Comparison

UniFi Protect vs TwoNests

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Adopt and manage Protect devices
  • Stream low-latency livestreams
  • Download localized recordings
  • Cloudless recording storage
  • Timelapse footage scrubbing
  • Personalized security notifications
Features
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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.

About

TwoNests

This app provides a centralized platform for co-parenting, organizing schedules, tracking care details, and managing shared expenses between two households. It also offers a space to capture family memories and connect with your support network.

Highlights
  • Shared calendar and custody schedule
  • Care coordination for food, sleep, medicine
  • Moments and keepsakes for memories
  • Village access for grandparents and sitters
  • Shared cost tracking
  • Court-ready exports (with Keep)
Features
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TwoNests is a warm home base for co-parenting across two houses — built for your kids first, and calm enough to actually use. • One shared calendar & custody schedule, so everyone knows whose day it is. • Care that stays in sync between homes — food, sleep, medicine, and handoff notes. • Moments & Keepsakes to hold on to the good stuff. • Your Village — grandparents, sitters, and helpers — with exactly the access you choose. • Shared costs, tracked without the awkward math. Need more? TwoNests Keep adds a private, tamper-evident record, court-ready exports, in-app calling, and a shared-cost ledger — warmth when you want it, proof when you need it. No ads. No per-parent fees. Just a calmer way to raise your kids across two homes.

Screenshots

UniFi Protect4 screens
TwoNests4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: UniFi Protect at 78K against TwoNests's 1. TwoNests's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TwoNests holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Protect has 78K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
UniFi Protect versus TwoNests: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniFi ProtectTwoNests
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings78K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUbiquiti Inc.STERLING CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN

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

TwoNests

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UniFi Protect

No in-app purchases

None

TwoNests

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UniFi Protect free?
UniFi Protect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TwoNests free?
TwoNests is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UniFi Protect or TwoNests?
TwoNests is rated higher. UniFi Protect averages 4.8 out of 5 from 78K ratings, while TwoNests averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do UniFi Protect or TwoNests have ads?
Neither UniFi Protect nor TwoNests shows ads.

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