Comparison

Pet Stop Link vs Luma View

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

Head to head
About

Pet Stop Link

This app connects to a smart pet fence system, allowing you to monitor your pet's behavior and receive notifications for collar charging or setting adjustments. It provides real-time information and over 1000 customizable settings for your pet's safety and your peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Smartphone connectivity
  • Pet behavior monitoring
  • Collar charging notifications
  • Remote setting adjustments
  • Over 1000 customizable settings
  • Real-time information access
Features
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Imagine a pet fence system that Links to your smartphone. That monitors your pet’s behavior and sends you a notification if a setting needs to be changed. A setting you send to your dog’s collar with a quick click. Now there’s Link™, an amazing breakthrough in pet fencing. With Link you’ll have access to real-time information at your fingertips and so will your Pet Stop Dealer. Information like letting you know the collar needs to be charged or prompting you to make an adjustment to the over 1000 available settings. Link makes it all so easy. This breakthrough technology forever changes the peace-of-mind you get from your Pet Stop system, and it's only available through participating Dealers. For over a decade Pet Stop has been the leader in technology, providing more custom settings to individualize our products than any other manufacturer in the industry. Ask your Pet Stop Dealer about Link and the ability to be one of the first to receive a Link enabled product as soon as it becomes available.

About

Luma View

Monitor your security cameras remotely with live HD video streaming, event playback, and recording capabilities. Features include smart event search with object filtering, customizable grid views, and audio support. Manage multiple devices and access your footage anytime, anywhere from your tablet or mobile.

Highlights
  • HD live viewing (single/split screen)
  • Synchronized playback (up to 16 channels)
  • Smart Event Search (human/vehicle filtering)
  • Push notifications for events
  • Customizable grid views
  • Snapshot and video recording
  • Two-way audio support
Features
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The all new Luma View app offers powerful features at your fingertips, allows you check on what matters – anytime, anywhere. Watch live video, user-friendly event search, playback, and save recordings, or take a snapshot all from your tablet or mobile device. • Enjoy HD live viewing of a single or split screen (4, 9, or 16 channels simultaneously) in both portrait and landscape modes with convenient pinch to zoom • Synchronize playback up to 16 channels • User-friendly Smart Event Search with human and vehicle filtering • Push message offer quick overview of latest events • Auto switch between high or standard resolution depending on your remote connection • Customize your grid views for multi-device management – Drag and drop cameras where you’d like them, even across multiple DVRs/NVRs • Easily scan timeline and playback to find recordings and events • Instantly capture snapshots or record videos with a tap of your finger • Add snapshots and video to your photo library for safe keeping or to share with family, friends, or colleagues • Listen or speak to whoever is on the other end (Audio support varies by camera model) • Remotely control pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras

Screenshots

Pet Stop Link3 screens
Luma View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pet Stop Link at 55% against Luma View's 13%. Pet Stop Link also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Luma View's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.1). 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

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

Pet Stop Link ships an update every 6 weeks, Luma View every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pet Stop Link versus Luma View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPet Stop LinkLuma View
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerimeter Technologies, Inc.Wirepath Home Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Pet Stop Link

All ratings71 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative29.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral5.2%
Negative39.7%

Luma View

Written reviews70 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative85.7%

User reviews

Pet Stop Link

From 71 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for behavior training
  • 👍 Effective for stopping unwanted behaviors (jumping, barking)
  • 👍 App allows remote trainer functionality
  • 👍 Convenient for adjusting collar settings
  • 👍 Night light feature is useful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow to connect
  • 🐛 Limited Bluetooth range (often < 15-20 feet)
  • 🐛 Disconnects frequently
  • 🐛 App is unreliable
  • 🐛 Inaccurate battery life reporting

Luma View

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • ✨ Huge improvement over old app
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Event snooze function is a home run
  • 🚀 Faster and more user-friendly
  • 🌟 Waterfall view is great

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on open/launch
  • 🐛 Constantly crashing
  • 🐛 Unreliable
  • 🐛 App changes settings
  • 🐛 Completely breaks and won't open

Bugs and requests

Pet Stop Link

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App is slow to connect
  • App disconnects frequently
  • App has limited range
  • Inaccurate battery life reporting
  • App connects to the wrong collar
Show 5 more
  • App history/data is incorrect or confusing
  • "Invalid Pin" errors prevent connection
  • App does not launch after updates
  • Light button does not work reliably
  • App is unstable and hangs on loading screen

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve connection speed and reliability
  • Increase Bluetooth range
  • More accurate battery life reporting
  • Better history/data logging and visualization
  • Fix "Invalid Pin" errors
Show 3 more
  • Ensure app launches after updates
  • Improve multi-dog collar selection
  • Allow remote trainer to work at greater distances

Luma View

Reported bugs

75 issues
  • Crashes on open
  • App changes settings
  • App breaks and won't open
  • Issues with showing recordings or playback
  • Misses footage
Show 70 more
  • Cannot consistently access recordings
  • Continuously quits working on iPhones
  • Notifications not working
  • Cannot see live feed
  • Constantly glitching
  • Notifications stop working
  • Constantly stops working
  • Requires deleting and reinstalling to fix
  • Broken on iOS 26
  • Crashes on Apple devices
  • Clients cannot access cameras
  • Needs update for iOS 26
  • Always offline
  • Reload every time it's used
  • Have to uninstall and install every 3 months for alerts
  • Crashes before loading screen
  • No sound for notifications
  • Doesn't always record
  • Sound not very clear
  • App crashes
  • App won't open
  • App crashes all the time
  • Does not work with iOS 26/iPhone 17 Pro
  • Freezes on startup screen and closes
  • Can't connect
  • Won't launch
  • App does not work with latest iOS
  • App does not launch
  • Incredibly slow
  • Periodically crashes
  • Intrusion alerts stop working
  • Terrible bug for a surveillance system
  • Does not work with iOS 26
  • Black screen with logo then crashes
  • Broken
  • Doesn't work at all
  • Fails to record notifications
  • Doorbell cam issues
  • App hasn't worked from the start
  • No iPad version
  • Difficult to navigate
  • Cannot access desired video point
  • Always something wrong
  • Not very reliable
  • App makes cameras useless
  • Notifications not working
  • App icon notification numbers never reset
  • Connection drops every time app is opened
  • Fails to connect
  • Cannot see cameras
  • Monthly connection issues
  • Barely functional
  • Clunky app
  • Cameras disappear for no reason
  • Rarely functional
  • App skipping
  • Freezes for 3-4 seconds
  • Opening app and seeing cameras is super slow
  • Cameras constantly falling off connection
  • Add Favorite Button missing
  • Sends motion detection messages but devices offline
  • Recent update messed everything up
  • Connection failed in June, can't login in July
  • Forgot password link not sending email
  • New version blows up with 16 channel DVR
  • Connection failed half the time
  • Needs updating
  • Not able to be put on Mac or PC
  • Cannot cast to TV
  • Cannot view on Mac or PC

Requested features

16 requests
  • Distinguish between people, animal, car, package
  • Facial recognition and saving
  • Ability to search by name
  • Search with a single word
  • Add skip ahead function
Show 11 more
  • Add x2 speed option
  • Add iPad version
  • Add Mac or PC version
  • Add ability to cast to TV
  • Add Favorite Button
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve user interface for average user
  • Add ability to distinguish between event types (people, animals, cars, packages)
  • Implement facial recognition
  • Allow searching by name or keyword
  • Add x2 playback speed

In-app purchases

None

Pet Stop Link

No in-app purchases

None

Luma View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pet Stop Link free?
Pet Stop Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Luma View free?
Luma View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pet Stop Link or Luma View have ads?
Neither Pet Stop Link nor Luma View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pet Stop Link or Luma View?
Pet Stop Link ships an update every 6 weeks, and Luma View every 8 months. Most recently, Pet Stop Link was updated on October 15, 2026 and Luma View on October 9, 2026.

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