Costar Utility vs Cloud Network Operator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Costar Utility
Manage all your Costar-owned cameras from a single app. Discover, authenticate, and configure network and video settings for various Costar camera models. View live video feeds and securely save camera credentials.
- Camera discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint)
- Camera authentication
- Network settings configuration
- Video settings configuration
- Live video display
- Save camera credentials
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Costar Utility - A single place to manage all your Costar-owned cameras like CostarHD, Arecont Vision, Costar Video Systems. FEATURES: • Discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint) • Authenticate cameras • Configure network settings • Configure video settings • Live video display • Save camera credential to application
Cloud Network Operator
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Cloud Network Operator is a smart network deployment and orchestration tool for IT field service technicians to be able to follow a guided and easy to follow workflow to complete the installations & RMA. Smart Installation Management: - Real-time job tracking and scheduling - Visual progress monitoring - Intelligent task sequencing - Time-saving automated workflows Advanced Device Integration: - Instant device registration via QR scanning - Automated device validation - Smart capacity management - Real-time configuration verification Visual Documentation: - Guided steps for installation, cabling, racking, mounting & more - Cloud-synced photo capture and organization - Automated documentation workflow -Installation verification system Network Testing & Validation: - One-touch network testing suite - Real-time performance verification - Automated configuration checks - Instant problem identification Quality Assurance - Step-by-step validation - Built-in best practices - Digital completion signatures - Comprehensive audit trails Enterprise Ready - Secure cloud synchronization - Offline capability - Multi-site management
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloud Network Operator at fortnightly against Costar Utility's every 5 months. Costar Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Costar Utility ships an update every 5 months, Cloud Network Operator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Costar Utility | Cloud Network Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Costar Video Systems | Accenture LLP |
In-app purchases
Costar Utility
No in-app purchases
Cloud Network Operator
No in-app purchases
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