Cocoon Connect vs SmartCam View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cocoon Connect
Control your smart home devices remotely. Manage lights, cameras, and security sensors from anywhere with this app. Stay connected to your home's security and comfort.
- Remote device control
- Manage lights
- Monitor cameras
- Control security sensors
- Global access
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The ultimate companion app for Cocoon Connect smart home devices. Control your compatible lights, cameras, security sensors and more from anywhere in the world (data charges may apply).
SmartCam View
Access and manage your home security cameras remotely from your mobile device. View live streams, review recordings, and receive instant alerts for motion or sound.
- Remote live streaming
- Multi-camera management
- Motion and sound alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- PTZ camera control
- Local video storage
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SmartCam View App offers easy viewing on your mobile devices for home security. Key features of SmartCam View: 1. User-friendly interface to view and operate on your mobile devices. 2. Supports to add multiple cameras in minutes and easy management. 3. Multi-channel viewing at the same time on mobile devices. 4. Remotely access for live streaming via internet anytime and anywhere. 5. Convenient local access to view captured images and recorded videos. 6. Supports two-way audio to hear and talk back to anyone you want. 7. Get instant push notification when motion or sound detection is triggered. 8. Control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras remotely on your mobile devices. 9. Supports 360-degree panorama and easy rotation control for PTZ cameras. 10. Store captured images and recorded videos safely and view from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cocoon Connect at 4.8 against SmartCam View's 4.6. SmartCam View's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 47%) and ratings volume (72 vs 19). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cocoon Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 72 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Cocoon Connect's written reviews are positive against 63% of SmartCam View's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cocoon Connect ships an update every 2 months, SmartCam View every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Cocoon Connect | SmartCam View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | 4.6 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balco Brands PTY LTD | 大均 杨 |
Customer experience
Cocoon Connect
SmartCam View
Bugs and requests
Cocoon Connect
Reported bugs
19 issues- QR code will not scan
- Schedule keeps turning off
- Camera goes offline often
- App doesn't connect to doorbell
- App freezes often
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- Update has disabled camera connection
- Problem with network connection after update
- Devices keep losing connection
- Unable to establish encrypted channels
- App only connects to pet feeder intermittently
- Camera keeps going offline
- Low battery warning keeps popping on incorrectly
- Photos for movement repeated at wrong timeline
- Camera has lost connection
- Pull down to refresh not working
- Cannot connect to home network
- Door sensors take about 30 seconds to register
- Motion sensors are useless
- App is slow and glitches
Requested features
23 requests- Ability to change notification sound within the app
- Update to fix pet feeder schedule turning off
- Reset camera online instead of physically
- Timer function to set cameras on/off
- Snooze notification for a set time
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- Scroll photos in message center
- Notification with image on Apple Watch
- Snapshot at time of movement and link to prior seconds
- Built-in alarm for home security
- Mute Notifications feature
- Power/reset/reconnect button on the app
- Update app for smoother performance and bug fixes
- Customizable themes for lights
- Fix Google Assistant integration issues
- Simplify programming for alarm system
- Improve motion sensor reliability
- Fix repeated low battery warnings
- Fix photo timeline issues
- Improve connection stability for pet feeder
- Fix landscape view issue on iPhone 14
- Fix app freezing issue
- Fix 'wake up device' and 'failed to establish encrypted channel' errors
- Improve detection distance for cameras
SmartCam View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cocoon Connect
No in-app purchases
SmartCam View
No in-app purchases
Questions
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