DirectorView vs Hydro Ottawa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DirectorView
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Live stream and record funeral ceremonies and memorial events on the most advanced Funeral Experience Platform™ available. Install it on your SimplicityCam™ and your smartphone—or any other connected mobile device—to test your audio and video, live monitor broadcasts and control the stream remotely. If you can't get a 5G signal, use the SimpleTouch™ feature to record offline and upload the recording to a dedicated memorial site when you get back.
Hydro Ottawa
Manage your electricity account 24/7 with this utility app. Access services like outage reporting, account management, and important notifications. Designed for both residential and commercial customers, it offers tools to stay informed and in control of your power services.
- 24/7 account management
- Report power outages
- Account opening/closing
- Alerts and notifications
- Service updates
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Hydro Ottawa’s app provides you with 24/7 access to manage your account online. Redesigned based on customer feedback, it includes new features and enhancements. Open to residential and commercial customers, as well as those without a Hydro Ottawa account, the app allows users to sign up to access a number of services and tools like alerts and notifications, report an outage, or open, close or update a new or existing account. New features and functionalities will be rolled out in phases over 2023. Hydro Ottawa Limited, a subsidiary of Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc., delivers electricity to homes and businesses in the City of Ottawa and the Village of Casselman. For more than a century, Hydro Ottawa has supplied its customers with clean, safe and reliable power to help build a vibrant and sustainable national capital region. As a leading partner in a smart energy future, Hydro Ottawa proudly contributes to the well-being of the community it serves through its integration of innovative and sustainable business practices, corporate citizenship initiatives, and offering best-in-class customer service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hydro Ottawa at every 5 weeks against DirectorView's every 8 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DirectorView ships an update every 8 months, Hydro Ottawa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DirectorView | Hydro Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foveo Memorial Services Inc. | Hydro Ottawa |
In-app purchases
DirectorView
No in-app purchases
Hydro Ottawa
No in-app purchases









