Comparison

KAWA AUTO vs RoadRec

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KAWA AUTO

Connect to your dash camera via Wi-Fi to capture photos, manage recordings, and adjust settings directly from your smartphone. Easily share your driving experiences on social media.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi camera connection
  • Photo and video capture
  • File management
  • Settings adjustment
  • Social media sharing
Features
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"KAWA AUTO" is a special mobile application of KAWA AUTO dash cameras. You can take pictures from the smartphone through Wi-Fi connection, manage files, change settings and share the driving moments to social medias.

About

RoadRec

This utility app acts as a safety guard for your travels by connecting to a dash cam recorder via WiFi. It allows you to view, download, and save videos and pictures, including emergency recordings, directly to your phone. You can also adjust the recorder's settings through the application.

Highlights
  • Connects to dash cam via WiFi
  • View general and emergency videos
  • Save and download recordings
  • Manage pictures
  • Configure dash cam settings
Features
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RoadRec is a dash cam application. This product serves as a safety guard for your personal travel. The app application connects to the recorder through WiFi, allowing you to directly play general videos, emergency videos, and pictures on your phone. You can also download and save them to a file list for browsing, and make relevant settings for the recorder. 【 Warm Reminder 】 1.The function of obtaining the user's work trajectory during a specific time period will continue to use GPS positioning services, and switching to the background will still maintain GPS connection, which will consume more electricity compared to other operations. Continuous operation of GPS in the background can affect battery life. 2. This application has the function of requiring persistent location, as it is used to obtain the user's work trajectory during a specific time period. You need to agree to use the persistent location function, which has been declared in the UIContextModes key of the project info.plist file. 3. Disclaimer: The attached file is a Chinese version of the authorization letter for the Sarmert and OMBAR brands. This application contains content or functionality from Sarmert and OMNAR brands and can control the driving recorder from Sarmert and OMNAR brands. We are the manufacturer of Sarmert and OMNAR brands, and Apple Inc. is not responsible for any infringement of the other party's rights by the application.

Screenshots

KAWA AUTO3 screens
RoadRec4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: KAWA AUTO at 100% against RoadRec's 16%. KAWA AUTO also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.7). RoadRec's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KAWA AUTO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoadRec has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of KAWA AUTO's written reviews are positive against 16% of RoadRec's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KAWA AUTO ships an update every 6 weeks, RoadRec monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KAWA AUTO versus RoadRec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKAWA AUTORoadRec
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better1.7 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better15.8% of reviews
Number of ratings434 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB185 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSHENZHEN APICAL TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTDEFORYOU INC

Customer experience

KAWA AUTO

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

RoadRec

All ratings34 ratings
Positive11.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative79.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative78.9%

In-app purchases

None

KAWA AUTO

No in-app purchases

None

RoadRec

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KAWA AUTO free?
KAWA AUTO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RoadRec free?
RoadRec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KAWA AUTO or RoadRec?
KAWA AUTO is rated higher. KAWA AUTO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while RoadRec averages 1.7 from 34 ratings.
Do KAWA AUTO or RoadRec have ads?
Neither KAWA AUTO nor RoadRec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KAWA AUTO or RoadRec?
KAWA AUTO ships an update every 6 weeks, and RoadRec monthly. Most recently, KAWA AUTO was updated on October 10, 2026 and RoadRec on October 16, 2026.

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