DR vs Camarun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
DR
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DR-DeviceTools is a comprehensive device diagnostics and monitoring app that gives you full visibility into your device's hardware, performance, and system health โ all in one place. Get a complete picture of what's inside your device. Explore detailed hardware specifications, from processor and GPU to display, cameras, audio, and ports. Monitor system performance in real time โ track CPU load, memory usage, storage, battery status, and thermal readings to understand how your device is performing at any moment. Browse every sensor on your device with expandable technical details. Check connectivity capabilities across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, and GPS. Review your device's security posture including encryption status. Run interactive hardware tests to verify that your touchscreen, speakers, and sensors are functioning correctly โ with detailed diagnostic results for each test. View supported media codecs and accessibility settings. Everything you need to understand, diagnose, and verify your device is working as expected. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Camarun
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Camarun is a fast, native viewer for your Frigate NVR. Frigate is the open-source network video recorder that runs on your own hardware and does real-time object detection on your camera feeds. Camarun gives it a proper iPhone and iPad app. LIVE VIEW - Every enabled camera at a glance, each with a continuously updating preview - Tap any camera for a full-screen live stream - Connection status always visible, so you know when a feed has gone stale DETECTION EVENTS - Browse everything Frigate detected: people, cars, animals and more - Filter the timeline down to a single camera - Each event shows its snapshot, camera, time and duration - Play back the recorded clip for any event BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTING - Connects straight to your own Frigate server. There is no Camarun cloud, account or middleman - Works with the unauthenticated API on port 5000 or the authenticated HTTPS endpoint on port 8971 - Optional username and password, stored only in your device's Keychain - Optional trust for the self-signed certificate Frigate generates by default - Use it on your LAN, or from anywhere through your own VPN or reverse proxy PRIVATE BY DESIGN Camarun collects no data. Your video, your credentials and your server address never leave your device except to talk to the Frigate instance you configured. REQUIREMENTS A running Frigate NVR server that this device can reach. Camarun is a client only: it does not record video or run detection itself. Camarun is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Frigate project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Camarun at none against DR's shown. DR's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | DR | Camarun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | โ |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DR-Online Sp. z o.o. | Alexander Deutsch |
In-app purchases
DR
No in-app purchases
Camarun
No in-app purchases









