Guard Viewer vs Nightcap POS
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.
Nightcap POS
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Nightcap is the management app for independent liquor and convenience store owners. See your sales, run your inventory and keep up with delivery orders from your iPhone or iPad, with AI tools that take care of the busywork. REAL-TIME DASHBOARD • Total sales, order count, average order value and items sold at a glance • Sales by channel: in-store, delivery and third-party apps • Top-selling products and recent orders • Filter everything by date range INVENTORY • Scan barcodes to look up, add and update products • Enter prices the way a register does: type 2500 and get $25.00 • AI invoice scanning: photograph a supplier invoice and Nightcap reads the line items and matches them to your products • Price history, stock levels, low-stock alerts and par-level suggestions ORDERS • DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub orders next to your in-store sales • Complete sales history with transaction details • Refunds and emailed receipts AI ASSISTANT • Ask questions about your sales, inventory and business performance in plain language • Get AI-generated insights and recommendations • You choose whether to turn AI features on, and can turn them off at any time TEAM AND OPERATIONS • Staff accounts, roles and permissions • Employee clock-ins and time sheets • Tax rates and business settings • Vendors Available in 18 languages. Nightcap connects to your store's Nightcap point-of-sale account, which the Nightcap team sets up for licensed stores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Nightcap POS at every 2 weeks against Guard Viewer's every 4 weeks. Guard Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 4 weeks, Nightcap POS every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Guard Viewer | Nightcap POS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (261 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | Sendsation Inc. |
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
Nightcap POS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
Nightcap POS
No in-app purchases









