Everfocus SideKick vs UniFi Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Everfocus SideKick
This utility app simplifies IP camera installation by allowing live view and adjustment directly from a smartphone. It can also assign IP addresses to cameras, eliminating the need for pre-configuration and making setup faster and more efficient.
- Live camera view on smartphone
- Adjust IP cameras during installation
- Assign IP addresses to cameras
- Eliminates need for extra monitor
- Streamlined installation process
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The “EF Sidekick” application, which works with EverFocus’ IP Sidekick, is designed to eliminate all the troubles you may go through when installing IP cameras. It helps you to easily check the camera live view from you smart phone without using an additional monitor to view and adjust all the IP cameras during installation. Moreover, the IP Sidekick can assign an IP address to the camera so that you don’t need to pre-configure the IP address. In all, with this app, you can complete the IP cameras installation as easily and efficiently as never before.
UniFi Connect
Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.
- Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
- Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
- Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
- Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UniFi Connect at 67% against Everfocus SideKick's 20%. UniFi Connect also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Everfocus SideKick's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UniFi Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Everfocus SideKick's written reviews are positive against 67% of UniFi Connect's.
Everfocus SideKick ships an update every 7 months, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Everfocus SideKick | UniFi Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EverFocus Electronics Corp. | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Everfocus SideKick
UniFi Connect
In-app purchases
Everfocus SideKick
No in-app purchases
UniFi Connect
No in-app purchases
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