# DS cam vs Notify.Events

DS cam and Notify.Events both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 32% of DS cam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Notify.Events's. DS cam also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (172 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 — 3.0 for DS cam against 3.0 for Notify.Events. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DS cam has 172 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of DS cam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Notify.Events's.

DS cam ships an update every 4 months, Notify.Events every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | DS cam | Notify.Events |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (172 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ds-cam/id349087111/reviews) | [3.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notifyevents/id1587585680/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **172** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **31.8% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 months** | Every 23 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 85 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Synology Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/321493109) | [Oleg Matrozov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1586138099) |

## What reviewers say

### DS cam

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ds-cam/id349087111)

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.

**Highlights:** Real-time camera monitoring, Alert notifications, PTZ, patrol, and lens control, Advanced recording filters, Essential management tasks, Snapshot management

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Works great
- 👍 Good and useful app
- 🚀 Fast and stable
- 👍 Completely control camera recordings
- 👍 Toggle through events easily

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Regular app crashing
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Cannot scroll back in timeline without issues
- 🐛 Event viewer rarely works
- 🐛 Slow and clunky

**Reported bugs**

- Regular app crashing
- Cannot scroll back in timeline without issues
- Event viewer rarely works
- Keeps buffering
- Crashes constantly

**Requested features**

- Selective motion notifications
- Custom notification sounds
- Ability to categorize alerts
- Live scrubbing on timeline
- Bookmarks and advanced filtering


### Notify.Events

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/notifyevents/id1587585680)

Receive real-time push notifications from over 40 services in one place. Get alerts for online store orders, server issues, security cameras, and more. Filter and customize notifications for high-priority events.

**Highlights:** Real-time push notifications, Consolidated message view, View files, images, and links, Message filtering and customization, Notifications from 40+ services, Support for eCommerce, IT, IoT

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is DS cam free?

DS cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Notify.Events free?

Notify.Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, DS cam or Notify.Events?

DS cam and Notify.Events are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 172 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do DS cam or Notify.Events have ads?

Neither DS cam nor Notify.Events shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, DS cam or Notify.Events?

DS cam ships an update every 4 months, and Notify.Events every 23 months. Most recently, DS cam was updated on October 18, 2026 and Notify.Events on October 11, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*