SmartCam View vs Adorbee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartCam View
Access and manage your home security cameras remotely from your mobile device. View live streams, review recordings, and receive instant alerts for motion or sound.
- Remote live streaming
- Multi-camera management
- Motion and sound alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- PTZ camera control
- Local video storage
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SmartCam View App offers easy viewing on your mobile devices for home security. Key features of SmartCam View: 1. User-friendly interface to view and operate on your mobile devices. 2. Supports to add multiple cameras in minutes and easy management. 3. Multi-channel viewing at the same time on mobile devices. 4. Remotely access for live streaming via internet anytime and anywhere. 5. Convenient local access to view captured images and recorded videos. 6. Supports two-way audio to hear and talk back to anyone you want. 7. Get instant push notification when motion or sound detection is triggered. 8. Control PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) cameras remotely on your mobile devices. 9. Supports 360-degree panorama and easy rotation control for PTZ cameras. 10. Store captured images and recorded videos safely and view from anywhere.
Adorbee
Monitor your Adorbee security cameras with live video and two-way audio. Record footage manually, on schedule, or when motion is detected. Review and download recorded videos, and receive instant alarm notifications.
- Live video monitoring
- Two-way audio communication
- Manual and scheduled recording
- Motion detection alarms
- Playback and download recorded video
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This app is mainly designed for Adorbee brand security cameras, featuring the following functions: 1. Live monitoring of video and two way audio as well as other control functions 2. Support for manual recording, alarm - triggered recording, scheduled recording, and other functions 3. Support for playback and download of recorded video files 4. Support for motion detection alarm and push of alarm messages Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
SmartCam View and Adorbee both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of SmartCam View's written reviews are positive against 25% of Adorbee's. SmartCam View also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 24) and ratings volume (72 vs 6). Adorbee's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. Adorbee sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per 7 days. SmartCam View asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for SmartCam View against 4.5 for Adorbee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartCam View has 72 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of SmartCam View's written reviews are positive against 25% of Adorbee's.
SmartCam View ships an update every 3 months, Adorbee fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartCam View | Adorbee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better | 4.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 大均 杨 | Adorbee Technology Co.,Limited |
Customer experience
SmartCam View
Adorbee
In-app purchases
SmartCam View
No in-app purchases
Adorbee
- Weekly Plan, 1 device(Mock)$0.297 Days
- Monthly Data Plan(Mock)$0.391 Month
- Weekly Plan, 2 devices(Mock)$0.397 Days
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- Weekly Plan, all device(Mock)$0.497 Days
- Monthly Plan, 1 device(Mock)$0.591 Month
- Monthly Plan, 2 devices(Mock)$0.691 Month
- Monthly Plan, all device(Mock)$0.791 Month
- Monthly Plan, 1 device1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly Plan, 2 devices1 Month trial$13.991 Month
- Monthly 4G Data Plan14 Days trial6 variants$19.991 Month
- Monthly 4G Data Plan(Extra)14 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Monthly Plan, all devices1 Month trial$27.991 Month
- Annual Plan, 1 device1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Half year 4G Data Plan14 Days trial2 variants$99.996 Months
- Annual Plan, all devices1 Month trial$139.991 Year
- Annual 4G Data Plan14 Days trial3 variants$169.991 Year
