mCamView Z Plus vs Zlink Assistant
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.
Zlink Assistant
This utility app allows remote device operation and management. Connect by scanning a QR code or entering device details. View attendance data and manage users on compatible time and attendance devices.
- Remote device operation
- QR code connection
- Manual IP/port connection
- Basic user management
- View daily attendance data
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ZLink Assistant is a mobile application gadget designed to provide customers with a more convenient way to operate their devices remotely. customers can quickly connect to the app by scanning the connection QR code on the device or manually entering the device IP, port, and password. It supports completing basic user management on time and attendance devices from mobile, viewing daily attendance data, and presenting users with the most needed information in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mCamView Z Plus at 2.6 against Zlink Assistant's 1.6. mCamView Z Plus also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
mCamView Z Plus holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of mCamView Z Plus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Zlink Assistant's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView Z Plus | Zlink Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | ZKTeco Inc. |
Customer experience
mCamView Z Plus
Zlink Assistant
In-app purchases
mCamView Z Plus
No in-app purchases
Zlink Assistant
No in-app purchases
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