Guard Viewer vs Eclipse View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Eclipse View
Remotely monitor and view your security cameras and NVRs. Access playback, events, and motion detection features. Enjoy easy setup without needing to open router ports.
- Remote camera monitoring
- NVR and IP camera support
- Playback functionality
- Event and motion detection
- iOS recording
- Easy P2P setup
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The Eclipse View Application allows you to remotely monitor and view your Eclipse Signature Series cameras and NVRs. Playback, Events, Motion Detection and iOS recording are a few of the features you can expect from our new app. Easy P2P setup and monitoring allow you to see your cameras without having to open network ports on your router.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guard Viewer at 2.8 against Eclipse View's 2.1. Guard Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Guard Viewer holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 220 and 95 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Guard Viewer's written reviews are positive against 18% of Eclipse View's.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, Eclipse View every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | Eclipse View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (220 ratings) — better | 2.1 (95 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 95 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | EclipseCCTV |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
Eclipse View
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
Eclipse View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
Eclipse View
No in-app purchases
