Zmodo

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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2.2 3090 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5Ridiculous ad implementations

   I have to go buy all new cameras from a different company because their ads make the app unusable when you need it most. I get a motion alert from a place that shouldn’t have motion at that time, I panic to go look but oh wait I gotta watch an ad for 5 seconds, oh even better they put the “X” button on top of a take me to see more about this ad button and I have to wait for that to load to exit out of that then try to exit out of the previous ad video after 5 more seconds. Absolutely idiotic. You would think oh I pay ANOTHER monthly subscription and not deal with this, nope! You can tell none of the devs or people making decisions trust or use their own cameras because they would immediately realize how terrible and unusable looking at your cameras when there is an unexpected motion alert. I now get to spend a significant amount of time to evaluate other camera brands to make sure they’ve already made it past what is only the stupidest as decision and implementation I’ve ever seen. Congrats, this camera app has killed its self. Killed your own company. Any recommendations on another camera brand?? Response to devs Once I find a replacement company I’m out Zmodo for good. Any chance for this app/company to viable needs to happen quickly, all the reviews are I had only Zmodo cameras for a decade and then I can’t even use the app. Get rid of the ads then figure out a solution.

   whyapplesobad · 31 Jul 2026

2. 1/5Nonstop Ads

   I use this app to monitor my home security, and the amount of ads has become absolutely ridiculous. If you’re considering buying Zmodo cameras, don’t if you can’t stand intrusive advertising. A home security app should never be filled with ads, especially when people rely on it to quickly check on their homes, families, and pets. I’ve used Zmodo for a long time, and there were never ads like this before. Now it feels like every time I open the app, I’m being interrupted with advertisements. It’s incredibly frustrating to have to close ads before I can access my own security cameras. The constant advertising has made the app feel cluttered and difficult to use. When I need to check a live feed or review an alert, the last thing I want is to deal with pop-ups before I can view my cameras. In an emergency, every second matters, and forcing users to dismiss ads before accessing their security system is unacceptable.I paid for these cameras to protect my home, not to be advertised to every time I open the app. It feels like the company is prioritizing advertising over the user experience and the purpose of the product. Unless these intrusive ads are removed, I won’t be buying another Zmodo product, and I can’t recommend them to anyone. There are plenty of other security camera brands that don’t treat their customers this way. It’s disappointing to see a product that I used to enjoy become so frustrating to use because of unnecessary advertising. Please remove the ads and focus on making the app reliable and easy to use again. Until then, this app deserves one star.

   Angie2729 · 31 Jul 2026

3. 1/5Doesn’t work!!!!!!!

   I am absolutely sick and tired of having to uninstall and reinstall the app, I am fed up with having to press the reset button on the back of my NVR because the system jams up and just freaking stops working. When I try to set everything back up after a fresh reset, the app automatically jumps to searching the LAN network for devices online, and I didn’t even select it! Why is the app searching for something that I did not select? After I select the Zmodo Netwerk to connect my phone the next part of this process is supposed to be that it joins my local Netwerk. Instead it just jams up and doesn’t join my local Netwerk. Then when I go back and try to search my local area network again, The app goes back to trying to search my local area network when I haven’t selected for it to even perform a search! Will you people please fix this crap?! Why do you continually put us people through all of this frustration over your crappy app? I have already uninstalled and reinstalled your app three times today, it will still only identify four of my eight cameras online, and I cannot get my other four cameras to identify on the system. Either fix this garbage or I’m going to buy a different system and I will forever put on the Internet how much of a piece of junk your system is.

   SSH Hg f · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5Garbage!

   Customer service is useless- God forbid you sign up for a subscription, when you cancel your camera no longer saves free 10 second clips unless you upgrade a subscription ! 4 of my cameras worked perfectly until I subscribed for 6 months and cancelled. Now 4 of 8 no longer work! This nasty company disabled my cameras when I chose to cancel the storage plan. Software upgrades disabled another 1 of my cameras. Motion detection quit working on another of my cameras after I paid for storage. Lots of garbage with these cameras and customer service! Don't waste your hard earned money! There are much better cameras out! If you ever get ahold of customer service they will tell you your wifi signal is weak. This is a lie which means "They Don't Know!" 30 other electronics in our home work perfectly until, some are farther away than the ZMODO garbage! 1 camera is 15 feet from the router and failed after a software upgrade. They do NOT back their cameras and will NOT send replacements. NO, the cameras did NOT revert back. That is a lie. That is exactly what didn't happen and my cameras are now stuck in "no view" unless I resubscribe! They are no longer viewable or connected to wifi since I cancelled the subscription. You have rendered them useless. They worked perfectly fine until I subscribed. Poorly written coding!

   Cantbebeaten · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5Don’t download, major safety concern

   I’ve used this security camera app for years and have been a loyal user, which makes the recent changes incredibly disappointing and frankly unacceptable. A security camera app should prioritize fast, reliable access to your cameras—not force users through multiple video ads before they can even view their feeds. The app now requires users to sit through several ads when opening it, and when attempting to close them, tapping the “X” often redirects to the App Store and pushes unrelated gaming apps or other solicitations. That alone is frustrating, but for a security camera app, it becomes a legitimate safety concern. People use these apps to quickly check on their homes, children, property, or respond to suspicious activity. Delaying access with forced ads and misleading redirects is irresponsible and could interfere with someone’s ability to immediately view an important live feed. Advertising is one thing. Turning a security app into an ad-delivery platform at the expense of usability and potentially safety is another. Long-time users supported this app because it served an important purpose. The current direction feels greedy, intrusive, and completely out of touch with what users actually need from a security application.

   Sweet TC · 31 Jul 2026

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