SmartEyes_Pro vs CCTV Smart Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartEyes_Pro
Access and monitor your Digital Video Recorder (DVR) remotely. This app allows you to view live feeds, receive push notifications for alerts, and manage recordings. It requires network access to connect to your DVR and offers optional features like QR code import and microphone access.
- Remote DVR monitoring
- Live feed viewing
- Push notifications
- QR code import
- Video recording storage
- Microphone access
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder) SmartEyes Update version!!! [Permission information for using the app] 1) Required access rights - Network: Permission to use the network, which is required to access the DVR. 2) Optional access rights - Photos and videos: Permission to access device photo media files. This permission is required to use the QR code photo import, screenshot image storage, and video recording storage functions. - Camera: Access to the device's camera, which is required to use the QR code recognition function. - Microphone: Access to the device's microphone, which is required to use the recorder's speaking function. - Notification: This is the permission to access the device's notifications and is required to display it on the device when a PUSH notification comes from the recorder. * You can use the app even if you do not agree to the optional access permissions. * If you do not agree to the optional access rights, normal use of some functions of the service may be difficult.
CCTV Smart Viewer
Access and monitor your DVR system remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and manage your security cameras on the go.
- Remote DVR access
- Live video monitoring
- Playback recorded footage
- Security camera management
- Mobile surveillance
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CCTV Smart Viewer at 63% against SmartEyes_Pro's 14%. CCTV Smart Viewer also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.8). 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.
CCTV Smart Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of SmartEyes_Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's.
SmartEyes_Pro ships an update every 3 months, CCTV Smart Viewer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartEyes_Pro | CCTV Smart Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rifatron Co., Ltd. | KangYeol Lee |
Customer experience
SmartEyes_Pro
CCTV Smart Viewer
Bugs and requests
SmartEyes_Pro
Reported bugs
38 issues- App stopped working
- Remote connection error
- Site won't connect
- Failed to connect to site
- Corrupts and throws out
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- Cannot connect to cameras since update
- Bug in the system
- Network disconnect
- Stopped working when viewing recorded footage
- Intermittent service/Time Out
- Signal loss with no pic
- Sound no longer works on iPad
- Unable to view on smartphone since update
- App crashes on iPad Pro since update
- Crashes when trying to get to cameras
- Black screen on playback
- App stopped logging in remotely
- App will not load
- Devices stopped connecting after update
- Playback skips to beginning of previous hour
- App is slow to connect or fails altogether
- App does not work without Wi-Fi
- App not connecting
- App crashes every time
- App freezes
- PTZ works only sometimes
- App frequently closing without warning
- Opens with no video
- App crashing on iPhone 6Plus
- Audio not working on iPhone 6
- App crashing on connection to DNS server/camera
- App crashes when swapping cameras
- Only one camera with sound
- App crashes when switching to camera with sound
- Calendar a day forward/incorrect dates
- App freezing
- Cannot manually add server
- Cannot change camera order
Requested features
8 requests- Save video playback
- Add motion record list
- Add recordings to smartphone/tablet
- Fix audio issues
- Fix PTZ button functionality
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- Improve remote connection reliability
- Fix calendar display issues
- Allow creation of multiple accounts for different sites
CCTV Smart Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartEyes_Pro
No in-app purchases
CCTV Smart Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartEyes_Pro free?
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