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This application connects with Amcrest IP cameras and HDCVI DVR/NVR systems. It allows users to configure their cameras and view live feeds from any location globally.
Connect to and manage your smart security devices, including video doorbells and cameras. Monitor your home remotely and stay informed about security events.
Monitor your Amcrest IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. This application allows you to view live feeds from your security devices directly on your iOS device, providing peace of mind and enhanced home security.
What We Love
👍 Easier to use interface
🚀 Improved camera adding process
👍 Better than previous version
👍 New look is appreciated
👍 Works well with GPU option enabled
👍 Setup experience much better
Room to Improve
🐛 App crashes frequently
🐛 App is unreliable and buggy
🐛 Playback is terrible (stalling, skipping)
🐛 Live view and playback are separate
🐛 iPad app doesn't fill screen
🐛 Audio is unintelligible
🐛 Intercom mode crashes firmware
🐛 Messages in Chinese
🐛 Cannot find IP address
🐛 QR code scanning issues
🐛 Remote access not supported
🐛 Event recording doesn't work
🐛 Login timeout (no remote access)
🐛 Clunky and outdated desktop software
🐛 Maximum connections exceeded error
🐛 Home screen shows incorrect camera images
🐛 Poor UI/UX
🐛 Cameras seldom connect
🐛 NVR fails to log cameras
🐛 Recording scheduling is unintuitive
🐛 Outdated general interface
🐛 Dual 4K resolution cropped on iPhone 16
🐛 Lack of Mac OSX support
🐛 Primitive user interface
🐛 Fails to connect to cameras
🐛 Latest update made system unusable
🐛 No live view or playback after update
🐛 New version is unstable and buggy
🐛 Does not recognize all cameras
🐛 Manual device adding required
🐛 Forces password change on adding camera
🐛 Motion detector playback doesn't work
🐛 Events don't show up on iPhone event list
🐛 Cannot add NVR via P2P on iOS
🐛 App doesn't work if not on local Wi-Fi
🐛 App doesn't work at all
🐛 Customer support provides runaround
🐛 Push notifications work but no live view/playback