mCamView Z Plus vs ZSmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mCamView Z Plus
This app acts as a smart home hub, integrating a Z-Wave camera and gateway. It allows remote control of connected Z-Wave devices, scene creation, and voice control via Amazon Echo. Enjoy live video surveillance and playback from various storage options.
- Z-Wave camera and gateway control
- Push notifications for Z-Wave devices
- Scene creation and control
- Amazon Echo voice integration
- Live video surveillance
- SD card/NAS/Dropbox video playback
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mCamView Z+ is the App for the world’s first 2-in-1 smart home Z-Wave camera + gateway. The App can control and get push notifications over all the Z-Wave devices connected to the camera gateway. It also provides very easy and powerful scene creation and control capabilities that will make all your creative smart home control idea come true. Amazon echo is easily integrated with the App and the camera gateway so that you could do the voice control over all your smart home devices. The App also provides all the video surveillance functions for the camera gateway, including live video, SD card/NAS/Dropbox video playback and time lapse video playback. You can enjoy the smart home control while viewing the live video anywhere in the world.
ZSmart
Control and manage your ZKTeco smart home devices from a single app. Monitor security cameras, locks, and alarms, and automate lighting and plugs with voice commands via compatible smart assistants.
- Remote lock and unlock management
- Real-time security camera viewing
- See and speak to visitors via video doorbell
- Smart alarm system control
- Adjustable smart bulb brightness and color
- Automated smart plug scheduling
- Voice control with Amazon Echo/Google Nest
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ZKTeco's smart home security system is an all-in-one IoT solution for the end users. Benefited from this smart and powerful system, we could enjoy a seamless experience with various smart home devices in one mobile App -- ZSmart. More importantly, when paired with a compatible Amazon Echo or Google Nest device, you can enjoy full hands-free control with voice commands. With ZSmart App, you can manage and control all the products in one App: - Smart Door Lock: Unlock and manage the lock from anywhere - Security Camera: View surveillance videos in real time - Video Doorbell: See & speak to visitors from anywhere - Alarm System: Protect the house with smart alarm system - Smart Bulb: Change the brightness or color as need - Smart Plug: Turn on or off automatically at a specific schedule - Smart Light Switch: Switch on or off anytime, anywhere
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ZSmart at 4.4 against mCamView Z Plus's 2.6. ZSmart also leads on ratings volume (118 vs 5). mCamView Z Plus's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZSmart holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZSmart has 118 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of mCamView Z Plus's written reviews are positive against 0% of ZSmart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
mCamView Z Plus ships an update every 2 months, ZSmart every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView Z Plus | ZSmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (118 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 118 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | ZKTeco Inc. |
Customer experience
mCamView Z Plus
ZSmart
In-app purchases
mCamView Z Plus
No in-app purchases
ZSmart
No in-app purchases
