Speco Player vs VITEK Transcendent Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speco Player
Access your Speco DVR/NVR remotely for live viewing or playback of recorded content. Manage multiple locations, control PTZ cameras, and view up to 16 channels simultaneously. The app offers dynamic IP support and logs activity.
- Remote DVR/NVR access
- Live and playback viewing
- Multi-location storage
- PTZ control
- Multi-channel view (1, 4, 9, 16)
- Dynamic IP support
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Speco Player is designed to work with the HU, NU, VX, VT, HT, VS, WVS, HS, WRSP, DS, WDS, NS, NSP, and NSL (and now N32NS) DVR models of Speco Technologies. Speco Player is designed to give a user remote viewing access of their DVR/NVR. Whether it is live viewing or playback access, Speco Player keeps you in contact with your DVR/NVR. Features include: - Store multiple locations to access and recall with one touch - PTZ Control - View in either portrait or landscape mode - View 1, 4, 9, 10 or 16 channels at a time - Limits viewing of live or recorded video to a maximum 10 minutes - Change view with use of double tap (double tap to go from 4 to 1 channel view, double tap again to return to 4 channel view) - Dynamic IP via ddns.specoddns.net - Select either live view or playback of recorded content - View Log Activity
VITEK Transcendent Viewer
Access and manage your Transcendent Series DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras remotely. View live feeds, control PTZ functions, and review recorded footage with a scrolling timeline. Supports two-way audio and screen captures.
- Simultaneous multi-device viewing
- Live and recorded video playback
- PTZ control
- Two-way audio communication
- Screen capture (snapshot)
- QR code device scanning
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The VITEK Transcendent Series is a remote viewing application for Transcendent Series DVRs, NVRs, and IP Cameras. - View multiple Transcendent Series DVRs, NVRs, and IP Cameras simultaneously - Live Viewing - PTZ Control - Search - Playback of recorded video with scrolling timeline - Live Audio -Two Way Audio *Microphone Access Required - Screen capture (snapshot) - Log view - Alarm, Record, Motion and etc. - Zoom (pinch zoom LIVE and PLAYBACK) - Adjustable quality level - Devices can also be added by MAC address, or using the built-in QR Code scanner To view a live demo: 1) Install the VITEK Transcendent Viewer App. 2) Once installed, open the VITEK Transcendent Viewer App and click on 3 lines on top Left. Go to Server List. Top Right click on Circle with plus sign and enter the following information: Transcendent NVR Demo: 1st line: 76.81.140.235:8028 2nd: Any name to identify device 3rd line is user name: demo 4th line is Password: 1234 Either select save or Preview. Preview to connect.Save to save to list. Additionally, you can also add the following DVR demo, if you would like to view both demos individually or simultaneously. Transcendent DVR Demo: 1st line: 76.81.140.235:8018 2nd: Any name to identify device 3rd line is user name: demo 4th line is Password: 1234 ** The ID is case sensitive and is all lower case.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VITEK Transcendent Viewer at 2.7 against Speco Player's 1.8. VITEK Transcendent Viewer also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 5%). Speco Player's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 13) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). On price, update cadence, 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.
VITEK Transcendent Viewer holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speco Player has 164 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Speco Player's written reviews are positive against 23% of VITEK Transcendent Viewer's.
Speco Player ships an update every 3 months, VITEK Transcendent Viewer every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Speco Player | VITEK Transcendent Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (164 ratings) | 2.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 23.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Components Specialties, Inc | Vitek Industrial Video Products, Inc. |
Customer experience
Speco Player
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In-app purchases
Speco Player
No in-app purchases
VITEK Transcendent Viewer
No in-app purchases
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