PTVAS vs CERA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTVAS
This mobile application provides remote access to a video management platform. It allows users to view live footage, play back recorded videos, download content, and manage events from a local network or remote server.
- Real-time video preview
- Video playback
- Video download and storage
- Event viewing
- Action linkage
- Remote viewing
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PTVAS is a mobile software of Packetalk management platform PTVAS Enterprise. It can not only connect the local LAN and remote server, but also provide versatile functions including real-time preview, video playback, video download and storage, event viewing and action linkage, realizing the supporting functions of the lite video management platform for remote viewing on mobile terminal.
CERA
This platform connects first responders in real-time during critical events. It automates tasks and provides a live overview to reduce chaos and confusion.
- Real-time connectivity for first responders
- Automated task management
- Live overview of critical events
- Reduces chaos and confusion
- Visual platform
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Visual platform that eliminates the chaos and confusion during critical events by connecting first responders in real-time, automating key tasks, and providing a live overview.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CERA at every 2 weeks against PTVAS's every 6 weeks. PTVAS's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PTVAS against 5.0 for CERA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
PTVAS ships an update every 6 weeks, CERA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PTVAS | CERA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Packetalk LLC | CERA Software Inc. |
Customer experience
PTVAS
CERA
In-app purchases
PTVAS
No in-app purchases
CERA
No in-app purchases
