Comparison

Universal STIG Browser vs Pylo · HomeKit Camera

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

Head to head
About

Universal STIG Browser

Access and manage Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) on your Apple devices. This app provides a touch-optimized experience for viewing, filtering, and exporting DoD STIGs in XCCDF format.

Highlights
  • Touch-optimized STIG reading
  • View STIGs for all platforms
  • Filter and export STIGs
  • Supports XCCDF format
  • Native Apple platform app
  • Streamline compliance work
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Touch-optimized STIG reading experience on the go. Universal STIG Browser is a native Apple platform app that allows users to open, view, filter, and export Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for all supported platforms as published by the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for all DISA-supported platforms in XCCDF format on the DoD Cyber Exchange website (https://www.cyber.mil). Universal STIG Browser also allows you to view and edit STIG Checklist files in CKL and CKLB format on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. Designed for IT professionals, security teams, and auditors, Universal STIG Browser makes it easy to view, compare, and export STIGs for all platforms—Windows, Linux, macOS, and more—on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro. Built to streamline compliance work while using the Apple ecosystem with full support for XCCDF-format STIGs.

About

Pylo · HomeKit Camera

Transform an old iPhone or iPad into a HomeKit security camera. Enjoy live streaming, motion detection, and two-way audio directly within the Apple Home app, all with a focus on local processing and privacy.

Highlights
  • HomeKit Secure Video support
  • Live camera streaming
  • Motion detection
  • Two-way audio
  • Flashlight control
  • Local processing, no cloud
Currently charting
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Turn any compatible device into a HomeKit security camera. Pylo turns a spare device into a fully functional HomeKit bridge — no hub, no cloud account, no subscription. Just open the app, scan the pairing code in Apple Home, and your old device becomes a security camera with live streaming, motion detection, and flashlight control. Features: • Live camera streaming in the Home app with two-way audio • Motion detection using the accelerometer and camera • HomeKit Secure Video recording support • Ambient light sensor • Flashlight control as a HomeKit lightbulb • Choose front or back camera, adjust video quality • Screen saver mode for always-on use • Add or remove accessories on the fly Designed for privacy: • 100% local — video never leaves your network • No accounts, no cloud, no data collection • All communication encrypted end-to-end • Works entirely over your local Wi-Fi Pylo is ideal for repurposing an old iPhone or iPad as a baby monitor, pet cam, front door camera, or general home security camera — all integrated natively with Apple Home. Note that in order for Pylo's features to work, it must remain in the foreground and the device must remain unlocked. If you use other apps or lock the device while Pylo is running, it will stop communicating with the Home app.

Screenshots

Universal STIG Browser3 screens
Pylo · HomeKit Camera2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pylo · HomeKit Camera at weekly against Universal STIG Browser's every 3 months. Pylo · HomeKit Camera also leads on chart position (#154 vs unranked) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Universal STIG Browser's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Universal STIG Browser costs $0.99 and Pylo · HomeKit Camera $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Universal STIG Browser against 5.0 for Pylo · HomeKit Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pylo · HomeKit Camera has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Universal STIG Browser ships an update every 3 months, Pylo · HomeKit Camera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Universal STIG Browser versus Pylo · HomeKit Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUniversal STIG BrowserPylo · HomeKit Camera
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#154 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBob GendlerTaylor Fausak

Customer experience

Universal STIG Browser

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pylo · HomeKit Camera

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Universal STIG Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Pylo · HomeKit Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Universal STIG Browser free?
Universal STIG Browser costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pylo · HomeKit Camera free?
Pylo · HomeKit Camera costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Universal STIG Browser or Pylo · HomeKit Camera?
Universal STIG Browser and Pylo · HomeKit Camera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Universal STIG Browser or Pylo · HomeKit Camera have ads?
Neither Universal STIG Browser nor Pylo · HomeKit Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Universal STIG Browser or Pylo · HomeKit Camera?
Universal STIG Browser ships an update every 3 months, and Pylo · HomeKit Camera weekly. Most recently, Universal STIG Browser was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pylo · HomeKit Camera on October 31, 2026.

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