CCTV Smart Viewer vs TopsView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCTV Smart Viewer
Access and monitor your DVR system remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and manage your security cameras on the go.
- Remote DVR access
- Live video monitoring
- Playback recorded footage
- Security camera management
- Mobile surveillance
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder)
TopsView
Access and manage your security cameras remotely. Stream live video, view up to 16 feeds simultaneously, and control PTZ functions. Record, playback, and capture snapshots for comprehensive surveillance.
- Stream live video over Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G
- View up to 16 live videos simultaneously
- Device management
- Snapshot and record video
- PTZ control
- Two-way talk-back
- Add devices via QR code or LAN search
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Using the device GID to get the connecting info from the server, you can free yourselves from the boring job of setting port forwarding and the IP address. Basic function introduction: 1.Stream Videos over WIFI,3G or 4G 2.View up to 16 live videos at the same time 3.Device management. 4.Snapshot and browse picture 5.Record and playback video 6.PTZ control 7.Landscape and Portrait orientation support 8.Two-way talk-back 9.Digital ZOOM 10.Using QRcode or LAN search to add new device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CCTV Smart Viewer at 63% against TopsView's 11%. CCTV Smart Viewer also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.9). TopsView's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (86 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CCTV Smart Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TopsView has 86 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's written reviews are positive against 11% of TopsView's.
CCTV Smart Viewer ships an update every 5 months, TopsView every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCTV Smart Viewer | TopsView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better | 2.9 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 10.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 86 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KangYeol Lee | 晶晶 俞 |
Customer experience
CCTV Smart Viewer
TopsView
Bugs and requests
CCTV Smart Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TopsView
Reported bugs
36 issues- Unable to log in since 2.0 update
- Remote viewing disabled after update
- Cannot pay via Apple account
- Charging for remote view ability after purchase
- Cannot connect to cameras since update
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- Parameter error
- HD no longer works
- P2P port not working
- App drains battery
- Timed out when not home
- Account disabled after update
- All data wiped out
- Only shows one channel
- Login details removed after update
- Cannot access all cameras
- App quits itself after 5 seconds
- Only shows one channel
- Login details removed
- Cannot access system through app
- Doesn't connect to cameras since update
- User ID invalid after update
- MSG_LOGINERROR
- Cannot hold images in full screen
- Setup requires setting up all again after update
- Update deletes all data
- Only one camera showing
- Update wiped settings for local login
- Cannot use iPhone to check cameras since update
- No chance to see all 4 cameras on screen
- Not working in 3g lte on iPhone 7
- App crashes when using mobile data
- New version does not work with iPhone 6s
- App constantly crashes
- Backplay video freezes after 5 seconds
- Cannot view live constantly
- App crashes all the time when viewing remotely
Requested features
8 requests- Roll back software to version 1
- Fix app so users can log back in
- Bring back previous version
- Fix app so it works like any other app
- Fix app so all cameras are visible
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- Fix app so live viewing works constantly
- Auto start/login for last location
- Selection of which device to start with one tap
In-app purchases
CCTV Smart Viewer
No in-app purchases
TopsView
No in-app purchases
