DVC Connect vs StreamYard Guest
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
StreamYard Guest
Easily join live streams and recordings as a guest on your mobile device. Experience studio-quality HD local recordings, even with a weak internet connection. Engage with viewers by seeing live comments and opt for voice-only participation with an audio avatar.
- Join live studios as a guest
- HD local recordings
- Engage with live comments
- Voice-only mode with audio avatar
- Studio quality on mobile
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This app is currently for guests only. Hosts should use the browser for now (streamyard.com). StreamYard is the easiest way to live stream and record. Hosts can invite guests to join their studio. Guests can join from their browser, or using this app. This app is the best experience for guests on mobile devices. Our app lets you: - Join a StreamYard studio as a guest - Record in studio quality. With HD local recordings, even if you have a weak connection, the recording won't be blurry or choppy. - See live comments and engage viewers on any platform (YouTube, Facebook, and others) - Go voice-only and use a personalized audio avatar if you prefer to keep your camera off StreamYard is easy to use, stable, and professional. That’s why big creators like Gary Vee love us: “I've been blown away by StreamYard's incredible software & technology. It enables me to execute my message to the world.” —Gary Vaynerchuk Ready to join a live stream or recording using your mobile device? Use our app to get the best experience possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DVC Connect at 5.0 against StreamYard Guest's 3.3. DVC Connect also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). StreamYard Guest's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 1). 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 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StreamYard Guest has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DVC Connect ships an update every 5 months, StreamYard Guest weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DVC Connect | StreamYard Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alarm automatika d.o.o. | STREAMYARD, INC |
Customer experience
DVC Connect
StreamYard Guest
In-app purchases
DVC Connect
No in-app purchases
StreamYard Guest
No in-app purchases









