iDV PRO vs HDV CAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDV PRO
This application allows for real-time monitoring of motion cameras with low latency and high-quality video. It offers various camera and video recording modes, direct control over device settings, and file management capabilities. Users can also share captured media to social platforms.
- Live preview of motion DV video
- Control motion DV for photos and video
- Multiple camera and video recording modes
- Direct control of camera settings
- Real-time browsing and file management
- Share media to social platforms
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iDV PRO is a streaming video surveillance software for real-time monitoring. Motion camera using the most advanced streaming media solution that can achieve low latency, high-quality image. Software features: 1. Live Preview motion DV video screen. 2.DV can control the motion to take pictures, video, photography slow operation. 3.Camera features including ordinary camera, time taking pictures, automatic camera, camera trajectory. Video features include loop recording, time-lapse recording. Photography can be slow depending on the resolution of fun setting 4. Set the motion DV terminal directly related settings, such as exposure, white balance and so on. 5.Connect the process, real-time browsing, file management movement DV terminal, also can be downloaded to the phone side backup. 6.The software also can be made without connecting motion DV status, pictures or video files have been downloaded. 7. You can simultaneously share to each social platform.
HDV CAM
Connect your digital camera to your smart device for remote shooting control and instant file transfer. Adjust shooting modes and parameters from afar, making it a powerful companion for your camera.
- Connect digital cameras
- Remote shooting control
- Adjust shooting modes
- Adjust shooting parameters
- Transfer photos and videos
- Instant file transfer
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This app is used to connect digital cameras, remotely control camera shooting, and transfer captured photos and videos. It can remotely adjust the camera's shooting mode and adjust camera shooting parameters. Instantly transfer files captured by the camera to smart devices such as mobile phones. It is an excellent auxiliary app for cameras.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HDV CAM at every 2 weeks against iDV PRO's every 6 months. HDV CAM also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.1). iDV PRO's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 15%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HDV CAM holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of iDV PRO's written reviews are positive against 15% of HDV CAM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iDV PRO ships an update every 6 months, HDV CAM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDV PRO | HDV CAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (12 ratings) | 2.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 14.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sunchip Technology Co., Ltd. | 丹 罗 |
Customer experience
iDV PRO
HDV CAM
In-app purchases
iDV PRO
No in-app purchases
HDV CAM
No in-app purchases
