SCS Pro vs SecuritySpy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SCS Pro
Monitor live video from multiple security cameras and DVRs on your iPhone. Control PTZ cameras, listen to audio, and engage in two-way conversations. Save snapshots and playback recorded footage.
- Live multi-camera viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Favorite camera groups
- Video snapshot saving
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm push notifications
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This application will allow you to: 1. View live video on one or multiple Security Cameras on your iPhone. You can also monitor multiple DVRs/NVRs at the same or multiple locations at the same time. 2. Control your Pan Tilt Zoom Security Cameras easily from your iPhone 3. Listen to live audio (on cameras with a microphone) and perform 2 way conversations when your DVR is connected to a powered speaker 4. Create favorite groups of your most important cameras for easy viewing 5. Take snapshots of pertinent video and save directly to your iPhone 6. There is also a built in manual in the "help" section of the software 7. Search and Playback Recorded Video 8. Configure settings of individual channels (cameras) 9. Utilize Alarm Push Notification
SecuritySpy
Monitor and control your macOS CCTV camera system remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive motion detection alerts. Essential for a complete video surveillance setup.
- Live video and audio streaming
- Playback of recordings
- Motion detection push notifications
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Remote arm/disarm recording modes
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The official iPhone, iPad and Apple TV app for our macOS CCTV software SecuritySpy (securityspy.com). The essential component of a complete video surveillance system for your Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, this app allows you to easily monitor and control your camera system from wherever you are. This iOS app is completely free for registered SecuritySpy users, and also fully functional during the initial trial period. It offers the following features: - Live video and audio from your cameras - Multiplex: cycle through groups of simultaneous live camera views in full screen - Captures: play back recordings, including motion-detected clips, image files or whole-day movies - Save/share images and recordings via email, iMessage, iCloud Photo Sharing and more - Picture in Picture: watch a live camera in a floating window over other apps - Receive push notifications when motion is detected - PTZ control (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) - Two-way audio - Arm or disarm camera recording modes - Easy setup with auto-discovery of SecuritySpy servers on your network - View and manage multiple SecuritySpy servers Please note you will need a Mac running SecuritySpy 5.5.11 or later (securityspy.com), with a license that covers the number of cameras you want to use in the app. We are always happy to hear your feedback, so please get in touch if you have any suggestions for future updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SCS Pro at none against SecuritySpy's 1. SCS Pro also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). SecuritySpy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 14). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. SecuritySpy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SCS Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
SCS Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SecuritySpy has 86 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SCS Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of SecuritySpy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SCS Pro ships an update every 7 months, SecuritySpy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SCS Pro | SecuritySpy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (14 ratings) — better | 3.5 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 57.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CCTV Security Pros | Ben Software Ltd |
Customer experience
SCS Pro
SecuritySpy
In-app purchases
SCS Pro
No in-app purchases
SecuritySpy
- Multiplex & Captures$5.99
