Affiliated vs VMAX Plus™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Affiliated
Access dealer accounts and customer information remotely to improve service and productivity. Manage accounts, view site details, and utilize eContract functionality for digital signatures.
- Remote account access
- Customer information viewing
- Account status monitoring
- Event history access
- DocuSign eContract integration
- Site information viewing
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The Affiliated Dealer App is the best way to access Affiliated accounts when dealers or technicians are in the field – improving customer service while increasing your productivity. The app is the easiest way to put accounts on test, view a live feed of test signals and take an account off test, all in moments and all from your mobile device. Search for customers, view recently accessed accounts and view accounts in alarm or on test. Within any account you can view site information, event history, contact lists, system details, zones and agency information. Our exclusive DocuSign integration enables eContract functionality that lets you get end-user agreements signed directly from the app.
VMAX Plus™
This mobile application provides remote access to Digital Watchdog's VMAX Plus™ NVR/DVR systems. It enables users to view live video feeds, playback recorded footage with search capabilities, and control PTZ cameras from anywhere.
- Live multi-channel monitoring
- High resolution image quality
- Digital zoom and PTZ control
- VOD playback with search modes
- P2P connectivity
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The DW mobile viewer for VMAX Plus™ NVR/DVR is a free app that allows users to connect, view, playback, and search Digital Watchdog’s video surveillance solutions anywhere, anytime. The new remote viewer with a user-friendly Graphic User Interface allows remote control of Digital Watchdog’s new VMAX Plus™ NVR/DVR. * 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 ) 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) - P2P Connect * Models Supported: - VMAX IP Plus™ - VMAX A1 Plus™
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Affiliated at 2.5 against VMAX Plus™'s 2.0. Affiliated also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 13%). VMAX Plus™'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Affiliated holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Affiliated's written reviews are positive against 13% of VMAX Plus™'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Affiliated | VMAX Plus™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (40 ratings) — better | 2.0 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Affiliated Central Inc | Kaltec Electronics, INC |
Customer experience
Affiliated
VMAX Plus™
In-app purchases
Affiliated
No in-app purchases
VMAX Plus™
No in-app purchases
