Songbird Control vs ICVIEW PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Songbird Control
Control your Andover Songbird device to stream music from your iPhone or iPad. Manage stations, group speakers, and adjust volume levels. Regular updates will add new music services and features.
- Stream music from Andover Songbird devices
- Find and select music
- Manage stations and presets
- Group and ungroup speakers
- Control volume levels
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Songbird Control streams music from your Andover Songbird device using your iPhone or iPad. Find and select music, manage your stations and presets, group and ungroup speakers, control volume levels and more. We will be updating the app regularly to introduce new music service providers and features. Get a Songbird streaming device at www.andoveraudio.com, or from your local Andover dealer.
ICVIEW PRO
Access and manage your IC Realtime security camera systems remotely. This app offers a redesigned interface for intuitive control, live video streaming, and advanced features like PTZ camera control and two-way audio.
- Live video streaming
- PTZ camera control
- Username/password authentication
- Snapshot capture
- Multi-window view
- Live audio streaming
- Bidirectional talk
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IC Realtime's newest iteration of the ICVIEW app. Redesigned interface for ease of use along with new functions and performance enhancements. View and control your IC Realtime camera systems directly from your phone while on the go. Backward compatibility with legacy devices may have varying results. Features - Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices! - Stream live video directly from your security devices (not through 3rd party servers) - Remain secured with username/password authentication - Full control of PTZ cameras - Take snapshots - Support of ICRealtime’s full range of offerings - Support multi-window view - Support live audio - Support bidirectional talk - Support favorites - Support remote playback - Support push alarm - And much, much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Songbird Control at monthly against ICVIEW PRO's every 5 months. Songbird Control also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). ICVIEW PRO's advantage is review sentiment (14% vs 0%) and ratings volume (63 vs 18). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Songbird Control against 2.6 for ICVIEW PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 63 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Songbird Control's written reviews are positive against 14% of ICVIEW PRO's.
Songbird Control ships an update monthly, ICVIEW PRO every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Songbird Control | ICVIEW PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (18 ratings) — better | 2.6 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 497 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andover Audio LLC | ICRealtime LLC |
Customer experience
Songbird Control
ICVIEW PRO
In-app purchases
Songbird Control
No in-app purchases
ICVIEW PRO
No in-app purchases
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