DS cam vs SoulTuner
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
SoulTuner
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | DS cam | SoulTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (177 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synology 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
DS cam
No in-app purchases
SoulTuner
No in-app purchases









