CALNVRView vs CDMS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CALNVRView
Monitor your IPC and DVR devices remotely with live video feeds and playback. Easily log in using a device's serial number or QR code for convenient access and control.
- Live view monitoring
- Remote playback
- Local recording
- Bidirectional talk
- PTZ control
- QR code scanning for device login
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CALNVRView is a video monitoring software for IPC and DVR. With cloud technology, easy log in by the device's serial number to show the live view monitoring video to phone and do operation accordingly. Support log in with cloud technology Support real time live view Support remote playback Local recording and play Support snapshot and pictures searching Support bidirectional talk Support PTZ control Support scanning serial number by QR code Support cloud user register and modify Support remote device add, edit and delete Support local device add, edit and delete Support adding device by address Support manually searching device in LAN Support version updating automatically
CDMS Mobile
This surveillance software allows users to monitor live video streams, record and playback footage, and control PTZ cameras remotely. It supports Apple Push Notification service for real-time alerts and snapshot capabilities.
- Live video streaming
- Video recording and playback
- Remote video playback
- Snapshot functionality
- PTZ control
- Apple Push Notification support
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CDMS Mobile is a surveillance software, which support Apple Push Notification service, support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback, snapshots and PTZ control, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CDMS Mobile at 4.2 against CALNVRView's 2.0. CDMS Mobile also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). CALNVRView's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). 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.
CDMS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDMS Mobile has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CALNVRView ships an update every 2 months, CDMS Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CALNVRView | CDMS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honeywell International, Inc. | COMMAX |
Customer experience
CALNVRView
CDMS Mobile
In-app purchases
CALNVRView
No in-app purchases
CDMS Mobile
No in-app purchases
