Comparison

S.Home vs RTScape

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

Head to head
About

S.Home

Control and automate your smart home devices remotely. Schedule operations, create custom scenes, and receive alerts for abnormal conditions. Enjoy voice control for seamless interaction with your connected appliances.

Highlights
  • Share devices with family
  • Smart device timing
  • Scene creation for device control
  • Automatic protection for appliances
  • Voice control integration
  • Abnormal condition alerts
Features
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1 . Share smart devices with family 2 . Smart device timing operation 3 . Use scenes to set different devices 4 . Various settings 5 . Automatic protection for abnormal electrical appliances 6 . Voice control via mobile phone or smart speaker 7 . Push and broadcast of abnormal conditions

About

RTScape

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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live camera for your Nx Witness video system. RTScape streams your camera straight to an Nx server, where it appears as a camera that operators can watch, record and find on the map. It records on your device at the same time, or on its own when there's no server or no connection. When something happens, one tap saves the moment. Built for the field: security patrols, site inspections, events, deliveries, or anywhere a fixed camera can't reach. STREAM LIVE TO NX WITNESS • Sign in through Nx Cloud, or connect straight to an Nx server on your network. • Tap record and your camera is live. RTScape adds it to the system as a camera, named after your device. • Your GPS position travels with the stream, so the camera shows on the server's map. • If the network drops, RTScape reconnects by itself. • Choose resolution up to Full HD 1080p, frame rate, bitrate, and whether a slow network costs smoothness or sharpness. RECORD ON YOUR DEVICE • Save video with or without a server: stream and record together, or record on its own. • Recordings are kept in short segments within a storage quota you set; the oldest make room for the new. • Microphone modes: Scene keeps the sound around you, Voice reduces background noise and levels speech. MARK THE MOMENT • Tap Bookmark to save an event clip from 5 seconds before to 5 seconds after. • While streaming, it also adds a bookmark on the Nx server at that moment. • Event clips are kept apart from your other recordings, with their own limits. BROWSE AND PLAY BACK • Find any clip on a timeline: green for recordings, blue for event clips. • Show all recordings, or event clips only. • Playback runs from one clip to the next; swipe for the next or previous clip. • Turn your device sideways to see more of the day at once. • Share a clip by message or email, or delete it, right from the player. PINCH TO ZOOM • Zoom in with two fingers. The zoom applies at the camera, so the stream and the recording carry it too. KNOW WHY A STREAM WON'T CONNECT • Test Live tells you whether your network can carry a live stream (directly, through a relay, or not at all) and why. • Tools for IT staff probe the router and test your own STUN/TURN server. PLANS • Free trial: unlimited live streaming for 7 days, no payment details needed. • Free plan: 30 minutes of live streaming a day. • Premium: unlimited live streaming, as a one-time purchase. Recording, playback and the network test are free on every plan. WHAT YOU NEED • To stream: an Nx Cloud account, or the address and login of an Nx Witness server. Recording works without either. • Camera and microphone access. Location is optional, and is sent only to the Nx server you connect to. Nx Witness is a product of Network Optix.

Screenshots

S.Home4 screens
RTScape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: S.Home at none against RTScape's 1. S.Home also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). RTScape's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 12 months). On price, ads 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. RTScape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. S.Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

S.Home ships an update every 12 months, RTScape every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
S.Home versus RTScape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterS.HomeRTScape
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHERRY-IOT CO., LTDChiaDot Living

In-app purchases

None

S.Home

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RTScape

One-time1
  • Unlimited Streaming$9.99

Questions

Is S.Home free?
S.Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RTScape free?
RTScape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do S.Home or RTScape have ads?
Neither S.Home nor RTScape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, S.Home or RTScape?
S.Home ships an update every 12 months, and RTScape every 9 days. Most recently, S.Home was updated on October 27, 2026 and RTScape on October 24, 2026.

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