Amcrest Cloud vs Cyber Secure
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.
Cyber Secure
Monitor your security system with live viewing and playback. Receive instant push notifications for alerts and control PTZ cameras remotely. Adjust system settings directly from your mobile device.
- Live view
- Playback functionality
- Push notifications
- PTZ camera control
- Settings management
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Cyber Secure is a mobile surveillance platform that supports live view, playback, push notifications, PTZ controls, as well as settings changes on the system. Cyber-Secure NVR is required for use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cyber Secure at 100% against Amcrest Cloud's 20%. Cyber Secure also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Amcrest Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 8). 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.
Cyber Secure holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Cloud has 5.9K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of Cyber Secure's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Cloud | Cyber Secure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5.9K ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | Backstreetsurveillance |
Customer experience
Amcrest Cloud
Cyber Secure
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
Cyber Secure
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amcrest Cloud
No in-app purchases
Cyber Secure
No in-app purchases
