Plus Viewer vs XVR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plus Viewer
Monitor live video feeds and playback recorded footage from compatible devices remotely. Receive motion alerts and review alarm history for enhanced security and asset management.
- Remote live view and playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Alarm history log
- Multi-channel viewing (up to 4 cameras)
- Selectable stream quality (SD saves data)
- Quick setup
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Plustek Plus Viewer is an app that is simple to use and check on what matters to you (whether be our assets or love ones) from any location! Compatible with Plustek Slim series, X series and Wi-Fi kit. -Setup in less than a minute. -Monitor live view or playback records on mobile device from anywhere. -Select stream quality, for “SD” can save the 3G/4G data up to 75% -Multi-channel viewing capability (up to 4 cameras at once) -On multi-channel viewing, you can close each channel to reduce your smart phone loading. -Receive motion alerts when you are on-the-road -Check up to 50 units of data’s alarm history on each camera or NVRs -on alarm log history, you can let you alarm log link to app playback Note: This app uses network data stream to connect, you may be charged for the data used for streaming. We recommend using Wi-Fi connection for video monitoring. For more info, please visit http://plusteksecurity.com or contact us at sales@plusteksecurity.com
XVR
View live camera feeds from your digital video recorders remotely. Record footage directly to your mobile device and utilize features like two-way audio and PTZ control.
- Real-time live view
- Remote playback
- Local video recording
- Bi-directional talk
- PTZ control
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XVR-MV is the mobile viewer for XVR series digital video recorders. Watch your cameras in real time live view or remote playback. Record video locally to your mobile device. Supports bi-directional talk and PTZ control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XVR at 2.6 against Plus Viewer's 1.0. XVR also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
XVR holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XVR has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Plus Viewer ships an update every 3 months, XVR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plus Viewer | XVR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.6 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 6.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plustek Inc. | GenIV Technology |
Customer experience
Plus Viewer
XVR
In-app purchases
Plus Viewer
No in-app purchases
XVR
No in-app purchases
