SmartDV vs SvbonyAstro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartDV
Control your SPCA6330 based video recorder remotely using your smart device. Features include live preview, photo album access, recording control, and file management.
- Remote viewfinder/preview
- View photo album
- Setup configuration
- Take photos
- Record video
- File delete/download
- Playback functionality
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With smartDV, you could now control your SPCA6330 based video recorder by using your smart devices. Like remote viewfinder/preview, view photo album,setup,taking photo ,recording,file delete/download,playback.
SvbonyAstro
This professional astronomical photography app connects to cameras via Wi-Fi, offering real-time picture previews. Users can capture photos and videos, plan shoots, and save files directly to their device.
- Wi-Fi camera connection
- Real-time picture preview
- Photo and video capture
- Shoot planning
- Device file storage
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SvbonyAstro is a professional astronomical photography APP that connects to astronomical cameras through wifi protocol and provides real-time picture preview on the APP operation interface. Users can take photos, videos, plan photos and other functions, and store the captured files in the device album.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SvbonyAstro at 1.7 against SmartDV's 1.0. SvbonyAstro also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). SmartDV's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
SvbonyAstro holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartDV's written reviews are positive against 33% of SvbonyAstro's.
SmartDV ships an update every 4 months, SvbonyAstro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartDV | SvbonyAstro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 1.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 树 贝 | Shenzhen Ysair Technology Co., LTD |
Customer experience
SmartDV
SvbonyAstro
In-app purchases
SmartDV
No in-app purchases
SvbonyAstro
No in-app purchases
