DS cam

Name: DS cam
Rating: 2.9 (170 reviews)
Author: Synology Inc.

By: Synology Inc.

Utilities

Features & Capabilities

DS cam lets you monitor and receive alert notifications from all Surveillance Station cameras connected to your Synology DiskStation. It provides real-time control with PTZ, patrols, and lens control, along with advanced event filters to pinpoint specific moments in large recordings.

You can perform essential camera management tasks such as disabling cameras, unlocking devices, and deleting snapshots. To access the full feature set, you must own a Synology NAS or NVR and run the latest Surveillance Station. For complete feature details, visit Synology's website.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Data

By:

Synology Inc.

Rating:

2.90

(170)

Version:

5.12.0 Last updated: 2026-01-14

Version code:

881410572

Creation date:

2010-01-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

85.36MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 146,117 ▼ 42

Other platforms

DS cam (v3.13.0)

1,237,602 2.53

(5,484)

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Developed by:

Synology Inc.

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ds-cam/id349087111

Website:

http://www.synology.com

User Reviews

DS Cam is praised for ease of use and solid basic multi-camera support, but user reviews highlight frequent crashes, slow performance, and poor scrubbing with past footage. Compatibility issues stemming from the removal of software decoding for H.265 affect several cameras. Licensing constraints and a limit to camera models, plus lack of background operation and updates, contribute to a sense of abandonment despite some long-term reliability in basic use.

Pros

Easy to use with quick access to recordings and events
Supports multiple cameras (multi-camera setups)
Basic recording/notification functionality is solid
Long-term reliability for basic use (consistent performance for some users)

Cons

Crashes and instability; frequent crashes/hangs
Slow performance, long load times, and scrubbing issues
Codec/decoding compatibility problems after removal of software decoding (H.265)
Licensing and camera-model limitations (license availability; three-model limit)
No background operation and lack of ongoing updates/support

Recent reviews

This is a nice little app for my two security cams (TP-Link). Suggestion - It would be great if you could pop a camera out into PiP (Picture in Picture) on the iPad .

by Zo*****, 2026-03-22

This thing is just plain bad. More often than not after dragging the time slider to go back in time it will lose audio; only way to get it back is to quit and restart, but then you’re back at live so that means it’s pretty hit and miss to listen to audio from the past at all. Going back in time produces wildly long delays before video starts playing. Why does Synology not care enough to fix this thing?

by Ap*****, 2026-02-28

It’s slow, buggy, and the app doesn't have critical alerts, but seems to work well enough otherwise. I get notifications that I need to update the app for encryption but I’m on the latest version. It records and sends me notifications, so it has the basics covered.