Comparison

Car Camera DVR. PRO vs Direkto

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

Head to head
About

Car Camera DVR. PRO

Transform your iPhone into a high-definition dashcam. Record your drives with embedded time, location, and speed data. Easily export videos for evidence or sharing.

Highlights
  • Record HD videos (up to 4K, 60 FPS)
  • Embed time, speed, and location data
  • Record audio
  • Continuous loop recording
  • Store and playback videos in-app
  • Export videos to gallery
Features
Currently charting
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Turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a full featured Car DVR recorder at a fraction of the cost of the standalone device. Whenever you commute to work, go on a road trip or race on a race track, car camera is your ideal companion. Record HD definition videos while driving with embedded data about time, location and speed. Export recorded videos to use as an evidence in case of ticket or accident or just to share with your friends if you caught something interesting on tape. Car camera is the only app in App Store that is capable of recording high quality HD driving videos with data overlay. Features: Record videos with resolutions 640х480, 1280х720, 1920х1080, 4K and up to 60 FPS Embed data overlay into videos: current time, speed, coordinates, heading Record audio Metric and English units Continuous loop recording. Older videos are overridden by newer ones to preserve space on the device Store recorded videos within the application Video Playback within the application or with AirPlay enabled devices Export Videos to the gallery Privacy Policy: http://appannex.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Direkto

Navigate with a powerful compass that points to any saved location, displaying direction and distance. Record and follow routes for hikes or travels, with Live Activities support for constant visibility. Includes accessibility features for visually impaired users.

Highlights
  • Direction and distance to saved places
  • Route recording and following
  • Live Activities support
  • Voice Over accessibility
  • Watch app integration
  • Traditional and map compass modes
Features
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Direkto is a Compass App. It can not only show where the north pole is, but also show the direction and distance to any other place. It also allows to record routes (of your travels, hikes etc) so you can follow them later again, or to find your way back more easily. The App shows a big compass which includes arrows showing the direction to all of the places you have stored within the App. You can also get coordinates and distances to these locations.  There are two modes available for the compass: A more traditional mode where the center of the compass shows current the direction as cardinal points and in degrees in big letters, the second mode shows a map in the background which can display or record a route, which helps to follow the route or find your way back on that route. Just keep the path in the center while following the route. The App supports Live Activities (iOS 16.1 and later on the iPhone), so the compass and all the directions and distances to the saved places are always visible within the dynamic island (iPhone 14 Pro) and on the lock screen. The App supports Voice Over on the iPhone for blind and visually impaired users. The Watch App also shows the compass and all directions and distances to all saved places, just like the iPhone App. The App respects your privacy. There's no tracking, no ads, no hidden costs, no subscription. It's just doing what you expect: showing the direction to north and other places, help to find your way.

Screenshots

Car Camera DVR. PRO4 screens
Direkto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Direkto at $1.99 against Car Camera DVR. PRO's $12.99. Direkto also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and device support (4 vs 2). Car Camera DVR. PRO's advantage is ratings volume (283 vs 2) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Car Camera DVR. PRO costs $12.99 and Direkto $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Direkto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Car Camera DVR. PRO has 283 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Car Camera DVR. PRO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Direkto's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Car Camera DVR. PRO ships an update every 8 months, Direkto every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Car Camera DVR. PRO versus Direkto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCar Camera DVR. PRODirekto
Price$12.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (283 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings283 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOxagile LLCAlexander Clauss

Customer experience

Car Camera DVR. PRO

All ratings282 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews479 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral13.2%
Negative31.7%

Direkto

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Car Camera DVR. PRO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • App crashing after iOS updates
  • Upside-down/incorrect orientation issues
  • Audio sync problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to record from both front and rear cameras
  • Option to save/export videos easily
  • Improved low-light/night recording
  • Landscape and portrait mode support
  • Ability to continue recording while using other apps

Direkto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Car Camera DVR. PRO

No in-app purchases

None

Direkto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Car Camera DVR. PRO free?
Car Camera DVR. PRO costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Direkto free?
Direkto costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Car Camera DVR. PRO or Direkto?
Direkto is rated higher. Car Camera DVR. PRO averages 4.3 out of 5 from 283 ratings, while Direkto averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Car Camera DVR. PRO or Direkto have ads?
Neither Car Camera DVR. PRO nor Direkto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Car Camera DVR. PRO or Direkto?
Car Camera DVR. PRO ships an update every 8 months, and Direkto every 5 months. Most recently, Car Camera DVR. PRO was updated on October 29, 2026 and Direkto on October 30, 2026.

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