DVC Connect vs iSmart DV2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVC Connect
Monitor your DVC recorders remotely with live camera feeds, local SD card recording, and event-triggered alerts. View recorded footage, receive notifications for motion detection and alarms, and manage PTZ functions.
- Live camera viewing
- Local SD card recording
- Event-triggered push notifications
- Video analytics alerts
- Remote viewing up to 30 days
- PTZ function control
- Image quality adjustment
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All DVC® recorders, regardless of technology, support the new, unique, free, mobile DVC Connect application. The application is used to view a live camera recorder, local recording on the SD card of a mobile phone, and view recorded SD recordings as well as alerting users about events triggered by motion detection or the alarms themselves on the recorder. Among its other features we highlight: Push Notification Alarm status alert on DVC recorder when the application is turned off. Alarms are: motion alarm, alarm sensor, offline camera, video signal loss, HDD fault, full HDD, no HDD, off disk, illegal access. Push notification with video analytics Announcement of alarm triggered by the video analytic function: overlink, object follow, intrusion, exceptions. Up to 100 devices on the Server List The current version of app has supported up to 20 devices. An overview of recorded material by event Maximum viewing backward for 30 days (Remote Viewing Surveillance) Local recording on a mobile device while recording sound Color capture mode in the corner of image: red - alarm recording, blue - shooting by schedule, yellow - motion capture, green - manual recording Added PTZ functions: Focus, Iris, Preset, Cruise Manually activated alarm output (for relay alarm relay recorders) Specifically adjust the image quality for each camera. Adjust color, brightness and contrast Fisheye dewarping - refers to the process of perspective image correction in order to reverse the effects of geometric distortions caused by the 360° lens of the Fisheye camera
iSmart DV2
Control your iCatch Single Board Camera remotely. Stream live video, capture photos and videos, and manage camera settings. Download and share your media easily.
- Live streaming preview
- Trigger photo and video capture
- Burst shot and delay capture
- Adjust video quality and image size
- Manage camera settings (white balance, SSID)
- Format SD card and manage files
- Playback and download media
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This is an app for iCatch Single Board Camera (SBC) which it is a simple camera board with firmware SDK. The app can remotely control SBC, including following function. Connection procedure : 1.turn ON the Wi-Fi on iPhone/iPad and Camera 2.search camera SSID and connect, the password is 1234567890 3.after established the Wi-Fi connection, launch the app. Features: 1. Preview stream, Live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, In the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support burst shot 4. Support delay capture. 5. Support video quality change. 6. Support image size change. 7. Support white-balance change 8. Format the camera SD card. 9. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 10. Single photo playback. 11. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 12. Preview streaming is more smoothing. 13. Support video playback with audio before download. 14. Support upside down. 15. Support slow motion. 16. Support TimeLapsed record as video or picture. 17. Support social network sharing 18. Support change camera SSID & password ( remember turn off/on camera wifi) 19. Support Date-Time Stamp setting in video mode 20. Support playback time-lapsed and slow motion video without download
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DVC Connect at 5.0 against iSmart DV2's 4.1. iSmart DV2's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DVC Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSmart DV2 has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of DVC Connect's written reviews are positive against 24% of iSmart DV2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DVC Connect ships an update every 5 months, iSmart DV2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DVC Connect | iSmart DV2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alarm automatika d.o.o. | iCatch Technology Inc., |
Customer experience
DVC Connect
iSmart DV2
Bugs and requests
DVC Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iSmart DV2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera disconnects from app
- Unable to download media files
- Compatibility issues with certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Improve WiFi connectivity
- Add more camera settings and controls
- Allow direct photo/video transfer to mobile device
- Enhance user interface and navigation
In-app purchases
DVC Connect
No in-app purchases
iSmart DV2
No in-app purchases









