Comparison

SVIDIA VClient vs HostiFi Device Discovery Tool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SVIDIA VClient

View live video feeds from IP connected S-VIDIA video servers on your mobile device. Manage multiple camera connections and access your security footage from anywhere with an internet connection. This app is exclusively for S-VIDIA brand security video recorders.

Highlights
  • View up to 16 cameras per server
  • Live remote camera viewing
  • Low bandwidth video transmission
  • Manage multiple connection profiles
  • Exclusive S-VIDIA recorder compatibility
Features
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S-VIDIA camera viewer is a video surveillance app that allows users to view up to 16 cameras from IP connected S-VIDIA video servers. Use this app to view your cameras live from anywhere you have an internet connection. Manual for this application can be found at www.svidia.com/apps. Note: This software only works with S-VIDIA brand security video recorders Features: · Connect only to S-VIDIA security video recorder · Utilize low bandwidth with S-VIDIA’s unique video transmission scheme · View up to 16 cameras per server connection · Manage multiple connection profiles to easily switch between video servers. Please visit www.svidia.com for more information and app related news updates.

About

HostiFi Device Discovery Tool

Easily locate and integrate UniFi devices with your UniFi Network server. This tool simplifies the process of adopting factory default hardware, ensuring a smooth setup for your network infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Discover UniFi devices
  • Adopt devices to UniFi Network
  • Factory default device integration
  • Network server compatibility
Features
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The HostiFi Device Discovery Tool helps you find and adopt factory default UniFi devices to any UniFi Network server.

Screenshots

SVIDIA VClient4 screens
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HostiFi Device Discovery Tool at 100% against SVIDIA VClient's 0%. HostiFi Device Discovery Tool also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HostiFi Device Discovery Tool is free to download; SVIDIA VClient costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HostiFi Device Discovery Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SVIDIA VClient's written reviews are positive against 100% of HostiFi Device Discovery Tool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SVIDIA VClient ships an update every 4 months, HostiFi Device Discovery Tool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SVIDIA VClient versus HostiFi Device Discovery Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSVIDIA VClientHostiFi Device Discovery Tool
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperS-VIDIA LLCLocklin Networks LLC

Customer experience

SVIDIA VClient

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

HostiFi Device Discovery Tool

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SVIDIA VClient

No in-app purchases

None

HostiFi Device Discovery Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SVIDIA VClient free?
SVIDIA VClient costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HostiFi Device Discovery Tool free?
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SVIDIA VClient or HostiFi Device Discovery Tool?
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool is rated higher. SVIDIA VClient averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HostiFi Device Discovery Tool averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SVIDIA VClient or HostiFi Device Discovery Tool have ads?
Neither SVIDIA VClient nor HostiFi Device Discovery Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SVIDIA VClient or HostiFi Device Discovery Tool?
SVIDIA VClient ships an update every 4 months, and HostiFi Device Discovery Tool every 2 months. Most recently, SVIDIA VClient was updated on October 2, 2026 and HostiFi Device Discovery Tool on October 3, 2026.

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