Ooma Connect vs SmartCam View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ooma Connect
Manage your Ooma Connect hardware and services with this companion app. Access installation guides, monitor device status and connectivity, and view detailed adapter information. It also provides real-time and historical signal strength data.
- Installation guides
- Device status monitoring
- Connectivity status
- Connect 460 Adapter details
- Real-time signal strength
- Historic signal strength
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The Ooma Connect app is a companion for the Ooma Connect hardware and services. Login with your Ooma Office admin (not end user/extension) credentials. Use Ooma Connect app to access: -easy to follow installation guides -status and connectivity of your devices -advanced details about Connect 460 Adapter -signal strength information in the real time and in a historic perspective -traffic usage (coming soon) -our friendly and helpful Customer Support More changes and improvements are coming soon. Please email to office-app-feedback@ooma.com if you have suggestions or ideas on how to make this app better. P.S. You can't make calls with Ooma Connect app. Please download Ooma Office or Ooma Residential apps for calling purposes. P.P.S In some of our manuals the app may be referenced as "Ooma Office Administrator app". We have shorten and updated the name to better describe current functionality.
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 ratings volume: SmartCam View at 72 against Ooma Connect's 19. SmartCam View also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ooma Connect against 4.6 for SmartCam View. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 72 respectively.
Ooma Connect ships an update every 2 months, SmartCam View every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ooma Connect | SmartCam View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19 ratings) | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 62.5% of reviews |
| 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ooma Inc. | 大均 杨 |
Customer experience
Ooma Connect
SmartCam View
In-app purchases
Ooma Connect
No in-app purchases
SmartCam View
No in-app purchases
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