Alpine DVR vs Cape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpine DVR
Connect to your Alpine dashcam via Wi-Fi to view live video, adjust settings, capture photos, and review recordings. This utility app provides seamless control over your dashcam's features.
- Wi-Fi connection to dashcam
- Live video preview
- Menu function settings
- Online photo capture
- Historical playback
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适用于阿尔派记录仪机器，Wi-Fi连接下可以查看实时视频预览，菜单功能设置，在线抓拍，历史回放等。
Cape
This app helps you regain focus by pausing excessive app usage and restoring access later. It's designed to reduce distractions, curb impulsive app openings, and promote healthier digital habits, especially for those with attention challenges.
- Set daily screen time limits
- Schedule app breaks
- Customize pause screen
- On-demand access control
- Automate access with zones and schedules
- Receive notifications and reports
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If you find yourself spending too much time on social media, short-form videos, or games, Cape can help you stay focused by pausing excess app usage and restoring access at the right time. By adding gentle pauses and clear boundaries, Cape helps reduce distraction, curb impulsive app openings, and support healthier digital habits -— especially for people who struggle with attention or ADHD-related challenges. What you can do with Cape: - Set daily screen time limits: Apps pause automatically when you reach your limit. - Take a Break: Cape pauses apps after extended usage and resumes them automatically once your break ends. - Customize the Pause Screen with a personal message, countdown, and usage summary, shown when you open paused apps to help you stay mindful. - Use On-demand Access and Delayed Resume to reduce impulsive app openings. - Automate with Allow Zones & Block Zones, schedules, and Shortcuts to control access automatically. - Stay informed with notifications and reports. With Cape, pausing excess screen time becomes automatic, intentional, and easy. Contact developer team: root@getcape.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getcape.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cape at 58% against Alpine DVR's 0%. Alpine DVR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Cape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Alpine DVR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alpine DVR ships an update weekly, Cape every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpine DVR | Cape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 58.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 路远 仇 | Air Matters Network Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Alpine DVR
Cape
Bugs and requests
Alpine DVR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cape
Reported bugs
8 issues- App freezes on password screen
- Widgets not working after update
- Restoring shortcut doesn't work
- Apps not disappearing properly
- Hiding apps doesn't always work
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- Cloak app not working on iPad Pro
- Apps reappearing in recently added
- Cloak app getting stuck on startup
Requested features
9 requests- More functional incognito note app
- Unlimited app groups
- Free incognito passcode option
- Ability to hide battery statistics
- Option to hide the Cloak app itself
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- Wider cloaking options (full screen)
- Danger zone to auto-hide all apps
- Option to change Cloak app name/icon
- Ability to restore apps to original folders
In-app purchases
Alpine DVR
No in-app purchases
Cape
- Cape Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Cape Pro Lifetime$19.99
