Comparison

Guard Viewer vs RMOB

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Guard Viewer

Access and manage your surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video from network cameras and NVRs, receive alarms, and control cloud devices directly from your mobile phone.

Highlights
  • Remote surveillance access
  • Live video streaming
  • Recorded video playback
  • Alarm notifications
  • Cloud device management
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Guard Viewer is a mobile surveillance client app. With this app you can access surveillance products(Network Cameras,Network Speed Domes,NVRs) through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.

About

RMOB

This application enables real-time remote monitoring and control of live video streams from cameras and encoders. It offers features like instant live viewing, remote playback, local recording, and PTZ control, facilitating comprehensive surveillance management.

Highlights
  • Real-time live remote monitoring
  • Remote playback and local recording
  • PTZ control
  • Bidirectional talk
  • Snapshot and picture searching
  • QR code serial number scanning
Features
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Iphone/Ipad Surveillance Software RMOB, allows user to monitor and control live streaming from Camera’s And Video Encoders. Besides, Controlling Live View, it has some major features as mentioned below: - Support instant real time live remote monitoring through instaOn (P2P) - Support instant real time live monitoring through IP/cpplusddns - Support remote playback - Local recording and play - Support snapshot and pictures searching - Support bidirectional talk - Support PTZ control - Support scanning serial number by QR code - Support cloud user register and modify - Support remote device add, edit and delete - Support local device add, edit and delete - Support adding device by address - Support manually searching device in LAN - Support version updating automatically - Support Alarm Push

Screenshots

Guard Viewer3 screens
RMOB3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Guard Viewer at every 4 weeks against RMOB's every 8 months. Guard Viewer also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 0%) and ratings volume (220 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Guard Viewer against 2.8 for RMOB. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 220 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Guard Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of RMOB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, RMOB every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guard Viewer versus RMOB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuard ViewerRMOB
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (220 ratings)2.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeyLife International Technology LimitedCP PLUS

Customer experience

Guard Viewer

All ratings216 ratings
Positive40.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative53.2%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative64.2%

RMOB

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative91.7%

Bugs and requests

Guard Viewer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues after recent update
  • Inability to delete user accounts
  • Time sync problems between app and NVR
  • Inconsistent camera detection

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Apple TV
  • Improve notification system
  • Introduce bulk management of cameras
  • Provide more customization options

RMOB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guard Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

RMOB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guard Viewer free?
Guard Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RMOB free?
RMOB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guard Viewer or RMOB?
RMOB is rated higher. Guard Viewer averages 2.8 out of 5 from 220 ratings, while RMOB averages 2.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Guard Viewer or RMOB have ads?
Neither Guard Viewer nor RMOB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guard Viewer or RMOB?
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, and RMOB every 8 months. Most recently, Guard Viewer was updated on October 13, 2026 and RMOB on October 7, 2026.

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