Remote4 vs Guardian Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote4
View your RTSP cameras in real-time and control connected devices with custom buttons. This free app allows for multiple camera feeds and interactive controls, ideal for IoT enthusiasts and home automation.
- Real-time RTSP camera viewing
- HTTP/HTTPS request buttons for device control
- Multi-camera support via VLC
- Customizable UI elements (buttons, text, emojis)
- Copy/paste controls for backup and sharing
- Remote configuration via JSON URL
- JSON data source integration
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Remote 4 is designed to view your RTSP Cameras on real time, while at the same time having buttons that send HTTP/HTTPS requests to, for example, open a garage door or turn a light on. Features: - FREE and No ads: this is a non profit app to be used by IOT enthusiasts and regular users around the world. - Ultra solid Multi Camera support: using VLC (very fast and reliable camera feeds) - UI elements: Buttons and Dynamic Text/Emoji labels. - Multiple Controls: You can have as many controls as you want and switch them from home screen. - Copy and Paste controls: To backup and share you controls with others - Configuration file: set up a json url to remotely config your controls. - Add JSON data sources and show information on your controls - Design controls with a simple yet powerful UI - Help button: with examples to learn how to use the app.
Guardian Plus
This app acts as your home's digital defense, offering intuitive network management through a conversational AI assistant. It provides content filtering to block unwanted material and allows for detailed network control, including device access scheduling and threat detection.
- Conversational AI assistant for network management
- Content filtering for harmful or unwanted material
- Device access scheduling
- Instant security threat detection
- Internet outage alerts
- Simple, unified interface
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Smart Firewall. Simple Control. Your Home's First Line of Digital Defense, Powered by Conversational AI. PROTECT YOUR NETWORK INSIDE AND OUT Clear Communication Talk to your network - literally. With our built-in AI assistant, managing your home network is as easy as sending a text. Content Filtering Automatically block harmful, inappropriate, or unwanted content—keeping your family safe and your network clean. Network Control Schedule access for any device, detect security threats instantly, and even get alerts when your internet goes down—all from one simple interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guardian Plus at 5.0 against Remote4's 3.9. Guardian Plus also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%). Remote4's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Guardian Plus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote4 has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Remote4's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guardian Plus's.
Remote4 ships an update every 3 months, Guardian Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote4 | Guardian Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (25 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maximo Cavazzani | AI Vector LLC |
Customer experience
Remote4
Guardian Plus
In-app purchases
Remote4
No in-app purchases
Guardian Plus
No in-app purchases
