Vivitar Mobile Reader vs iDV PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vivitar Mobile Reader
Manage and view media files like photos, videos, and music from your connected device. Organize, share, and play content with features like slideshows and music playback controls. Supports various document formats for comprehensive file management.
- Media thumbnail display
- List/thumbnail view
- File sharing
- Copy/cut/delete/create/rename files
- Slideshow mode for photos
- Music playback with artwork
- Document format support
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“Vivitar Mobile Reader” is an application software for Vivitar Mobile Reader device. •The main interface displays Media thumbnails :video, photo, music • Supports list / thumbnail view, support sharing operation for photos, music and documents • Support copy/cut/delete/create/rename operation and support local/iStorage data transmission in /between • Support to play the photos by slideshow mode • Support music artwork shows, repeat mode setting, time line drag operation • Document: Support formats of .keynote、.numbers、.page、.xls/.xlsx, .doc/docx、pdf、txt、ppt/pptx
iDV PRO
This application allows for real-time monitoring of motion cameras with low latency and high-quality video. It offers various camera and video recording modes, direct control over device settings, and file management capabilities. Users can also share captured media to social platforms.
- Live preview of motion DV video
- Control motion DV for photos and video
- Multiple camera and video recording modes
- Direct control of camera settings
- Real-time browsing and file management
- Share media to social platforms
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iDV PRO is a streaming video surveillance software for real-time monitoring. Motion camera using the most advanced streaming media solution that can achieve low latency, high-quality image. Software features: 1. Live Preview motion DV video screen. 2.DV can control the motion to take pictures, video, photography slow operation. 3.Camera features including ordinary camera, time taking pictures, automatic camera, camera trajectory. Video features include loop recording, time-lapse recording. Photography can be slow depending on the resolution of fun setting 4. Set the motion DV terminal directly related settings, such as exposure, white balance and so on. 5.Connect the process, real-time browsing, file management movement DV terminal, also can be downloaded to the phone side backup. 6.The software also can be made without connecting motion DV status, pictures or video files have been downloaded. 7. You can simultaneously share to each social platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iDV PRO at 2.1 against Vivitar Mobile Reader's 1.7. iDV PRO also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 12%). Vivitar Mobile Reader's advantage is ratings volume (826 vs 12) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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.
iDV PRO holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivitar Mobile Reader has 826 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Vivitar Mobile Reader's written reviews are positive against 40% of iDV PRO's.
Vivitar Mobile Reader ships an update every 4 months, iDV PRO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vivitar Mobile Reader | iDV PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (826 ratings) | 2.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 826 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 振峰 皮 | Shenzhen Sunchip Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Vivitar Mobile Reader
iDV PRO
Bugs and requests
Vivitar Mobile Reader
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when inserting SD card
- Photos/videos not showing up in app
- Corrupted data after transfers
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to transfer files in bulk
- Support for more file types
- Improved stability and reliability
iDV PRO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vivitar Mobile Reader
No in-app purchases
iDV PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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