Comparison

Amcrest View Pro 2 vs S3Crypt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Amcrest View Pro 2

Monitor your Amcrest IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. This application allows you to view live feeds from your security devices directly on your iOS device, providing peace of mind and enhanced home security.

Highlights
  • Live camera viewing
  • Remote access
  • Monitor IP cameras
  • Monitor DVRs
  • Monitor NVRs
  • Home security
Features
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The Amcrest View Pro 2 app was specifically designed for our Amcrest IP Cameras, HDCVI DVRs, and NVRs. Watch your cameras live using your iOS device! As a leader in the home security space, Amcrest offers products to help you and your loved ones feel safe, no matter where you are. With the Amcrest View Pro 2 app, it's simple to check in on what you care about, from anywhere.

About

S3Crypt

This app generates secure, unique passwords based on a master key and a unique key for each site. You only need to remember these two pieces of information to create and access your passwords, without needing a separate password manager.

Highlights
  • Generates secure, unique passwords
  • Uses a master key and unique key
  • No password storage
  • Passwords recreated with same keys
  • Case-sensitive key input
  • Copy password to clipboard
Features
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With S3Crypt you do not need to remember all your different and complex passwords, but instead you only need to remember two pieces of information. With those two pieces of information S3Crypt creates very secure and unique passwords. Use with or without a password manager. By using this app your secure passwords will be readily accessible even if your password manager is not available. The two pieces of information you need are very easy to remember: Master Key: Choose anything you want as long as it is known only to you, and remember your Master Key is always the same for every website! Unique Key: Choose any format that can be repeated for all your websites, and remember your Unique Key changes for each website! Examples: For Amazon: Master Key: ExampleMaster Unique Key: amazon For Costco: Master Key: ExampleMaster Unique Key: costco Notice in the examples that the Master Key was the same for both, but the Unique Key changed based on the website being used. Now that you have created a Master Key and a Unique Key format you are ready to use S3Crypt to create extremely secure passwords for each website.  To begin, type in your Master Key and Unique Key, then click Generate button. Next, copy the generated password to the clipboard by clicking the Copy button and then paste it in the password box on whatever website it was generated for. There is no need to memorize several passwords. You only need to remember your Master Key and your Unique Key format. The same website password can be recreated with the same Master Key and Unique Key pair. Key things to remember: 1) S3Crypt does not store or save any passwords. 2) You are the password manager. Only you can create your passwords. 3) Your Master Key never changes. 4) Your Unique Key "format" never changes. 5) Generated passwords are a derived from "both" the Master Key and Unique Key combination. Any difference results in a completely different password. 6) A generated password can never be used to determine the keys used to create it. 7) Both Master Key and Unique Key are case sensitive, in other words uppercase letters are different than lowercase letters and result in different passwords. Enjoy!

Screenshots

Amcrest View Pro 24 screens
S3Crypt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: S3Crypt at 100% against Amcrest View Pro 2's 15%. S3Crypt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). Amcrest View Pro 2's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (93 vs 4). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Amcrest View Pro 2 is free to download; S3Crypt costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

S3Crypt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest View Pro 2 has 93 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Amcrest View Pro 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of S3Crypt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Amcrest View Pro 2 versus S3Crypt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmcrest View Pro 2S3Crypt
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.1 (93 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings93 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmcrestBrian McAlister

Customer experience

Amcrest View Pro 2

All ratings84 ratings
Positive22.6%
Neutral9.5%
Negative67.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative76.1%

S3Crypt

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Amcrest View Pro 2

Reported bugs

50 issues
  • Push notifications stopped working
  • Playback stalling, skipping, jumping to beginning
  • App closes current camera or exits full screen
  • Event notifications not provided
  • Motion sensor enabled but push notifications not working
Show 45 more
  • App will not let user view cameras
  • App keeps timing out when viewing live feed or recordings
  • App won't add camera, says Device SN doesn't exist
  • Cameras seldom connect
  • Continually time-out
  • NVR fails to log cameras in quick view
  • Recording scheduling portion is unintuitive
  • General interface is outdated
  • Audio is unintelligible
  • Intercom mode crashes camera firmware
  • Message in Chinese
  • Cannot find IP address of camera
  • QR code scan failure
  • App doesn't allow remote access
  • Event recording doesn't work
  • Login timeout when not on local Wi-Fi
  • Home screen shows incorrect camera image
  • Maximum connections exceeded error
  • Dual 4K resolution cropped on iPhone 16
  • App doesn't work on M1 Mac
  • App doesn't work with iPhone
  • App doesn't recognize all Amcrest cameras
  • App doesn't accept P2P Amcrest camera with serial starting with Z
  • No P2P Gateway import feature
  • Motion detector playback does not work
  • Smart motion detection (human/vehicle) not working
  • Events don't show up on iPhone event list unless push notification is clicked
  • Unable to add NVR via P2P on iOS version
  • App doesn't load cameras after closing and reopening
  • App constantly crashes
  • App doesn't fill iPad screen
  • Turning device sideways resizes image weirdly
  • Notifications not working
  • App crashes with 4K cameras without GPU option
  • App doesn't connect to streams
  • App is unstable and has numerous bugs/errors
  • App is worse than the first version
  • App requires too many taps for simple tasks
  • App doesn't support self-search for Amcrest cameras
  • App fails to connect to camera
  • App renders camera system unusable
  • No live view or playback after update
  • App is primitive
  • App is a mess
  • Old app is better

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add screen lock feature
  • Add PTZ set point feature
  • Add cloud storage access
  • Add ability to show events and jump to them
  • Add GPU option for iOS app
Show 7 more
  • Add P2P Gateway import feature
  • Allow user choice for password change
  • Improve Mac OSX support
  • Fix dual 4K resolution cropping on iPhone 16
  • Improve iPad app scaling
  • Add timeline under live view for easier playback
  • Fix messages appearing in Chinese

S3Crypt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Amcrest View Pro 2

No in-app purchases

None

S3Crypt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amcrest View Pro 2 free?
Amcrest View Pro 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S3Crypt free?
S3Crypt costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amcrest View Pro 2 or S3Crypt?
S3Crypt is rated higher. Amcrest View Pro 2 averages 2.1 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while S3Crypt averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Amcrest View Pro 2 or S3Crypt have ads?
Neither Amcrest View Pro 2 nor S3Crypt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amcrest View Pro 2 or S3Crypt?
Amcrest View Pro 2 ships an update every 8 months, and S3Crypt every 8 months. Most recently, Amcrest View Pro 2 was updated on October 3, 2026 and S3Crypt on June 10, 2026.

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