UniFi Protect vs Como Reactor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniFi Protect
Access your camera security system from your mobile device. Stream live feeds, manage devices, and download recordings. Offers cloudless storage and customizable alerts for residential and commercial users.
- Adopt and manage Protect devices
- Stream low-latency livestreams
- Download localized recordings
- Cloudless recording storage
- Timelapse footage scrubbing
- Personalized security notifications
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UniFi Protect brings the full functionality of our web-based camera security application to your mobile device. Adopt and manage your Protect devices, stream low-latency livestreams, and download localized recordings directly to your phone. Designed for residential and commercial use, UniFi Protect also allows you to: - Maintain complete data privacy with Cloudless recording storage. - Quickly scrub through hours of Timelapse footage to pinpoint the exact moments you're looking for. - Personalize security notifications based on a wide variety of individual, vehicular, and atmospheric-based detections.
Como Reactor
Access exclusive deals, discounts, and special offers. Receive a gift upon signing up for the loyalty club. Download and register to start enjoying member benefits.
- Exclusive deals
- Discounts
- Special offers
- Surprises
- Sign-up gift
- Loyalty club
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Welcome to the Como Reactor loyalty club. This app gives you first crack at a world of exclusive deals, discounts, special offers, and surprises. You’ll get your first gift for signing up, so download the app and register right away!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: UniFi Protect at none against Como Reactor's shown. UniFi Protect also leads on ratings volume (77K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Como Reactor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Como Reactor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Protect has 77K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UniFi Protect ships an update every 3 weeks, Como Reactor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniFi Protect | Como Reactor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | Como (UK-CBN) |
Customer experience
UniFi Protect
Como Reactor
Bugs and requests
UniFi Protect
Reported bugs
5 issues- Geofencing not working as expected
- Doorbell audio/video not syncing properly
- Frequent disconnections from cameras
- Playback issues and video not loading
- Notifications not reliable or timely
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to snooze/silence notifications
- Improve video scrubbing and playback controls
- Integrate with Apple HomeKit
- Add custom notification sounds
- Enhance multi-view and layout options
Como Reactor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UniFi Protect
No in-app purchases
Como Reactor
No in-app purchases
Questions
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