Comparison

Athena Admin vs AI Security Camera & Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Athena Admin

Monitor your security cameras remotely to receive real-time alerts for intruders and suspicious activity. Detect dangerous objects and configure backup contacts for immediate response to potential threats.

Highlights
  • Real-time intruder alerts
  • Dangerous object detection (guns, knives)
  • Configure backup contacts
  • Remote system monitoring
  • Proactive crime prevention
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This is the Athena Security app which allows customers to see alerts of intruders and strangers. When your alarm goes off you can actually see if its is a criminal. With this app it also detects dangerous objects and weapons such as like guns and soon to be knives, fights, and theft. You can see alerts from your phone or wherever you may be which can help proactively stop crime in its tracks. You can configure your system alerts and setup alert for who to call as a backup such as the police or a friend. You must connect this app to your Athena Security cameras.

About

AI Security Camera & Viewer

Transform an old smartphone into an AI-powered security camera. Monitor live video, receive intelligent motion alerts, and store recordings locally without mandatory cloud storage. Ideal for home, pets, or vacation properties.

Highlights
  • Old phone to camera conversion
  • Live remote viewing
  • AI motion detection alerts
  • Local recording storage
  • Multi-camera monitoring
Features
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LIVE VIEW AND MONITORING Live viewing is free and does not use credits. Monitoring is separate: when enabled, the camera detects selected people, animals, or vehicles and creates event recordings and notifications. Smart Alerts use 1 credit per detection. Interval mode uses 0.1 credit per frame; 10 frames = 1 credit. Monitoring stops when credits reach zero. PRO provides unlimited monitoring. INTERNET AND OFFLINE Internet is required for live viewing, remote event history, and push notifications. Online monitoring can upload event videos and smaller previews. Offline mode keeps recordings on the camera phone without uploads or synchronization. CONTEXT Context adds a short factual description of visible activity to a recorded event. Its notification may arrive after the fast alert. FAQ Live viewing does not use credits. The app saves event clips, not continuous video. Turn an old phone into an AI security camera for your home. Watch live video with sound from your main phone, check on pets and get alerts with photo previews when selected objects are detected. Use your spare phone as the camera and your main phone as the viewer. Pair them by QR code or short code. Remote viewing requires an internet connection on both devices. AI ALERTS Choose people, animals or vehicles. The camera reacts to selected categories instead of every movement. When an object is detected, it saves an event video up to 30 seconds long, including a few seconds before detection. Video can include sound and a photo preview can be sent with the push notification. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the app on two phones. 2. Choose Camera on the spare phone. 3. Choose Viewer on your main phone. 4. Pair them by QR code or short code. 5. Start monitoring and choose event categories. FEATURES • Live video and sound • Remote viewing over the internet • AI detection of people, animals and vehicles • Event videos up to 30 seconds with pre-event video • Push notifications with photo previews • Timer photos and multiple cameras • Local library, calendar and event filters • Share saved videos and photos • Camera status, battery and storage controls • Offline mode without a second phone CONTEXT MODE Context reviews recorded event videos, filters some false positives and adds a short description of the visible activity. This additional analysis may deliver its notification after the fast alert. LOCAL STORAGE AND OFFLINE MODE Event videos and previews are saved locally on the camera phone. In online mode, event videos are uploaded for remote history and smaller previews are sent for notifications. Remote viewing, remote history and notifications require internet access. Offline mode works with one phone and keeps recordings on that device without uploads or synchronization. It does not provide remote viewing or push notifications. A permanent cloud archive is not required. FOR HOME AND MORE Use an old phone as a home security camera, garage or driveway camera, pet camera, baby monitor or office camera. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aicam.qw.su/privacy

Screenshots

Athena Admin4 screens
AI Security Camera & Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Athena Admin at none against AI Security Camera & Viewer's 3. Athena Admin also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). AI Security Camera & Viewer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AI Security Camera & Viewer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Athena Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Athena Admin against 5.0 for AI Security Camera & Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Athena Admin ships an update every 4 weeks, AI Security Camera & Viewer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Athena Admin versus AI Security Camera & Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAthena AdminAI Security Camera & Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAthena SecurityVladislav Donet

Customer experience

Athena Admin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AI Security Camera & Viewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Athena Admin

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AI Security Camera & Viewer

Subscriptions2
  • Month1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$59.99

Questions

Is Athena Admin free?
Athena Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Security Camera & Viewer free?
AI Security Camera & Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Athena Admin or AI Security Camera & Viewer?
Athena Admin and AI Security Camera & Viewer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Athena Admin or AI Security Camera & Viewer have ads?
AI Security Camera & Viewer shows ads; Athena Admin does not.
Which is updated more often, Athena Admin or AI Security Camera & Viewer?
Athena Admin ships an update every 4 weeks, and AI Security Camera & Viewer weekly. Most recently, Athena Admin was updated on October 1, 2026 and AI Security Camera & Viewer on October 6, 2026.

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