SmartSignal vs SunCMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartSignal
Access and control your security system remotely via your smartphone or tablet. View live footage and interact with your system from any location after creating an account and adding your device.
- Remote security system access
- View live footage
- Interact with security system
- Create user account
- Add security system
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Defender SmartSignal enables users to view and interact with their security system using a smartphone or tablet device from anywhere. Create an account, add your system and view or interact with your footage all from the Defender SmartSignal app.
SunCMS
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SunCMS is an APP used with the SunView platform. Through the mobile phone terminal, it is easy to obtain the device list, face library, face retrieval data, over-temperature alarm, and health archives from the SunView platform. The main functions of SunCMS include: * IPC / NVR / DVR device real-time / playback / alarm information view * Support creation / editing / deletion of Sunview platform face library * Support face retrieval from Sunview platform face capture library * Support to view over temperature alarm data display, including over temperature statistics / over temperature real-time push / over temperature data retrieval * Support to view health archives information display, including recent temperature / body temperature trend / dynamics * If you want to switch, multiple languages are supported. * More features can be found when using.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SunCMS at every 3 months against SmartSignal's every 13 months. On price, ads, 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.
SmartSignal ships an update every 13 months, SunCMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartSignal | SunCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (29 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 4.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empowerment Technologies Inc. | Shenzhen Sunell Technology Corporation |
In-app purchases
SmartSignal
No in-app purchases
SunCMS
No in-app purchases
