Guard Viewer vs EZView CIS
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.
EZView CIS
Access and manage Uniview surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video, receive alarms, and control cloud devices from your mobile phone.
- Remote access to Uniview surveillance
- Live video viewing
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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EZView CIS is a mobile surveillance app. With this app you can access Uniview 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: Guard Viewer at 2.8 against EZView CIS's 1.0. Guard Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 26 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.
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 220 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guard Viewer ships an update every 4 weeks, EZView CIS every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | EZView CIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (220 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 26 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 | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Guard Viewer
EZView CIS
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
EZView CIS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
EZView CIS
No in-app purchases
