Lorex Pro vs SV Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lorex Pro
Control your professional-grade security systems remotely. Connect and manage your N884-series recorders from anywhere, ensuring property safety with simple mobile access.
- Remote security system control
- Connect and manage recorders
- Mobile access
- Property safety monitoring
- N884-series recorder compatibility
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Introducing Lorex Pro - the ultimate app for seamless control of your professional-grade security systems. With Lorex Pro, designed to be used with our N884-series recorders, you have the power to connect and manage your security systems with ease, right from the palm of your hand. Whether you're at home, at the office, or on the go, take control and ensure the safety of your property with just a few taps.
SV Max
Access live video surveillance feeds directly from your mobile device. View real-time events, control pylon functions, playback recorded videos, and manage cloud devices with push alarm notifications.
- Live video viewing
- Pylon control
- Video playback
- Alarm push notifications
- Cloud device management
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SV Max can directly access video surveillance products through the network to meet your needs of viewing live events on your mobile phone, controlling the pylon, playing back videos, pushing alarms, managing cloud devices, etc.
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Verdict
Lorex Pro and SV Max both sit at 2.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 19% of Lorex Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of SV Max's. Lorex Pro also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for Lorex Pro against 2.7 for SV Max. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lorex Pro has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Lorex Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of SV Max's.
Lorex Pro ships an update every 4 months, SV Max every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lorex Pro | SV Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (29 ratings) | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 301 MB | 435 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LOREX TECHNOLOGY INC. | CCTV Security Pros |
Customer experience
Lorex Pro
SV Max
Bugs and requests
Lorex Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on iPad with latest iOS
- Notifications not working consistently
- Playback not working as expected
- Camera feeds not loading properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add picture-in-picture support
- Improve event/motion detection logging
- Add ability to disable cameras with one click
- Provide better privacy controls
- Integrate with more camera brands
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- Improve geolocation and notification settings
SV Max
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lorex Pro
No in-app purchases
SV Max
No in-app purchases
