Comparison

DS cam vs SoulTuner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

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

About

SoulTuner

Features
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SoulTuner provides a simple way for you to explore the effects of binaural beats where each ear receives a slightly different frequency. This is said to produce feelings of relaxation or greater focus depending on the settings. Use the knobs to adjust the base (Carrier) frequency to one that feels right for you. Optionally, add harmony voices and reverb for a fuller sound or listen to a complex harmony of drones all by itself. Features —Pure binaural sine waves, one for each ear in headphones —Music toggle to switch to musical notes instead of raw frequencies —Toggle to swap left and right for binaural sources —Up to 25 additional color-coded interval harmony drones over two octaves (but less is often more) —Add automated panning to gently move drones around —Add reverb for fuller spacial sound —Change harmony drone voices —Create ambient noise of various pleasing types: Pink, Brown, Green, Gray, White and add a slow sweep to change it —Add a low slow pulse synchronized to the other audio for extra relaxation —Use a timer to turn everything off after awhile, good for a sleep setting —Can run in the background while you do other things or have your device screen off Uses —Explore relaxation and focus properties of binaural audio —Find frequencies that feel right for you —Use the massive drone stack out to a recording device

Screenshots

DS cam4 screens
SoulTuner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DS cam at Free against SoulTuner's $0.99. DS cam also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). SoulTuner's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DS cam is free to download; SoulTuner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DS cam ships an update every 4 months, SoulTuner every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DS cam versus SoulTuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDS camSoulTuner
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (177 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings177 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynology Inc.Techné Media

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

SoulTuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DS cam

No in-app purchases

None

SoulTuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DS cam free?
DS cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoulTuner free?
SoulTuner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DS cam or SoulTuner have ads?
Neither DS cam nor SoulTuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DS cam or SoulTuner?
DS cam ships an update every 4 months, and SoulTuner every 5 days. Most recently, DS cam was updated on November 3, 2026 and SoulTuner on November 1, 2026.

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