iDVR vs airEkey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDVR
Access and manage your Win4net branded DVR server remotely. View live CCTV feeds from up to 32 channels, control PTZ cameras, and search recorded video with ease. Supports multiple codecs for versatile playback.
- Remote DVR connection management
- View up to 32 live CCTV channels
- Full-screen camera view with PTZ control
- Search and playback recorded video
- Supports H.264, MPEG4, and MJPEG codecs
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----------------------------------------------- iDVRViewer NOTE: THIS iDVR-Vue application is ONLY compatible with Win4net Digital Video Recorders(DVR's), and will not work on any home TV DVR, IP Camera, or 3rd party Digital Video Recorder. ----------------------------------------------- iDVR-Vue lets you remotely watch and search CCTV from your Win4net branded DVR server. ----------------------------------------------- * Feature Overview - Remembers DVR connection information for quick access - View up to 32 live channels simultaneously - Just tap a camera to view in full-screen display - Intuitive touch screen PTZ control - Forward and backward searching of recorded video - Supports bi-cubic, H.264 and MPEG4 codecs ----------------------------------------------- * Product Details 1. Manage DVR Connections - Once you connect to a site, the information will be automatically stored for later. - You can easily add, delete, and reorder the available DVR connections. 2. View Live CCTV Video - View live CCTV video streamed from your network DVR server. - Supports multiple channel connections to a DVR server. - A single channel may be shown in full-screen view. - Full-screen mode provides pan-tilt control using an intuitive one-finger interface. - Supports zooming in and out with a simple two-finger interface. 3. Search Recorded Video - Enables playback of archived video from the DVR server. - Quickly locate recorded video for a camera by specifying the date and time. - Play back the recorded video in full-screen view. - Toggle the on-screen playback control menu by simply touching the screen. - Provides controls for forward and backward playback, as well as high-speed search. 4. Codec Support - Supports a variety of popular codecs. - Currently Bi-cubic, MJPEG, MPEG4 and H.264 codecs are available and will be updated. ----------------------------------------------
airEkey
Control and manage smart locks remotely. Bind your smart lock, add gateways, and manage access cards. Open locks via Bluetooth, Zigbee, card, or internet.
- Bind welock devices
- Add BLE and ZigBee gateways
- Manage access cards
- Remote device management
- Open lock via multiple methods
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user AirEkey you can do this: 1.bind welock 2.add ble gateway 3.add ZigBee gateway 4.manage card via Internet 5.manage your devices 6.open lock by Bluetooth/Zigbee/Card/Internet 7.active welock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: airEkey at 5.0 against iDVR's 3.0. iDVR's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
airEkey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iDVR | airEkey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Win4NET | Shenzhen Myhand Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
iDVR
airEkey
In-app purchases
iDVR
No in-app purchases
airEkey
No in-app purchases
