STVU vs UniFi Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STVU
Easily monitor your Securitytronix IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. The app offers live viewing, timeline playback, and motion detection alerts for real-time security.
- Remote camera monitoring
- Live viewing
- Timeline playback
- Motion detection alerts
- QR code setup
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The STVU app is designed to work with certain Securitytronix IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs that support cloud P2P connectivity. STVU provides an easy way to monitor your cameras remotely. With QR code functionality, simply create an account at Star4live.com, scan the QR code from your recording device, and you are ready to start live viewing and remote playback. Key features include: Motion detection alarm notification, timeline playback, and real time monitoring.
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: STVU at 100% against UniFi Design's 23%. STVU also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). UniFi Design's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 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.
UniFi Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Design has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of STVU's written reviews are positive against 23% of UniFi Design's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
STVU ships an update every 11 months, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STVU | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SecurityTronix | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
STVU
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In-app purchases
STVU
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
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