Alta Video vs MCEL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alta Video
This app offers advanced machine learning for video surveillance, allowing users to manage alarms and view camera feeds remotely. Receive real-time notifications for anomalies directly on your mobile device, enhancing security and operational efficiency.
- AI-powered video surveillance
- Remote alarm and anomaly notifications
- Live camera feed viewing
- Secure mobile access
- Simplified daily surveillance tasks
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Avigilon Alta Video provides the latest in machine learning algorithms to simplify the tasks that you carry out day-to-day on your video surveillance system. With the Alta Video app, you are no longer tied to your desk for these tasks. Securely receive notifications about alarms and anomalies on your cellular device and view the accompanying video for these events. You can also view the video feeds from any cameras connected to your Alta Video deployment.
MCEL
This platform supports educational leaders of color by providing development resources, training, and networking opportunities. It aims to cultivate a community of visionary leaders to drive positive change in education at all levels.
- Educational leadership development
- Support for school leaders and educators
- Community building for visionary leaders
- Engaging programs and hands-on training
- National event participation
- Tools and support for impactful leadership
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MCEL is a network of leaders of color serving across a wide range of organizations—school and system leaders, traditional and nontraditional pathways, post-secondary institutions, and private education. The MCEL app is your go-to platform for educational leadership development, designed to support school leaders, educators, and aspiring administrators in shaping the future of learning. Our mission is to cultivate and sustain a strong community of visionary leaders who can drive positive change in education. Through engaging programs, hands-on training, and national events, MCEL equips men of color in education with the tools, support, and network to lead with impact. Whether at the classroom, school, or system level—everyone has a vital role to play in transforming education.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MCEL at 5.0 against Alta Video's 3.3. Alta Video's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). 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.
MCEL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alta Video has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alta Video ships an update every 2 months, MCEL every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alta Video | MCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ava Video Security Limited | MCEL United, Inc |
Customer experience
Alta Video
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In-app purchases
Alta Video
No in-app purchases
MCEL
No in-app purchases
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