Comparison

Extel CCTV vs Cover Connect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote home/office monitoring
  • Smartphone video recording
  • Scheduled recording
  • Motion detection recording
  • IR detection recording
  • SD card and HDD support
Features
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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

About

Cover Connect

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Extel CCTV4 screens
Cover Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Extel CCTV versus Cover Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtel CCTVCover Connect
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOMPTOIR FRANCAIS DE L'INTERPHONEFLUIDRA S.A.

In-app purchases

None

Extel CCTV

No in-app purchases

None

Cover Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extel CCTV free?
Extel CCTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cover Connect free?
Cover Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Extel CCTV or Cover Connect have ads?
Neither Extel CCTV nor Cover Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Extel CCTV or Cover Connect?
Extel CCTV ships an update every 7 months, and Cover Connect every 7 months. Most recently, Extel CCTV was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cover Connect on October 3, 2026.

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