Lorex Ping 2 is a mobile utility for remote monitoring of legacy LNC100 and LNC200 series wireless IP cameras on iOS.
Product velocity
Unknown
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Lifestyle
Sentiment
1.7
60 reviews
Nemesis
DMSS
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to maintain access to older security hardware, but the lack of updates forces a search for modern alternatives.
For Owners of legacy Lorex LNC100 and LNC200 series wireless IP cameras.
What does it look like?
Key features
Live video streaming and multi-user access for connected cameras.
Local recording to mobile devices and microSD card playback.
Local Wi-Fi setup, motion detection, and privacy mode settings.
How much does it cost?
The app is free, reflecting its status as a legacy support tool rather than a revenue-generating product.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
Who built it?
LOREX TECHNOLOGY
6 apps tracked · Lifestyle
Lorex Cloud
Lorex Cirrus
Lorex Pro
Lorex netHD Stratus
Lorex Eco Stratus HDUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
Read the full review analysisCompetition
Competitive landscape for Lorex Ping 2
How's the Lifestyle market?
Lorex Ping 2 holds a 1.7-star rating across 60 reviews, indicating a failed user experience compared to the active-development standard of the security category. The lack of updates since 2016 positions the app as a legacy-only tool with no competitive standing.
The rivals identified
By DongBin
DMSS serves as a direct competitor by providing comprehensive remote surveillance and management for wireless IP camera systems, mirroring the core utility of Lorex Ping 2.
- Offers advanced visual intercom and alarm hub integration features missing from this app
- Maintains a high-frequency release cadence, ensuring compatibility with modern iOS versions and hardware
- Provides a polished, modern interface that contrasts with this app's outdated, legacy-style design
Unlock the head-to-head verdict: where this rival wins, and where it loses.
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Key takeaways for Lorex Ping 2
Where is it heading?
The security camera market is consolidating around high-frequency update cycles and modern integrations, leaving Lorex Ping 2 exposed. The app's failure to update since 2016 ensures continued churn to rivals like DMSS, so the PM must act to migrate users before the brand reputation is further degraded.
- Lack of updates since 2016 → user base erosion → total loss of legacy hardware support.
- 1.7-star rating → high churn to competitors → permanent loss of brand loyalty.
The SWOT
- Legacy-compatible interface for LNC100 and LNC200 series hardware
- Migration path to modern Lorex hardware for existing users
Next best moves
Sunset the application because it has not been updated since 2016 → eliminate brand damage.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's 1.7-star rating is not just a failure of maintenance…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Advanced visual intercom and alarm hub integration (available in DMSS but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The report formalizes a more aggressive migration strategy for legacy users and updates the competitive threat assessment to reflect active churn to modern alternatives.
Bottom line
Lorex Ping 2 is effectively obsolete, because the 2016-era codebase cannot meet modern security or stability expectations, so the PM should prioritize a formal sunset or a migration path to a modern Lorex application.
Unlock 3 critical frictions, 1 market threat, 1 more prioritized move and the analyst’s take.
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- [1] App Store, source
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