DS cam vs ReMatter Operator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DS cam
Monitor and receive alerts from your Synology surveillance cameras. Control PTZ, patrols, and lens functions in real-time. Easily filter recordings and manage essential tasks like disabling cameras or deleting snapshots.
- Real-time camera monitoring
- Alert notifications
- PTZ, patrol, and lens control
- Advanced recording filters
- Essential management tasks
- Snapshot management
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You must own a Synology NAS or NVR to run this app, and be running the latest Surveillance Station to get the complete set of features. DS cam makes it possible to monitor and receive alert notifications from all your surveillance cameras set up on a Synology DiskStation. Smart features such as PTZ, patrols or lens control allow for perfect control of your cameras in real-time, while advanced filters make it easy to pinpoint any specific event from large lists of recordings. You can even perform all essential management tasks, from disabling a camera to unlocking and deleting a snapshot. Find all detailed features about the app on our website: www.synology.com > Solutions > Surveillance > Surveillance Mobile > Specifications https://www.synology.com/dsm/7.2/software_spec/surveillance_station
ReMatter Operator
Manage scrap yard operations from your mobile device. Create scale tickets, print inventory tags, and dispatch drivers seamlessly. This app integrates with the ReMatter console for a unified experience.
- Create scale tickets
- Print inventory tags
- Dispatch drivers
- Scan IDs
- Manage scrap yard operations
- View inventory numbers
- Wireless printing
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Create scale tickets, print inventory tags, dispatch drivers, scan IDs, and more with the ReMatter Operator mobile app. ReMatter Operator ties directly into the ReMatter console for a seamless mobile and web experience. The Operator app allows users to manage scrap yard operations from a phone or tablet, on the yard or on the road. Recyclers using ReMatter Operator buy material directly from their supplier’s sites, view inventory numbers from their house, and print inventory tags to a wireless printer - unlocking new workflows for your team!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReMatter Operator at 100% against DS cam's 32%. ReMatter Operator also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). DS cam's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ReMatter Operator holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DS cam has 172 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of DS cam's written reviews are positive against 100% of ReMatter Operator's.
DS cam ships an update every 4 months, ReMatter Operator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DS cam | ReMatter Operator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (172 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology Inc. | ReMatter Inc. |
Customer experience
DS cam
ReMatter Operator
Bugs and requests
DS cam
Reported bugs
16 issues- Regular app crashing
- Cannot scroll back in timeline without issues
- Event viewer rarely works
- Keeps buffering
- Crashes constantly
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- Battery drain
- Push notifications not reliable
- Cannot click on push notifications
- Cannot download h265 videos
- Notifications missing thumbnails
- Slow login process
- Loses remembered connections
- Slow to connect
- Notifications stopped working
- Crashes iPhone 14 Pro
- Incompatible with older Surveillance Station versions
Requested features
11 requests- Selective motion notifications
- Custom notification sounds
- Ability to categorize alerts
- Live scrubbing on timeline
- Bookmarks and advanced filtering
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- Ability to download h265 videos
- Faster login process
- Ability to retain remembered connections
- Apple TV app
- Dark mode for all screens
- Ability to quickly switch between cameras
ReMatter Operator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DS cam
No in-app purchases
ReMatter Operator
No in-app purchases
