Guard Viewer vs Galaxy8000
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.
Galaxy8000
Access and manage surveillance systems remotely. View live or recorded video feeds, receive important alerts, and control cloud-connected devices directly from your mobile phone.
- Remote surveillance access
- Live video viewing
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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Galaxy8000 is a mobile surveillance client app. With this app you can access Galaxy Pro Series surveillance products through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy8000 at 5.0 against Guard Viewer's 2.8. Guard Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (220 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.
Galaxy8000 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Guard Viewer's written reviews are positive against 13% of Galaxy8000's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, Galaxy8000 every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | Galaxy8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (220 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 16 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 | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | Galaxy Security Inc. |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
Galaxy8000
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
Galaxy8000
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
Galaxy8000
No in-app purchases
