CORTEX IQ vs Cruzo AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CORTEX IQ
This surveillance software enables live video streaming, recording, and remote playback. It supports Apple Push Notification service for alerts and offers features like snapshots and PTZ control.
- Live video stream
- Video record and playback
- Video remote playback
- Apple Push Notification service support
- Snapshots
- PTZ control
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CORTEX IQ is a surveillance software.which support Apple Push Notification service.support live video stream.video record and playback.video remote playback.snapshots and PTZ control.etc.
Cruzo AI
An AI assistant designed for small business owners, particularly in the restaurant industry. It automates tasks like inventory management, promotion creation, staff scheduling, and sales reporting, allowing owners to focus on customer service.
- Inventory prediction and reorder lists
- AI-generated promotional content
- Smart shift scheduling
- Daily sales reports
- Weekly sales analysis
- Business chat assistant
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Running a small business is hard. Managing it shouldn't be. Cruzo is the AI assistant built for restaurant and small business owners. It connects to your data, learns your patterns, and handles everything behind the scenes so you can focus on what matters most: your customers. Inventory Prediction: Never run out of key ingredients again. Cruzo analyses your stock data and sends you a weekly reorder list to approve before you place the order. AI-Generated Promotions: Get ready-to-post promotional content with AI-generated images every week. Review, edit if needed, and post directly to your socials. Smart Shift Scheduling: Set your available shifts. Your employees pick their slots. Cruzo builds the full roster and publishes it to your whole team instantly. Daily Sales Reports: Stop tallying at close. Cruzo pulls your sales data and delivers a structured report with revenue, order count, and top items every day. Weekly Sales Analysis: Track what's growing and what's not. Get week-by-week revenue comparisons, daily breakdowns, and your best and worst performers. Business Chat Assistant: Ask anything about your business in plain text and get an instant answer sales, stock, staff all without leaving the home screen. Cruzo works while you work. And while you sleep.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cruzo AI at 5.0 against CORTEX IQ's 2.8. Cruzo AI also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months). CORTEX IQ's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cruzo AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CORTEX IQ has 80 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CORTEX IQ ships an update every 7 months, Cruzo AI every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CORTEX IQ | Cruzo AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (80 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CCTV Core Inc. | Uthkarsha Suryadevara |
Customer experience
CORTEX IQ
Cruzo AI
Bugs and requests
CORTEX IQ
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes immediately on new iPhone
- Cameras rarely come up
- App works only 10% of the time
- App is offline most of the time
- Connection fails after a year without changes
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- Apple Push Notification is not working
- App defaults to midnight instead of notification time on iOS
- App crashes often or drops camera views
- App won't connect when away from home
- Motion activated video clips difficult to access
- Does not work in France
- Camera system sound does not work right
- Names and labels disappear from time to time
- Delay in opening app and seeing cameras
- Cannot move app to new phone, nothing will work or reconnect
- QR code or manual entry for new phone fails
Requested features
4 requests- Easier access to motion-activated video clips
- Improved push notifications
- Live assistance in help section
- Better support for new iPhones/iOS versions
Cruzo AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CORTEX IQ
No in-app purchases
Cruzo AI
No in-app purchases
