Extel CCTV vs Cover Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extel CCTV
Monitor your home or office with this app. Record videos directly to your smartphone, with options for scheduled recording, motion detection, or IR detection. Supports SD cards up to 32GB or hard drives up to 1TB.
- Remote home/office monitoring
- Smartphone video recording
- Scheduled recording
- Motion detection recording
- IR detection recording
- SD card and HDD support
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Permet de surveiller votre maison ou votre bureau Enregistrement des vidéos sur smart phone Enregistrement programmable: Planification, activation par détection de mouvement ou détection IR Support carte SD jusqu’à 32 Go ou disque dur jusqu’à 1 To
Cover Connect
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Free yourself from the constraints of the traditional wall-mounted control, the Cover Connect app turns your smartphone into a remote control that is always at hand and improves your comfort of use. You can move around the pool while the cover is being operated and thus benefit from a clear view to watch over your pool. The application complies with the French safety standard NF P 90-308, relating to safety pool covers, by limiting the distance between the smartphone and the the Cover Connect box*. Once the first pairing is completed, the smartphone automatically connects via Bluetooth to your cover for quick access to the control panel. The Cover Connect app is compatible with Fluidra above-ground and submerged rollers. Detailed features: ● Guided pairing procedure for quick and easy installation. ● Access to the app secured by a password. ● Anti-forgetting notification of the safety system. ● Cover control (open/close). ● Battery level status of the Cover Connect box. ● Access to the product documentation. ● Available in several languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch and Swedish. *This application requires a Cover Connect control box (Bluetooth terminal), ask your AstralPool distributor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Extel CCTV at 6.0 against Cover Connect's 13.0. 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extel CCTV | Cover Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COMPTOIR FRANCAIS DE L'INTERPHONE | FLUIDRA S.A. |
In-app purchases
Extel CCTV
No in-app purchases
Cover Connect
No in-app purchases









