Camect Viewer vs SmartView Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camect Viewer
Access live and recorded video from your smart camera hub. Receive instant notifications for detected activity and review alerts directly within the app. Initial setup requires a separate hub configuration.
- Live video streaming
- Recorded video playback
- Activity alerts and notifications
- Remote camera access
- Hub integration
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Camect Viewer connects you to the cameras on your Camect smart camera hub. Receive notifications from your cameras when interesting activity occurs, and click through to review the alerts, or to access live or recorded video. Please note that Camect Viewer does not currently allow you to configure or activate a Camect hub. Before you can use it, please activate and configure your Camect hub by following the instructions at camect.com/welcome.
SmartView Pro
This mobile monitoring client software connects to video surveillance products over the network. It allows for live viewing, camera control, video playback, and alarm notifications directly from your phone.
- Live video view
- Cradle head control
- Video playback
- Alarm push notifications
- Cloud device management
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SmartView is a mobile monitoring client software that connects to video surveillance products over the network, meeting your requirements such as live view, cradle head control, video playback, alarm push, and cloud device management on the mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartView Pro at 5.0 against Camect Viewer's 4.3. SmartView Pro also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
SmartView Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camect Viewer | SmartView Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camect Inc | Smart Raven, Inc |
Customer experience
Camect Viewer
SmartView Pro
In-app purchases
Camect Viewer
No in-app purchases
SmartView Pro
No in-app purchases
