Danale IoT vs iSmKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Danale IoT
Remotely monitor and manage your network video devices like IPC, DVR, and NVR from anywhere. Enjoy live viewing, recording, and device control with cloud storage and alarm notifications.
- Remote monitoring and management
- Live video viewing
- Snapshot and recording
- Pan-Tilt control
- Cloud storage support
- Alarm message push
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Under WIFI or 3G network environment, you could monitor and manage your IPC/DVR/NVR devices anytime and anywhere. 1. Plug-and-Play, easy to use 2. Free to watch, snapshot, record and Pan-Tilt control online videos 3. Support cloud storage service and alarm message push function 4. IPC/DVR/NVR, variable network devices supported
iSmKit
View up to eight cameras simultaneously on a quad screen. Capture real-time screenshots and recordings, managing all files directly on your device. Offers QR code scanning, PTZ control, and video preservation for comprehensive surveillance.
- Quad screen multi-camera viewing
- Real-time screenshot and recording
- File management on phone
- QR code scanning
- PTZ control
- Video preservation
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The operation is simple. Quad screen allows simultaneous viewing of 8 cameras Real-time screenshot and recording Manage the screenshot and recording files on your phone You can preview the video stream in real time, at the same time with QR code scanning, PTZ control, video capture, video preservation and other functions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Danale IoT at none against iSmKit's 15. Danale IoT also leads on ratings volume (516 vs 31) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). iSmKit's advantage is rating (2.1 vs 1.9). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. iSmKit sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Danale IoT asks for nothing beyond the download.
iSmKit holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Danale IoT has 516 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 11% of Danale IoT's written reviews are positive against 9% of iSmKit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Danale IoT ships an update every 2 months, iSmKit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Danale IoT | iSmKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (516 ratings) | 2.1 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 516 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 558 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danale Inc. | I-SMART CITIES (HK) LIMITED |
Customer experience
Danale IoT
iSmKit
User reviews
Danale IoT
From 516 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well for monitoring
- 📹 Good camera quality
- 🔒 Reliable security system
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
- 💰 Subscription required for full functionality
- 🕰️ Delayed video playback
- 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
iSmKit
From 31 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No annoying ads
- 👍 Works as intended (sometimes)
- 👍 Good price/performance ratio
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Unusable after updates
- 🐛 Playback issues
- 🐛 No push notifications
Bugs and requests
Danale IoT
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not compatible with latest iOS updates
- Login/registration process not working
- Recorded videos not playing back properly
- Motion detection not triggering consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to view multiple cameras simultaneously
- Implement fast-forward option for recorded videos
- Improve motion detection sensitivity controls
- Allow automatic overwriting of old recordings
iSmKit
Reported bugs
34 issues- App crashes after updates
- App closes on opening
- App closes when viewing cameras
- App closes when trying to view playback
- Cannot delete old videos
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- Recorded video not showing
- App closes immediately on opening
- Motion detector alerts stopped working
- Cannot record or get movement notifications
- Cannot buy cloud storage
- Menu overlaps videos
- Privacy policy consent button outside display
- Cannot scroll privacy policy
- App does not respond after update
- App closes after tapping play button
- Cannot report issue as app is free
- Push notifications not working on lock screen
- Cannot find app in iOS background refresh settings
- App crashes when switching to HD
- Lost connectivity with cameras
- Playback mode is jerky and jumps randomly
- Push notifications turn off automatically
- App shows alarms but nothing else
- App only works on WiFi, not 4G
- App requires location tracking
- App only shows video, cannot adjust settings
- Intercom does not work
- PTZ function does not work
- Alarm message preview fails to generate video
- Screen dims/turns off when app is open
- App takes too long to load
- New layout has wasted space
- Local experience no longer works
- Alert and playback malfunction
Requested features
7 requests- Android version needed
- Control everything from phone
- Solicit user feedback for development
- Fix privacy policy consent button placement
- Improve push notification reliability
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- Add audio to intercom function
- Fix PTZ function
In-app purchases
Danale IoT
No in-app purchases
iSmKit
- Past 4-day Event Video 30-day$3.99
- Past 4-day Event Videol30-day$3.99
- Past 4-day Full Video 30-day$4.99
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- Past 4-day Full Videol30-day$4.99
- Past 9-day Event Video 30-day$5.99
- Past 9-day Event Videol30-day$5.99
- Past 9-day Full Videol30-day$8.99
- Past 29-day Event Video 30-day$17.99
- Past 29-day Full Video |30-day$24.99
- Past 4-day Event Videol360-day$36.99
- Past 4-day Event Video 360-day$36.99
- Past 4-day Full Videol360-day$54.99
- Past 9-day Event Videol360-day$64.99
- Past 9-day Event Video 360-day$64.99
- Past 9-day Full Videol360-day$94.99
