Amcrest Cloud vs Amitres IOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amcrest Cloud
This AI-powered cloud service provides advanced video monitoring for IP cameras. It offers cloud storage, motion detection alerts, and sophisticated object detection for enhanced security.
- AI-powered cloud service
- Cloud storage
- Motion detection alerts
- People, vehicle, animal detection
- Camera health checks
- 4K model support
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Amcrest Cloud is an AI-powered cloud service designed to work exclusively with the Amcrest line of IP cameras, including the latest 4K models. The service is a premium cloud video monitoring platform designed for the home and small business and includes cloud storage, advanced camera health checks, motion detection alerts and more! The Cloud AI module enables world class people, vehicle, animal and objection detection to power your cloud surveillance.
Amitres IOT
Manage network projects and switches remotely from your mobile device. Control project personnel, share and authorize managed items, and monitor switch information like online quantity and IP addresses. Configure network functions such as isolation and ultra-distance.
- Bind and manage switches
- Manage network projects and personnel
- Share, authorize, and rename managed items
- Remotely view switch information
- Remotely set network functions
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1.Be able to bind and manage switches, and use mobile phones to manage network projects and switches at any time. 2. Used to manage the project and manage the personnel involved in the project. 3. Used to share, authorize, delete, rename and other operations on managed items. 4. Used to remotely view the information of the switch, such as online quantity, warning quantity, IP, mac, firmware version, isolation, upload rate, download rate, etc. 5. Used to remotely set up network functions, such as isolation, ultra-distance, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amcrest Cloud at 4.2 against Amitres IOT's 1.6. Amcrest Cloud also leads on ratings volume (5.9K vs 14) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). Amitres IOT's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Amcrest Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Cloud has 5.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Amcrest Cloud's written reviews are positive against 0% of Amitres IOT's.
Amcrest Cloud ships an update every 4 months, Amitres IOT monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Cloud | Amitres IOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5.9K ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.9K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | SZSSC Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Amcrest Cloud
Amitres IOT
Bugs and requests
Amcrest Cloud
Reported bugs
6 issues- Camera firmware update bricking cameras
- Inability to connect cameras to WiFi
- Cameras disconnecting from cloud
- App login issues
- Inability to change detection zones
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- Notifications not working
Requested features
2 requests- Multiple saved camera locations
- Ability to view more than 4 hours of recordings
Amitres IOT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amcrest Cloud
No in-app purchases
Amitres IOT
No in-app purchases
