Camect Viewer vs Homaxi View
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.
Homaxi View
Remotely monitor live video from various security devices like DVRs, NVRs, and network cameras. Play back recordings, manage local media, and control alarms and PTZ functions via Wi-Fi or 3G.
- Remote live video monitoring
- Playback recorded files
- Local media management
- PTZ control
- Alarm event notifications
- Two-way audio support
- P2P QR code scanning
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Homaxi View is a convergent, cloud-based security solution that can be used to remotely monitor the live video from embedded DVR, NVR, network camera, network speed dome and encoder via wireless network, play back record files, locally store and manage pictures and videos, control alarm output and realize PTZ control as well. With this software installed in your phone, you are able to log onto the front-end device via Wi-Fi or 3G; besides, if there is no public IP available for the device, it’s accessible by using a dynamic domain name, or by mapping ports to the public IP of router. The Homaxi View APP can help you easily manage your device remotely. Key Features Include: • Supports P2P QR Code Scanning, up to 20 P2P Devices • Real-Time Video Preview of up to 16 Channels at once. • Snapshot/Video Record • Digital Zoom with Pinch to Zoom in/out • PTZ support • Audio and Two-Way Audio Support • Remote Playback, up to 4 Channels at once • Digital Zoom, Pinch to Zoom in/out • Alarm event notification • Audio • Snapshot • Remote Configuration • Local Setup • Basic Information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camect Viewer at 100% against Homaxi View's 57%. Camect Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Homaxi View's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Homaxi View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Camect Viewer's written reviews are positive against 57% of Homaxi View's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Camect Viewer | Homaxi View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| 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 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camect Inc | Homaxi Inc. |
Customer experience
Camect Viewer
Homaxi View
In-app purchases
Camect Viewer
No in-app purchases
Homaxi View
No in-app purchases
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