Guard Viewer vs LaView Now
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.
LaView Now
This surveillance software allows users to view live video streams, record and play back footage, and control PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras remotely. It provides essential tools for monitoring security feeds.
- Live video streaming
- Video recording
- Remote video playback
- Snapshots
- PTZ control
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LaView Now is surveillance software which support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback,snapshots and PTZ control, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guard Viewer at 2.8 against LaView Now's 1.3. Guard Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). 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.
Guard Viewer holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 261 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Guard Viewer's written reviews are positive against 0% of LaView Now's.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, LaView Now every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | LaView Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (261 ratings) — better | 1.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
LaView Now
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
LaView Now
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
LaView Now
No in-app purchases
