RtspDeck vs smart.router
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RtspDeck
Monitor multiple RTSP security cameras from a single dashboard without cloud services or fees. View up to 8 cameras at once in a customizable grid, with easy setup and privacy-focused local network streaming.
- Multi-camera dashboard
- Local network streaming
- Customizable stream settings
- Privacy-focused design
- Easy RTSP setup
- Fullscreen camera view
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Monitor your RTSP security cameras from a single, beautifully designed dashboard. RtspDeck connects directly to cameras on your local network — no cloud services, no accounts, no monthly fees. **Multi-Camera Dashboard** View up to 8 cameras simultaneously in a responsive grid layout. Swipe between pages to monitor even more cameras. Tap any tile to expand to fullscreen. **Easy Setup** Just enter your camera's RTSP address and you're ready to go. Supports authentication with username and password stored securely in the device Keychain. **Fully Customizable** - Adjustable stream FPS (5 / 10 / 15 / 30) - Configurable simultaneous stream count (4 / 6 / 8) - Light, Dark, and Auto theme - Screen-on timer to prevent sleep - Background streaming control **Privacy First** All video streams stay on your local network. No data is sent to external servers. Your passwords are stored securely using the device Keychain — never in plain text. **Key Features** - Real-time RTSP streaming via VLC engine - Multi-camera grid dashboard with pagination - Fullscreen view with tap-to-expand - Camera management: add, edit, delete, search - Connection testing before saving - Thumbnail previews for camera list - Portrait and landscape support - iPad / tablet optimized
smart.router
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smart.router keeps your internet up. Most buildings now have more than one way onto the internet: fibre, fixed wireless, satellite, cellular. Having two is not the same as staying online, because nothing moves your traffic when one of them stops. That is what this does. smart.router manages the router on your premises. It watches every connection, moves your traffic to a working one when one fails, and moves it back when it recovers. The router decides on its own, in seconds, and keeps deciding even when it cannot reach us. The app is how you see it and set it. IN THE APP • Every line into the building, whether it is carrying your traffic right now, and how it is doing • Live traffic, and the last hour, day or week • A speed test on any line, run by the router itself rather than by your phone, so you measure the line and not your wifi • Network Health Test: your router and every line, tested from anywhere. On your own network it tests the WiFi too • A nightly speed test on every line, so the day something changed is a point on a chart instead of an argument • The devices on your network, what they are, and whether they are really there • A private connection back to your own network from anywhere • Which line is primary and which is backup, chosen by you • A message when your internet moves, and another when it comes back • Nate, a built-in assistant that answers questions about your router in plain language NO SMART.ROUTER? WIFI TEST No account and no smart.router needed. In about 30 seconds the app tells you in plain words whether a slow connection is your WiFi or your internet line. • Phone to router and phone to internet, measured side by side • Whether large data gets through • Whether the connection is slow • A result you can share with whoever supports you WHAT IT TELLS YOU PLAINLY A line that keeps dropping is held off until it is steady, and the app says so in words: what happened, and what is usually behind it. You should not have to read a routing table to find out that a cable is failing. WHAT YOU NEED For the WiFi Test: nothing. For everything else: a supported router, managed by smart.router. The app is the companion to that service, so it shows your own routers and nothing else. Speeds and connections shown in the App Store images are examples. The app is free and there is nothing to buy in it. Sign in with Apple or Google. You can delete your account in the app. No advertising. We do not sell your data, and we do not read the contents of your traffic. What we collect and why is at smartrouter.com/privacy.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: smart.router at daily against RtspDeck's every 2 weeks. RtspDeck's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
RtspDeck ships an update every 2 weeks, smart.router daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RtspDeck | smart.router |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rooking,Inc. | Valley Internet |
In-app purchases
RtspDeck
No in-app purchases
smart.router
No in-app purchases
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