Guard Viewer vs HMS HD Viewer
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.
HMS HD Viewer
Access and manage Honeywell surveillance systems remotely. View live video feeds, adjust settings, and receive alarm notifications from your mobile device.
- Remote video viewing
- System configuration
- Alarm monitoring
- Honeywell product support
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Honeywell HMS HD Viewer allows remote access to view surveillance video, configure settings, and monitor alarms from Honeywell product portfolio .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guard Viewer at 2.8 against HMS HD Viewer's 1.0. 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 261 ratings behind it against 3, 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 HMS HD Viewer's.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, HMS HD Viewer every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | HMS HD Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (261 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 3 |
| 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 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
HMS HD Viewer
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
HMS HD Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
HMS HD Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Guard Viewer free?
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