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User review analysis · 3 Oct 2026

Smart home camera app

App Store (iOS)400 reviews27 Jun 2026 – 1 Oct 2026
Google Play (Android)3,000 reviews23 Nov 2025 – 2 Oct 2026

App Store: 400 reviews cover only 97 days (the most recent). That is too short for a trend, so this store is left out of period comparisons.

Summary

3.2/5
Average dissatisfaction
1 satisfied · 5 may abandon the app
3.2
Last 90 days · 858 reviews
3.1
Prior period, same stores

Priority issues

  1. Cameras go offline or won't connect436 reviews, 12.8% of all reviews · severity 4.3/5 · 1,072 people agree
  2. Features moved behind a paywall, price hikes217 reviews, 6.4% of all reviews · severity 4.5/5 · 442 people agree
  3. App won't open or crashes193 reviews, 5.7% of all reviews · severity 4.5/5 · 344 people agree
  4. Live view slow or won't load173 reviews, 5.1% of all reviews · severity 4.2/5 · 300 people agree

Issues by priority

The ranking weighs review count, severity and how many people agreed with each review (helpful votes). Share is of all reviews.

IssueReviewsShareSeverityLast 90 daysHelpful
1Cameras go offline or won't connect43612.8%4.312.3% → 13.3%1,072
2Features moved behind a paywall, price hikes2176.4%4.56.8% → 6.1%442
3App won't open or crashes1935.7%4.56.6% → 3.7%344
4Live view slow or won't load1735.1%4.24.0% → 4.9%300
5Events missed or clips cut short1564.6%4.34.9% → 3.8%305
6SD card and local storage problems1113.3%4.42.8% → 3.4%199
7False alerts and wrong detection1073.1%4.12.9% → 3.6%283
8Devices fail or are bricked by updates862.5%4.42.3% → 2.7%242
9Interface regressions and tablet support982.9%3.92.5% → 3.8%273
10Clip list and history management732.1%4.02.8% → 1.4%388
11Notifications can't be controlled882.6%4.11.4% → 4.3%141
12Subscription management and billing521.5%4.61.7% → 1.4%81
13Notifications late, missing or doubled551.6%4.01.5% → 2.1%178
14Login and two-factor sign-in531.6%4.61.7% → 1.4%51
15Customer support doesn't help481.4%4.51.3% → 1.7%79
16Battery life and battery status130.4%3.90.4% → 0.2%9

Issue details

Top issues by priority. Quotes are the reviews most people agreed with.

1Cameras go offline or won't connect

Reviews
436
Of all reviews
12.8%
Severity
4.3/5
Last 90 days
12.3% → 13.3%
Helpful
1,072

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 14.8%, Android 13.0%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.19.0.17 (iOS) 1.6× average. Competitors: Competitor A 9.0%.

Monthly share
0%20%40%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 13.2% (15/114)Dec 25 · Android · 9.2% (29/316)Jan 26 · Android · 12.9% (36/278)Feb 26 · Android · 15.4% (40/260)Mar 26 · Android · 10.5% (33/314)Apr 26 · Android · 11.7% (34/291)May 26 · Android · 13.7% (40/291)Jun 26 · Android · 10.9% (27/248)Jul 26 · Android · 16.0% (49/307)Aug 26 · Android · 11.1% (28/253)Sept 26 · Android · 12.4% (38/306)Oct 26 · Android · 36.4% (8/22)
  1. Currently the app software is dropping connection to the cameras when in multi-screen mode, even though the tablet or phone has a strong connection. I double check with my phone to make sure the camera didn't drop out, and in 99% of the time, it's the app. Sin…

    9 May 2026·Google Play·1★·112 helpful
  2. Since I wrote my last review, about 4 months ago, ( 5stars)I've been having a lot of connectivity issues. I'M able to use my device and adjust the camera left, right, up or down. The camera moves , but it doesn't register on my phone. Sometimes it takes 5 minu…

    17 Dec 2025·Google Play·5★·60 helpful
  3. I think I will find a different service. [app] has become almost useless. Cameras are frequently offline. laggy. frozen over and over. I can't access the SD card footage anymore. All 3 cameras: failed to connect or offline. loading loading loading, then nothin…

    19 Jul 2026·Google Play·1★·54 helpful

2Features moved behind a paywall, price hikes

Reviews
217
Of all reviews
6.4%
Severity
4.5/5
Last 90 days
6.8% → 6.1%
Helpful
442

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 5.0%, Android 6.6%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.18.0.15 (iOS) 2.0× average, 3.16.0.20 (iOS) 1.7× average, 3.8.7.725 (Android) 1.6× average. Competitors: Competitor A 4.0%.

Monthly share
0%5%10%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 9.6% (11/114)Dec 25 · Android · 8.9% (28/316)Jan 26 · Android · 5.8% (16/278)Feb 26 · Android · 4.6% (12/260)Mar 26 · Android · 6.4% (20/314)Apr 26 · Android · 6.5% (19/291)May 26 · Android · 5.2% (15/291)Jun 26 · Android · 9.3% (23/248)Jul 26 · Android · 6.2% (19/307)Aug 26 · Android · 5.1% (13/253)Sept 26 · Android · 6.5% (20/306)Oct 26 · Android · 4.5% (1/22)
  1. When you offer a service for free, then switch the business plan and charge for it, people don't appreciate that. It feels similar to a bait and switch tactic. I've always appreciated the products and the convenience of the app to control them, and I'll contin…

    25 May 2026·Google Play·1★·30 helpful
  2. App gets worse and worse, like [app] hates their paying customers. Already bought cam unlimited now I'm getting permanent ads I cant dismiss to uograde to cam unlimited pro. what is this bs?

    27 Aug 2026·Google Play·1★·15 helpful
  3. it used to be a great system with lots of user features that were available at no extra cost to the user. those are all pretty much gone and everything is feed based. if you want to see something that happened a few minutes ago if you're not honest subscriptio…

    2 Jun 2026·Google Play·2★·11 helpful

3App won't open or crashes

Reviews
193
Of all reviews
5.7%
Severity
4.5/5
Last 90 days
6.6% → 3.7%
Helpful
344

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 5.0%, Android 4.0%. Versions where it is well above average: 2.50.9.512 (Android) 7.6× average, 3.11.6.765 (Android) 1.5× average. Competitors: Competitor A 6.3%.

Monthly share
0%5%10%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 5.3% (6/114)Dec 25 · Android · 8.5% (27/316)Jan 26 · Android · 4.7% (13/278)Feb 26 · Android · 7.3% (19/260)Mar 26 · Android · 4.8% (15/314)Apr 26 · Android · 10.0% (29/291)May 26 · Android · 4.5% (13/291)Jun 26 · Android · 6.0% (15/248)Jul 26 · Android · 4.2% (13/307)Aug 26 · Android · 2.0% (5/253)Sept 26 · Android · 5.6% (17/306)Oct 26 · Android · 4.5% (1/22)
  1. what is wrong with this app? about 70% of the time I open it to just a black screen I have to keep opening over and over to try to get it to work. I'm sure it's some small oversight but this bug is super annoying.

    6 Jun 2026·Google Play·1★·58 helpful
  2. This app is trash. It refuses to open. The only thing that shows is " [app] […]" and nothing else. Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't work. The can't never make this app better. it gets worse and worse with each new update.

    8 Apr 2026·Google Play·1★·34 helpful
  3. The app crashes all the time! Any time I contact customer support they just want to blame it on my Internet connection. I have a great connection, and that's never the issue. I rarely am able to access the cameras when I'm away from home, which is when I need…

    21 Dec 2025·Google Play·1★·14 helpful

4Live view slow or won't load

Reviews
173
Of all reviews
5.1%
Severity
4.2/5
Last 90 days
4.0% → 4.9%
Helpful
300

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 11.3%, Android 4.8%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.15.0.876 (Android) 2.8× average, 3.22.1.979 (Android) 2.2× average. Competitors: Competitor A 9.2%.

Monthly share
0%8%15%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 2.6% (3/114)Dec 25 · Android · 2.5% (8/316)Jan 26 · Android · 3.6% (10/278)Feb 26 · Android · 6.2% (16/260)Mar 26 · Android · 3.8% (12/314)Apr 26 · Android · 3.4% (10/291)May 26 · Android · 4.8% (14/291)Jun 26 · Android · 4.8% (12/248)Jul 26 · Android · 3.6% (11/307)Aug 26 · Android · 3.6% (9/253)Sept 26 · Android · 6.5% (20/306)Oct 26 · Android · 13.6% (3/22)
  1. products work less than ok but they work so I dont mind their faults. this app on the other hand, almost never works. it literally takes 5-10 mins to pull up the app so what ever event that goes on i only see it after it already ended or I have to go to where…

    28 Apr 2026·Google Play·2★·45 helpful
  2. UNRELIABLE. Each subsequent update has more bugs than the previous. I have been using [app] cameras since V1, and now I am considering ditching my investment and switching to something else. It used to be good and had good value, but now it is only good for en…

    29 Dec 2025·Google Play·2★·32 helpful
  3. 3 dancing dots... if an intruder broke in, I'd be 6 ft under waiting for those 3 little dots to finish their business!

    13 Jul 2026·Google Play·1★·27 helpful

5Events missed or clips cut short

Reviews
156
Of all reviews
4.6%
Severity
4.3/5
Last 90 days
4.9% → 3.8%
Helpful
305

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 4.8%, Android 4.3%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.22.0.35 (iOS) 2.0× average. Competitors: Competitor A 6.1%.

Monthly share
0%4%8%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 3.5% (4/114)Dec 25 · Android · 6.6% (21/316)Jan 26 · Android · 5.8% (16/278)Feb 26 · Android · 5.8% (15/260)Mar 26 · Android · 3.8% (12/314)Apr 26 · Android · 4.8% (14/291)May 26 · Android · 2.4% (7/291)Jun 26 · Android · 5.6% (14/248)Jul 26 · Android · 3.6% (11/307)Aug 26 · Android · 4.3% (11/253)Sept 26 · Android · 3.6% (11/306)Oct 26 · Android · 4.5% (1/22)
  1. I have all my cameras on zero cool down. and I go outside and there's a van parked in my driveway where there's three cameras at that and no events recorded. this is not unusual. this [app] app and cameras are garbage. I'm not a new user. I've had […] for year…

    20 Mar 2026·Google Play·1★·37 helpful
  2. Buy a different brand! These are the worst cameras ever. By the time the camera connects, what you wanted to see is gone. Only buy these if you want to view something live and don't care if it takes several minutes to connect. I added the premium plan to see i…

    12 Dec 2025·Google Play·1★·21 helpful
  3. Misses big events, or records a tiny snippet of the event. Sometimes it'll say it recorded a 5min video but when I watch it, it's a frozen image for the whole video. 80% of the time live view won't load the video and gives a disconnected error, but its still r…

    7 May 2026·Google Play·1★·21 helpful

6SD card and local storage problems

Reviews
111
Of all reviews
3.3%
Severity
4.4/5
Last 90 days
2.8% → 3.4%
Helpful
199

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 5.8%, Android 3.5%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.19.0.935 (Android) 2.5× average. Competitors: Competitor A 1.7%.

Monthly share
0%3%6%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 1.8% (2/114)Dec 25 · Android · 3.8% (12/316)Jan 26 · Android · 0.4% (1/278)Feb 26 · Android · 2.7% (7/260)Mar 26 · Android · 2.9% (9/314)Apr 26 · Android · 2.7% (8/291)May 26 · Android · 3.1% (9/291)Jun 26 · Android · 4.4% (11/248)Jul 26 · Android · 2.9% (9/307)Aug 26 · Android · 2.8% (7/253)Sept 26 · Android · 3.9% (12/306)Oct 26 · Android · 4.5% (1/22)
  1. Do NOT buy their cameras. Mine are less than two years old and I cannot even record to an SD card anymore. "No video available at this time." Brand new, high quality, SD card in a camera that is four feet away from my router and I can't view my continuously re…

    31 Dec 2025·Google Play·1★·25 helpful
  2. constant issues. I can no longer check my SD cards for footage on any cameras, they are only saving events. Continuous footage is now. gone. These cameras are borderline useless now! I was about to buy two more cameras but i'll never buy another [app] product…

    21 Jun 2026·Google Play·1★·19 helpful
  3. Omg not only did [app] took away free 12 sec recording but [app] even disabled recording on SD card ,I have 4 cameras v3 that the SD card is not working anymore, I can't even format it on my Computer, I have seen other users complaining about this issue but ne…

    24 Apr 2026·Google Play·1★·7 helpful

7False alerts and wrong detection

Reviews
107
Of all reviews
3.1%
Severity
4.1/5
Last 90 days
2.9% → 3.6%
Helpful
283

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 3.5%, Android 3.5%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.22.1.979 (Android) 2.2× average, 3.21.1.962 (Android) 1.8× average, 3.9.0.739 (Android) 1.6× average. Competitors: Competitor A 1.4%.

Monthly share
0%3%6%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 1.8% (2/114)Dec 25 · Android · 4.4% (14/316)Jan 26 · Android · 3.6% (10/278)Feb 26 · Android · 1.5% (4/260)Mar 26 · Android · 1.9% (6/314)Apr 26 · Android · 2.4% (7/291)May 26 · Android · 4.1% (12/291)Jun 26 · Android · 2.4% (6/248)Jul 26 · Android · 3.6% (11/307)Aug 26 · Android · 2.4% (6/253)Sept 26 · Android · 4.9% (15/306)Oct 26 · Android · 0.0% (0/22)
  1. Notifications stink. camera does NOT capture movements. Camera notifies me every time a tree branch moves - even though I set a detection zone to eliminate them yet when a person walks directly past the camera I receive no notification. How does this relate to…

    26 Jan 2026·Google Play·3★·37 helpful
  2. the update is still awful. if you use AI notifications, every vehicle that drives by after dusk is an "emergency vehicle" and the preferences chosen within each individual camera's notification settings are essentially null and void. I get dozens of irrelevant…

    17 Dec 2025·Google Play·2★·28 helpful
  3. 1. Cam Zone detection needs improvement. Cameras still detect bush/leaf & shadow movements despite greying them out of the zone and lowering detection sensitivity. 2. App should notify users IMMEDIATELY if a micro SD card stops being detected like when a camer…

    11 Jun 2026·Google Play·4★·23 helpful

8Devices fail or are bricked by updates

Reviews
86
Of all reviews
2.5%
Severity
4.4/5
Last 90 days
2.3% → 2.7%
Helpful
242

Platform (period both stores cover): iOS 3.5%, Android 2.7%. Versions where it is well above average: 3.10.0.745 (Android) 2.6× average, 3.17.0.904 (Android) 2.3× average. Competitors: Competitor A 1.2%.

Monthly share
0%2%4%Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · Android · 0.0% (0/114)Dec 25 · Android · 1.6% (5/316)Jan 26 · Android · 2.9% (8/278)Feb 26 · Android · 3.1% (8/260)Mar 26 · Android · 2.5% (8/314)Apr 26 · Android · 2.1% (6/291)May 26 · Android · 3.1% (9/291)Jun 26 · Android · 1.6% (4/248)Jul 26 · Android · 3.3% (10/307)Aug 26 · Android · 2.4% (6/253)Sept 26 · Android · 2.6% (8/306)Oct 26 · Android · 0.0% (0/22)
  1. 2/3 cams have 'bricked'. The 3rd exclusively picks up things outside of the detection zone... (I've tried it both ways... it can not be backwards both ways, even if dark really does mean 'view here', and lit-up means 'ignore this', and I AM crazy). There's a p…

    29 Sept 2026·Google Play·1★·44 helpful
  2. Most cameras are buggy - needing to be power cycled often. The higher resolution cameras with the most features die completely in less than a year. I'll be testing their warranty, seeing if I receive replacement cameras. Overall, if you want to experiment with…

    25 Aug 2026·Google Play·1★·4 helpful
  3. I cannot express my dislike of this company, and its products. We went with [app] when we bought our house in 2021 because it was cheap. Since then almost every device we have purchased has failed at some point, the subscription model is likely intentionally m…

    26 Jul 2026·Google Play·1★·2 helpful

What users ask for

Reviews with a feature request, grouped by what they ask for; most requested first.

  1. Notification customization29 reviews · 15 in the last 90 days · 85 helpful

    “Infuriating! Notifications need a complete overhaul. Impossible to disable home monitoring arm/disarm notification without disabling all. Impossible to disable automation run notifications without disabling all. Smoke al…”

  2. Keep features free26 reviews · 10 in the last 90 days · 34 helpful

    “what's with the ad in the app when I'm a member why do I have to add with some stupid app add to claim a free gift or discount when I'm already a member and I can't get rid of the goddamn thing”

  3. Smarter detection25 reviews · 7 in the last 90 days · 33 helpful

    “1. Cam Zone detection needs improvement. Cameras still detect bush/leaf & shadow movements despite greying them out of the zone and lowering detection sensitivity. 2. App should notify users IMMEDIATELY if a micro SD car…”

  4. Local access and RTSP23 reviews · 7 in the last 90 days · 86 helpful

    “All six of our cameras suddenly stopped saving any videos only photos are being saved to our SD cards. The app keeps telling me I HAVE to upgrade my plan on order for videos to be saved on the cloud. I don't want them on…”

  5. Clip management tools22 reviews · 4 in the last 90 days · 100 helpful

    “1. Fix the time zone issue already, the app needs to stay in the cameras' time zone, not the phone. 2. put the 30 sec rewind/forward below the video when watching the SD card, so it doesn't require an extra tap, and have…”

  6. Desktop, TV and tablet support15 reviews · 3 in the last 90 days · 31 helpful

    “Good app on iPhone and computer. Android tablet has issues. The menu bar at the bottom covers up a "let's get started" statement in the portrait mode and you can't get past the initial instructions. I can only access the…”

  7. Uninterrupted live view7 reviews · 2 in the last 90 days · 13 helpful

    “honestly not a fan , every time I get a notification , click it to see the live feed , it never goes live , you have to close it completely then reopen it to see the live feed ....do better [app]”

  8. Remote device management6 reviews · 1 in the last 90 days · 14 helpful

    “for some reason my cameras will not stay in the order i had them in. i have rearranged them, deleted the group and recreated, and uninstalled and reinstalled the app and its still happening. just started today... whats g…”

  9. Watch several cameras at once5 reviews · 2 in the last 90 days · 117 helpful

    “Currently the app software is dropping connection to the cameras when in multi-screen mode, even though the tablet or phone has a strong connection. I double check with my phone to make sure the camera didn't drop out, a…”

What reviews are about

Each review is assigned one broad topic. Severity is the average dissatisfaction of reviews in that topic.

TopicShareReviewsSeverity
Bugs and performance46%1,5514.2
Praise29%9691.0
Pricing and subscription11%3674.3
Other5%1613.6
Feature request4%1342.9
UI and usability3%1113.3
Support and service3%1074.1

Dissatisfaction by version

Versions with at least 20 reviews, worst first. Scale 1–5.

135SeverityReviews
3.18.0.15 (iOS)4.050
2.50.9.512 (Android)3.825
3.20.0.20 (iOS)3.642
3.12.0.773 (Android)3.658
3.20.0.941 (Android)3.673
3.21.1.2 (iOS)3.653
3.19.0.17 (iOS)3.552
3.11.0.758 (Android)3.594

Monthly trend

Monthly average dissatisfaction (1–5). Months with at least 5 reviews.

12345Nov 25Jan 26Mar 26May 26Jul 26Sept 26Oct 26Nov 25 · 2.8/5 · 114 reviewsDec 25 · 3.2/5 · 316 reviewsJan 26 · 3.1/5 · 278 reviewsFeb 26 · 3.1/5 · 260 reviewsMar 26 · 3.1/5 · 314 reviewsApr 26 · 3.3/5 · 291 reviewsMay 26 · 3.1/5 · 291 reviewsJun 26 · 3.2/5 · 248 reviewsJul 26 · 3.2/5 · 307 reviewsAug 26 · 3.2/5 · 253 reviewsSept 26 · 3.4/5 · 306 reviewsOct 26 · 3.6/5 · 22 reviews

Developer replies

Whether the developer replied to a review in the store. The App Store does not publish this.

StoreReplied1–2★ reviewsMedian reply time
Google Play (Android)71% (2,117/3,000)100%10 hours
App Store (iOS)not public

Severe complaints, last 90 days

Most recent reviews with severity 3 or higher.

  1. two words,,,,, JUNK.... GARBAGE

    1 Oct 2026·Google Play·1★·Other·5.0/5
  2. Nothing moving in view, no motion tagged, yet constant notifications about my car parked in my driveway, like every minute, for the last several days. I can't take it, I'm replacing every [app] Cam, this service is absurdly bad. You should be paying me to use…

    28 Sept 2026·Google Play·1★·Bugs and performance·5.0/5
  3. This used to be a decent service. But now I have to constantly factory reset my camera every few days. Opening the app takes forever to load. And now they have gone up on the price. Yea I think it time to move along. One out of ten don't recommend. Canceled su…

    27 Sept 2026·Google Play·1★·Bugs and performance·5.0/5
  4. 9/2026:UPDATES.!! sorry! [app] updates.Do NOT UPDATE!!(bugs not fix) caused my CAMERAS stopped/ Connection issues v2,v3! ! invested over 20 [app] cams over the years! now worthless,! it is terrible!!!!! have find another cams BRAND !! WHY ?! updates they DESTR…

    27 Sept 2026·Google Play·2★·Bugs and performance·5.0/5

Competitor comparison

AppReviewsDissatisfactionTop complaint topicReply rate (Play)
Smart home camera app3,4003.2Bugs and performance71%
Competitor A3,4503.4Bugs and performance0%

Issue by issue

Each issue's share of that app's reviews, classified with the same theme list.

Smart home camera appCompetitor A
Cameras go offline or won't connect12.8%9.0%
Features moved behind a paywall, price hikes6.4%4.0%
App won't open or crashes5.7%6.3%
Live view slow or won't load5.1%9.2%
Events missed or clips cut short4.6%6.1%
SD card and local storage problems3.3%1.7%
False alerts and wrong detection3.1%1.4%
Devices fail or are bricked by updates2.5%1.2%
Interface regressions and tablet support2.9%2.3%
Clip list and history management2.1%2.3%
Notifications can't be controlled2.6%2.1%
Subscription management and billing1.5%1.1%