Camect Viewer vs Uplink Security
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.
Uplink Security
Transform your existing alarm panel into a smart security system. Remotely control your system, monitor status, bypass zones, and receive real-time event notifications. Access up to 12 months of event history and control home appliances.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Zone status monitoring
- Zone bypassing
- Real-time notifications
- 12-month event history
- Appliance control
- Multi-location support
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Your alarm panel, only smarter! Turn any alarm panel into a SMART security system with the Uplink mobile app for iOS Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Contact your alarm installer or write to us at info@uplink.com for more information. • Remotely arm and disarm your alarm system (supports Arm Stay, Arm Away and multiple partitions). • Monitor the status of your alarm system and specific zones. • Bypass zones. • Get real-time notifications for selected events. • Review 12 months of event history. • Open doors and control home appliances. • Control multiple locations from a single account. To access a demo version of the application, please use the following credentials: User: demo | Pass: demo | Arm PIN: 1234
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Camect Viewer at 100% against Uplink Security's 33%. Camect Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). Uplink Security's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (103 vs 6). 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.
Uplink Security holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uplink Security has 103 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Camect Viewer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Uplink Security's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Camect Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Uplink Security every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camect Viewer | Uplink Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camect Inc | Uplink Security Inc. |
Customer experience
Camect Viewer
Uplink Security
In-app purchases
Camect Viewer
No in-app purchases
Uplink Security
No in-app purchases
