Eminent DVR vs CamView Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eminent DVR
This mobile client allows for comprehensive monitoring and management of Eminent EM6104 and EM6108 devices. It provides remote live video monitoring, control over PTZ and audio, local recording, and system configuration.
- Device management
- Remote live video monitoring
- Remote video control (PTZ, audio, snapshot)
- Local video recording and playback
- System configuration
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Eminent DVR is a comprehensive monitoring and management mobile client for Eminent EM6104 and EM6108, which integrated the features as follow: 1. Device management 2. Live video monitoring remotely 3. Remote Video Control: PTZ control, audio control, snapshot 4. Local video recording and playback 5. System configuration
CamView Smart
This application connects to P2P IP camera series for remote viewing. It allows users to monitor their cameras from their mobile devices.
- P2P IP camera connection
- Remote viewing
- Mobile monitoring
- Camera series support
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This app is specially built for P2P IP camera series.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CamView Smart at 3.0 against Eminent DVR's 2.0. CamView Smart also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months). Eminent DVR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CamView Smart holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Eminent DVR ships an update every 33 months, CamView Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eminent DVR | CamView Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 561 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eminent Europe B.V. | 宗强 刘 |
Customer experience
Eminent DVR
CamView Smart
In-app purchases
Eminent DVR
No in-app purchases
CamView Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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