Amcrest Sight vs Annke Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amcrest Sight
Monitor your home or property remotely with live video feeds from compatible wireless camera systems. Record footage, capture snapshots, and set up motion detection alerts for enhanced security and peace of mind.
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection recording
- Scheduled recordings
- Snapshot capture
- Micro-SD card storage
- QR code setup
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It's never been easier to sit back and keep an eye on what you love than with the Amcrest Sight app. Amcrest Sight connects to the Amcrest WLD895 Wireless Touch-Screen Monitor system, which supports up to 4 cameras with a distance range of 300m over the 2.4GHz frequency. Connect a Micro-SD card for storing videos and snapshots using Motion Detection, and/or specify scheduled recordings. Connect to your Amcrest WLD895 using the QR code located on the back of the LCD monitor in conjunction with the Amcrest Sight app.
Annke Vision
Access your ANNKE security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs from anywhere. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and receive instant motion detection alerts. Simply create an account and add your devices to start monitoring your property remotely.
- Real-time monitoring
- Video playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote camera access
- Device management
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The Annke Vision app is designed to work with ANNKE DNRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function.It allows you to live with your cameras remotely.All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. it also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life.When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from Annke Vision app. Key Features: 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Video playback 3. Motion detection alarm notification Contact Us Help center : help.annke.com Technical Support : support@annke.com Website : www.annke.com Youtube : www.youtube.com/channel/UClGYzqKrHdDIYDrp8ue7o8g Facebook : www.facebook.com/annke.system/ Twitter : twitter.com/annkesecurity Free call for US and CA, EST, 7Days, +1 833 717 0187
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Annke Vision at 4.7 against Amcrest Sight's 2.2. Annke Vision also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 13%) and ratings volume (20K vs 11). Amcrest Sight's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). 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.
Annke Vision holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Annke Vision has 20K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Amcrest Sight's written reviews are positive against 38% of Annke Vision's.
Amcrest Sight ships an update every 5 weeks, Annke Vision every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Sight | Annke Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 37.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. |
Customer experience
Amcrest Sight
Annke Vision
Bugs and requests
Amcrest Sight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Annke Vision
Reported bugs
9 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Time won't stay correct
- Playback controls not working
- Favorites list keeps resetting
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- Crashes when rotating view
- Black and white lines on screen
- Live view fails to resume
- Connection issues, app crashes
Requested features
10 requests- Allow selecting all notifications at once
- Show events on full length playback
- Option to turn off pausing of live view
- Add 1X, 2X, 4X playback speed
- Add rotate view option on iPad
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- Allow adjusting and changing motion detection areas from app
- Add option to change notification sound
- Add formats to view multiple cameras in different sizes
- Add ability to swipe between cameras
- Add option to set individual alert schedules for each camera
In-app purchases
Amcrest Sight
No in-app purchases
Annke Vision
No in-app purchases
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