InstarVision vs wAppLoxx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InstarVision
View, control, and manage your IP cameras from anywhere. This app allows real-time video and audio streaming, camera settings adjustments, and playback of recorded footage.
- Live video/audio streaming
- Add/edit/delete cameras
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom control
- Change camera settings
- Save/share snapshots
- Playback recordings
- Motion detection activation
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InstarVision is the perfect companion to your INSTAR IP camera. This user-friendly application allows you to view the video streams of your camera, to control it real-time or to change its settings. • FUNCTIONS • - Play live- video/audio streams - Add/edit/delete cameras - Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions - Swipe control - Change camera settings (brightness, contrast, resolution ...) - Save or share snapshots - Saving preset positions - Controllable IR LEDs and I/O Relay (depends on the camera model) - Activate / deactivate camera motion detection - Play recordings from the Cloud or SD card Additional to the INSTAR models you can use cameras of the following manufacturers: - 7Links - ABUS - Allnet - Apexis - Axis - Bosch - Dericam - Digitus - D-Link - EasyN - Edimax - Elro - Foscam - Hama - JVC - Linksys - Mobotix - Panasonic - Reolink - Samsung - Siemens - Sony - Swann - Vilar - Wanscam - Wansview If you have any suggestion or problem with this app please contact us at support@instar.com. You can help us to extend the functions and supported cameras in this app by providing: - Documentation to your camera - Test account if possible This software uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 and its source can be downloaded here: https://github.com/instarcam/InstarVision-iPad
wAppLoxx
Control your wAppLoxx system remotely from anywhere via your mobile network or WLAN. Grant access, arm/disarm your alarm, and view system logs. Manage lost chips and configure your system securely.
- Remote access granting
- Alarm system arming/disarming
- App log view
- Lost chip deletion
- Global system configuration
- Secure network connection
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As mobile and flexible as yourself! Thanks to the wAppLoxx App, you can use the wAppLoxx system anywhere and anytime on your mobile network and on your WLAN. With the Remote feature on the wAppLoxx App, you can grant access from afar. Alarm system arming and disarming can also be controlled by the wApploxx App (Subject to suitable connection with the control box). The app log view gives you an overview of the wApploxx cylinders in your system, recording authorized and non-authorised entry requests. A lost chip can be deleted on the App in just a few clicks. Configure and manage your wAppLoxx from all over the world directly on your App. Connection to the network and to the wAppLoxx Control is completely secure and does not need any reconfiguration of your router. Information on the terms of use can be found at: https://info.abus-sc.com/share/terms-and-conditions/Terms-wAppLoxx-App.pdf Information on the data protection notices can be found at: https://info.abus-sc.com/share/terms-and-conditions/dsgvo-wAppLoxx.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: InstarVision at 93% against wAppLoxx's 47%. InstarVision also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). wAppLoxx's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
wAppLoxx holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of InstarVision's written reviews are positive against 47% of wAppLoxx's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
InstarVision ships an update every 5 weeks, wAppLoxx every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InstarVision | wAppLoxx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews — better | 47.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INSTAR Deutschland GmbH | ABUS Security Center GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
InstarVision
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









