Comparison

COMMAX vs MV3000

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

Head to head
About

COMMAX

Control your smart home devices remotely, including lights, heating, and security. Monitor energy consumption and view CCTV camera feeds. Receive calls from your porch or lobby directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Device controls (lights, heating, curtains)
  • Security settings (away mode, home security)
  • CCTV camera monitoring
  • Energy management (consumption, solar generation)
  • Call receiving (porch, lobby)
  • Notifications for home events
Features
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Try out Commax Smart Home systems using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Supported Products: - Home Network Wallpad - Smart Video Phone - Smart Door Station - Emergence Call Function: - Device controls (lights, gas valves, heating, main switches, curtains, ventilation, etc.) - Security settings (away mode, home security, etc.) - Complex services (announcements, automatic meter reading, CCTV cameras monitoring) - Energy management (electricity, gas, water consumption and solar power generation monitoring) - Call receiving(porch, lobby, etc.) Notifications: - The product installed on your home need to support the mobile service. Please ask customer center or your dealer for more information. - You must be logged into an account to join in the product. Please refer to the product guide. (Portal Service app or Account app) - Some features of this app may be limited depending on the devices installed in the home.

About

MV3000

Receive instant video call notifications for system events like sensor triggers or alarms. Monitor multiple live video feeds with high resolution and digital zoom, and efficiently search recorded footage using various playback modes.

Highlights
  • Instant push video calls for system events
  • Multi-channel high-resolution live monitoring
  • Digital zoom and PTZ control
  • VOD playback with event and keyword search
  • POS data display and search
  • Audio monitoring
Features
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Major Features * PUSH Video Call Whenever any event (Sensor, Alarm & Specific Keyword of POS) occurs at your system, it automatically knocks on your iPhone & iPAD. You can instantly connect to the system and check what is happening by simple tap on the event message. It allows you to be free from constant attention to the event that may or may not happen. * Live Monitoring Multi-channel live monitoring with High Resolution image makes you have a clear and a variety of view angles on your monitoring sites. In addition, Digital Zoom & PTZ control function under live monitoring mode gives you more detail monitoring options. * VOD Playback with Search Mode Various search modes (Date/Time, Event List & Keyword of POS data) as well as playback speed control lets you save your time to find recorded data you want to check. Additional Features PTZ Control (Live Mode) Digital Zoom (Live & VOD Mode) Audio Monitoring (Live & VOD Mode) POS Data (Display in Live & VOD Mode / Keyword Search) Push Notification

Screenshots

COMMAX4 screens
MV30004 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MV3000 at 4.5 against COMMAX's 2.0. MV3000 also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). COMMAX's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 26%). On price, ratings volume, 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

MV3000 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of COMMAX's written reviews are positive against 26% of MV3000's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COMMAX ships an update every 4 months, MV3000 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
COMMAX versus MV3000: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOMMAXMV3000
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better26.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB45 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCOMMAX CO., LTDKUK HYEONG KIM

Customer experience

COMMAX

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral19.0%
Negative46.0%

MV3000

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative65.2%

In-app purchases

None

COMMAX

No in-app purchases

None

MV3000

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is COMMAX free?
COMMAX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MV3000 free?
MV3000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, COMMAX or MV3000?
MV3000 is rated higher. COMMAX averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MV3000 averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do COMMAX or MV3000 have ads?
Neither COMMAX nor MV3000 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COMMAX or MV3000?
COMMAX ships an update every 4 months, and MV3000 every 6 weeks. Most recently, COMMAX was updated on June 11, 2026 and MV3000 on September 9, 2026.

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