LaView vs PPsmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaView
Access and monitor your LaView IP cameras and other smart home devices from anywhere in the world. Share device access with family members with a single tap. Enjoy easy and quick connection to your devices for a seamless smart home experience.
- Remote camera monitoring
- Global internet access
- Device sharing with family
- Easy device connection
- Smart home integration
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"LaView App provide you a brand new experience of your LaView Wireless IP cameras as well as other smart home intergration! 1. Connect your LaView IP Camera to the Internet 2. Acesss your camera from anywhere in the world 3. Monitor your camera remotely. 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices"
PPsmart
This app enhances your experience with wireless IP cameras and other smart home devices. It allows remote monitoring, device sharing with family, and secure cloud video storage, ensuring your home is protected and your life is smarter.
- Connect PPSmart IP cameras
- Remote camera access worldwide
- Remote monitoring
- Device sharing with family
- Cloud video storage
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PPSmart App protrect all your love , and make your life smarter. We provide you a brand new exprience of your PPSmart wireless IP cameras as well as other smart home intergratong. 1.Connect your PPSmart IP cameras to internet 2. Acess your camera from anywhere in the world 3.Monitor your camere remotely 4.decive sharing,one tap to share devices with your familys 5. video Storage in Cloud ,no fear camera broken .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PPsmart at 100% against LaView's 37%. PPsmart also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). LaView's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
PPsmart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaView has 22K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of LaView's written reviews are positive against 100% of PPsmart's.
| Parameter | LaView | PPsmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. | PPNEST INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY INC |
Customer experience
LaView
PPsmart
Bugs and requests
LaView
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera not recognized after power outage
- QR code pairing not working
- Inconsistent motion detection
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16
Requested features
4 requests- Improve playback functionality with fast forward/rewind
- Add option to disable ads
- Enhance speaker quality
- Integrate with smart home platforms
PPsmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaView
No in-app purchases
PPsmart
No in-app purchases









