device interconnection
- Home security setup
- Smart scene creation
- Cloud storage subscription options
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CamVigil app is a unified management platform for CamVigil smart devices, which can discover, connect and manage CamVigil smart products, realize the interconnection between smart devices, create your own home security and more smart scenes, and imagine a better life. 【 Service Pack Details 】 The subscription service offers the following subscription packages: Smart doorbell: 6 months cloud storage package subscription is $29.99/6 month 12 months cloud storage package subscription is $39.99/year 4G camera: 6 months cloud storage package subscription is $29.99/6 month 12 months cloud storage package subscription is $49.99/year Birdwatching device: 6 months cloud storage package subscription is $29.99/6 month 12 months cloud storage package subscription is $49.99/year Payment: When the user confirms the purchase and pays, it is credited to the iTunes account -- Cancel renewal: To cancel a subscription, manually turn off automatic renewal in iTunes/ApplelD Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription period. -- Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the expiration date and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful deduction. -- Continuous subscription agreement: https://iwsoauthh5.efercro.com/cloud-service-2023-0002-0002.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CamVigil at none against ARCCTV's shown. CamVigil also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 14%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). ARCCTV's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and CamVigil sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ARCCTV against 4.6 for CamVigil. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamVigil has 510 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of ARCCTV's written reviews are positive against 31% of CamVigil's.
ARCCTV ships an update every 2 months, CamVigil every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARCCTV | CamVigil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (69 ratings) | 4.6 (510 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 510 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 575 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 浩汉 谢 | HOTSALES GLOBAL TRADE LLC |
Customer experience
ARCCTV
CamVigil
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
CamVigil
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
CamVigil
- Storage consecutive monthly$4.991 Month
- Camera AI Subscribe1 Month trial3 variants$7.991 Month
- 6 months cloud storage package6 variants$29.996 Months
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- VIP for half a year$29.996 Months
- 12months cloud storage package3 variants$39.991 Year
- VIP for a year3 variants$39.991 Year
- 12months cloud storage package3 variants$49.991 Year
- 3-month event AI screening$19.99
