Defender Empower vs ASC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Defender Empower
Stay connected with your home or business from anywhere. This app allows you to view live feeds, review recorded footage, and receive instant motion detection alerts. You can also easily share important clips and customize recording schedules.
- Live video streaming
- Recorded footage playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Footage sharing
- Customizable recording schedules
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Join the community of families and businesses that choose Defender to stay connected, anywhere, anytime. With the Defender Empower App: - LIVE: Check-in on what’s happening, anytime - PLAYBACK: Easily watch recorded footage - NOTIFICATIONS: Receive instant alerts when motion is detected - SHARE: Save and share footage, whether it’s funny or suspicious - SCHEDULE: Customize your recording schedule to fit your lifestyle and needs
ASC
Connects to aircraft WiFi to display real-time image data on your mobile device. View, save, and review captured images. Control data transmission using a game joystick.
- Real-time image data display
- Connects via aircraft WiFi
- Save and view image data
- Game joystick control
- Image data transmission
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The APP cooperated with the aircraft and called the mobile phone WiFi to receive the image data, so that the image data could be displayed in real time in the APP. Display the effect of image data, but also the received image data can be saved and viewed. When the image data is displayed, the data can also be transmitted through the game joystick.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Defender Empower at 4.6 against ASC's 3.3. Defender Empower also leads on ratings volume (1.8K vs 56) and review sentiment (40% vs 25%). ASC's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). 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.
Defender Empower holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Defender Empower has 1.8K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Defender Empower's written reviews are positive against 25% of ASC's.
Defender Empower ships an update every 7 months, ASC every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Defender Empower | ASC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.3 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empowerment Technologies Inc. | AMAX INDUSTRIAL GROUP CHINA CO LTD |
Customer experience
Defender Empower
ASC
Bugs and requests
Defender Empower
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras randomly going offline
- App not showing all camera feeds
- Playback not working as expected
- Notifications not triggering consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add two-way audio capability
- Improve playback and recording functionality
- Provide PC/desktop app support
- Enhance motion detection and alerts
ASC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Defender Empower
No in-app purchases
ASC
No in-app purchases
