Comparison

By vs Simplya Cloud

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

Head to head
About

By

Access and manage Elvox CCTV video surveillance systems from your smartphone or tablet. View live streams, adjust recorder settings, and create custom screen layouts combining different camera technologies.

Highlights
  • View live IP and AHD camera streams
  • Adjust DVR/NVR recorder settings
  • Create custom multi-system screen layouts
  • QR code pairing for easy setup
  • Store and share images/videos
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Control motorized and speed dome cameras
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By-camera lets you view images from all Elvox CCTV video surveillance systems on your smartphone and tablet, in both IP and AHD technology; it is designed to manage new and existing systems; the application allows you to adjust certain settings on video recorders (DVR and NVR) and create favourite screens by combining into a single screen video streams originating from several systems with different technologies, analogue, AHD, IP and IP cameras. Main characteristics: • Simply pair to a new system by scanning the QR code, which is also used to rapidly share with other smartphones without having to access the recorder again. • Optimise viewing of recordings thanks to operation in both vertical and horizontal mode better to exploit the size of the screen. • Store and share images and videos on your smartphone. • Quickly navigate through recordings, the events are easy to recognise with the bar featuring a different colour for each event, supported also by preview displays. • Receive constant feedback on what is happening in the system, with notifications in real time. • Control and move motorised and speed dome cameras. • View and manage the fisheye cameras with 5 different dedicated modes.

About

Simplya Cloud

Manage your home security and automation systems remotely with this app. Control anti-theft functions, home automation, and view video surveillance feeds from your smartphone. It offers intuitive control over your system, allowing you to arm/disarm, manage lights, climate, and more.

Highlights
  • Remote anti-theft management
  • Home automation control
  • Video surveillance viewing
  • Arm/disarm security system
  • Control lights and climate
  • Activate automation macros
  • Multi-system management
Features
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Simplya Cloud is an exclusive APP to be used with iOS Smartphones for an integrated management of Anti-theft and Home Automation functions of your Combivox system, via the Combivox Cloud services and the Video Surveillance functions via the Combivox Cloud Video, without the need to configure the router for door opening and public IP address (subscription service required with Premium Video Cloud + Premium Cloud). Simplya Cloud is intuitive thanks to an interface with icons, based on the same platform of Simplya keypad, that makes the access to all functions very simple and rapid. You can control your house, office, or seaside villa (multi-system function) directly from your Smartphone at any time and wherever you are. It permits to arm/disarm the system, open/close rolling shutters, switch on/off lights, adjust the climate, open the gate, activate Home automation macros and display cameras. Simplya Cloud permits to access the FREE and payment services (PREMIUM). Through the PREMIUM services you can receive push notifications directly on your Smartphone, related to alarms (with event and zone indication), area arming/disarming (with indication of the user who carried out the operations) and connection status (system monitoring). Thanks to Simplya Cloud, your Smartphone becomes your control keypad, always at hand to manage your Combivox system in absolute peace and security… NOTE: Simplya Cloud is set up to operate with Combivox control panels connected to the CLOUD via GSM/GPRS module (data SIM card with at least 100 Mb/month necessary) or IP module for DSL connection. COMBIVOX CLOUD permits a simplified configuration of the network settings without the need to carry out router configurations or to require a static IP address to your provider.

Screenshots

By4 screens
Simplya Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Simplya Cloud at every 3 weeks against By's every 9 months. By's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (48% vs 30%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

By ships an update every 9 months, Simplya Cloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
By versus Simplya Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBySimplya Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews — better30.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB204 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVimar S.p.A.Combivox Srl Unipersonale

Customer experience

By

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral17.2%
Negative34.5%

Simplya Cloud

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative46.0%

In-app purchases

None

By

No in-app purchases

None

Simplya Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is By free?
By is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simplya Cloud free?
Simplya Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do By or Simplya Cloud have ads?
Neither By nor Simplya Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, By or Simplya Cloud?
By ships an update every 9 months, and Simplya Cloud every 3 weeks. Most recently, By was updated on October 11, 2026 and Simplya Cloud on October 7, 2026.

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