Guard Viewer vs iProView Plus
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.
iProView Plus
This remote monitoring client software enables video viewing over various network types. It supports P2P connections, direct IP/domain access, and offers comprehensive control over PTZ cameras, including playback and alarm functions.
- Video viewing over WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G
- P2P network penetration and QR code scanning
- IP and domain direct connection
- PTZ camera control (pan, tilt, zoom, focus)
- Remote playback and real-time alarms
- Local image and video viewing
- Multi-view preview
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iProView Plus is remote monitoring client software with below functions. 1, the software allows the user to carry over WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G video viewing; 2, the software supports P2P penetrate the network function, two-dimensional code scanning capabilities; 3, the software supports IP and domain direct connection function; 4, the software supports single or four player, multi-channel switching, screenshots, videos, open sound, voice talk, stream switch functions; 5, the software supports ptz's up and down, left and right, focus, zoom and iris control, preset, cruise, pattern and other functions; 6, the software supports remote playback function; 7, the software supports real-time alarm function; 8, the software supports Remote Network remote control function; 9, the software supports local image and local video viewing; 10, the software supports muti-view preview function; 11, the software support favorites and play history functions; 12, the software support update device’s local setting function;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iProView Plus at 4.0 against Guard Viewer's 2.8. Guard Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
iProView Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 220 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, iProView Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | iProView Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (220 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | XueJun Wang |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
iProView Plus
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
iProView Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
iProView Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Guard Viewer free?
Is iProView Plus free?
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