Amcrest Cloud vs UniFi Connect
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.
UniFi Connect
Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.
- Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
- Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
- Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
- Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.
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Verdict
Amcrest Cloud and UniFi Connect both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of UniFi Connect's written reviews are positive against 20% of Amcrest Cloud's. UniFi Connect also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Amcrest Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
UniFi Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Cloud has 6K ratings behind it against 13, 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 67% of UniFi Connect's.
Amcrest Cloud ships an update every 4 months, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Cloud | UniFi Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6K ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Amcrest Cloud
UniFi Connect
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
UniFi Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amcrest Cloud
No in-app purchases
UniFi Connect
No in-app purchases
