Comparison

BADVR vs AFA View

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

Head to head

About

BADVR

Access and manage your H.264+H.265 DVR system remotely. View live feeds, search recorded footage, and control PTZ cameras from your iOS device in either portrait or landscape mode.

Highlights

Live view
Time search and play
PTZ control
Zoom View
Landscape and non-landscape modes

Features

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BADVR is a H.264+H.265 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - PTZ control - Zoom View

About

AFA View

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AFAView is a H.264+H.265 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - PTZ control - Zoom View

Screenshots

BADVR4 screens

AFA View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BADVR at every 9 days against AFA View's every 2 months. BADVR also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BADVR ships an update every 9 days, AFA View every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

BADVR versus AFA View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BADVR	AFA View
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	40.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 9 days — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	52 MB	33 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	JIA JING WU	Yu Chi Huang

In-app purchases

None

BADVR

No in-app purchases

None

AFA View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BADVR free?

BADVR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is AFA View free?

AFA View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do BADVR or AFA View have ads?

Neither BADVR nor AFA View shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BADVR or AFA View?

BADVR ships an update every 9 days, and AFA View every 2 months. Most recently, BADVR was updated on October 2, 2026 and AFA View on September 25, 2026.