# DS cam vs DStation Remote

DS cam and DStation Remote both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of DStation Remote's written reviews are positive against 32% of DS cam's. DStation Remote also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). DS cam's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 2). 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 DStation Remote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DS cam has 172 ratings behind it against 2, 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 75% of DStation Remote's.

DS cam ships an update every 4 months, DStation Remote every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | DS cam | DStation Remote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.0 (172 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ds-cam/id349087111/reviews) | [3.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dstation-remote/id6739085343/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **172** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 85 MB | 73 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **12.2** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Synology Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/321493109) | [Pavlo Stovpivskyi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1783652820) |

## 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


### DStation Remote

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dstation-remote/id6739085343)

Manage and monitor your Synology NAS Download Station tasks remotely. This app offers full control over downloads, including adding, pausing, and managing files, with secure login and a user-friendly interface.

**Highlights:** Secure encrypted login storage, QuickConnect and SSL/2FA support, Full task management (start, pause, delete), Effortless new task addition, Task file management, Priority selection for tasks and files, Share menu integration for adding tasks

**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 DStation Remote free?

DStation Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, DS cam or DStation Remote?

DS cam and DStation Remote are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 172 and 2 ratings respectively.

### Do DS cam or DStation Remote have ads?

Neither DS cam nor DStation Remote shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, DS cam or DStation Remote?

DS cam ships an update every 4 months, and DStation Remote every 3 days. Most recently, DS cam was updated on September 24, 2026 and DStation Remote on June 7, 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.*