Speco Player vs SoCatch
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
SoCatch
This utility app allows remote viewing of H.264+H.265 DVR systems. Users can access live feeds, search recorded events, and control camera functions like PTZ and zoom. It supports both non-landscape and landscape viewing modes after initial setup.
- Live camera view
- Time and event search
- PTZ control
- Zoom functionality
- Relay control
- Backup files to device
- IP camera connection
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SoCatch is a new version of iWatch DVR 2 which is a H.264+H.265 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - Event search and play - PTZ control - Zoom - Relay control - Backup files to advice - connection to IP camera
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SoCatch at 2.9 against Speco Player's 1.8. SoCatch also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 5%). Speco Player's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.
SoCatch holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Speco Player's written reviews are positive against 21% of SoCatch's.
Speco Player ships an update every 3 months, SoCatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speco Player | SoCatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (164 ratings) | 2.9 (69 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 21.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Components Specialties, Inc | Jesse Stone |
Customer experience
Speco Player
SoCatch
Bugs and requests
Speco Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SoCatch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when using time search feature
- Inability to connect to cameras over cellular data
- Stops working after recent updates
- Compatibility issues with iPhone 7 and newer
Requested features
4 requests- Update to support newer devices and iOS versions
- Improve stability and reliability
- Add support for push notifications and motion detection
- Enhance user interface and visual design
In-app purchases
Speco Player
No in-app purchases
SoCatch
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Speco Player free?
Is SoCatch free?
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