Comparison

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 vs VIGIL Cloud

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Access and manage your video surveillance and access control systems remotely. View live feeds, search recorded events, and respond to alerts. Control doors, manage intercoms, and utilize advanced camera features for comprehensive security oversight.

Highlights
  • Mobile access to multiple systems
  • Timeline visualization for recorded events
  • Live view with selectable streaming profiles
  • Two-way audio and intercom communication
  • Access control for doors
  • Notifications for immediate actions
  • PTZ control and 360 camera dewarping
Features
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Mobile app for AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 - Powerful and flexible video management and access control. Main features: • Mobile access to multiple systems • Quickly find and view recorded events with timeline visualization • Export of recordings • Notifications to take immediate actions • Live view with selectable streaming profiles • Two-way audio from camera in live view • Respond to calls from Axis network intercoms • Support for action buttons to play pre-recorded audio messages, control I/O, etc. • Mechanical and digital PTZ pre-sets for fast navigation • 360 camera dewarping • Custom views with support for camera, split and folder views • Scheduling of notifications from local and port-mapped systems • Access control features such as locking/unlocking doors, overriding/resuming schedules, and monitoring door status Setup: Requires AXIS Camera Station version 5.38 or later. Setup information at www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station Release notes at www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/ACS_iOS/latest/relnote.txt

About

VIGIL Cloud

Access critical VIGIL CLOUD tasks, including live video viewing, playback, and case management, directly from your mobile device. This app offers convenient access to all your video and case data anytime, anywhere, using familiar mobile gestures.

Highlights
  • Live video viewing
  • Video playback
  • Case management
  • Notification management
  • Access data anywhere
  • Intuitive mobile gestures
Features
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Although traditional laptops are more lightweight and portable than ever, they’re not always convenient for quickly looking at live video or following along on a case. The VIGIL CLOUD™ Mobile App provides convenience for those who want to complete critical tasks within VIGIL CLOUD quickly. The mobile application is intended to make tasks like viewing video/playback, case management, and viewing and reacting to notifications available through common gestures and movements users already know and use in other mobile applications. Benefits: • Users can access VIGIL CLOUD while away from their laptop or desktop. • Quickly and easily navigate through the VIGIL CLOUD application’s most important features. • Access to all your video and case data is available anytime, anywhere, from any device.

Screenshots

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 54 screens
VIGIL Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VIGIL Cloud at 3.4 against AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's 2.9. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VIGIL Cloud holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 has 107 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update fortnightly, VIGIL Cloud every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 versus VIGIL Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAXIS Camera Station Pro & 5VIGIL Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (107 ratings)3.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAXIS Communications AB3xLOGIC Systems Inc.

Customer experience

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

All ratings107 ratings
Positive43.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative48.6%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral17.4%
Negative57.6%

VIGIL Cloud

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Reported bugs

121 issues
  • Camera view turns magenta/pink
  • Cannot see cameras with latest update
  • Title bar takes up too much space
  • Cannot access IOS app with same credentials
  • No secure entry app
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  • App crashes when opening certain cameras
  • Constant motion alerts in app
  • Time increments disappearing
  • Motion viewing skips entire days of data
  • Updates purge systems and passwords
  • Cameras never load after update
  • Never connects to anything
  • Connection timed out error
  • Apps don’t connect to servers
  • Does not accept configured port number
  • No works on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Continually asked to check port number
  • Doorbell notification doesn’t work on iPad on WiFi
  • Playback unavailable on iPhone
  • Playback does not function after update
  • Time increments disappearing
  • Motion viewing is horrible
  • Updates lose settings
  • Cameras never load
  • Never connects
  • Cannot add local server using Apple app
  • Unable to access servers
  • Constant motion alerts
  • Poor build, so many bugs
  • Apps don’t connect to servers
  • Does not accept configured port number
  • No works in iPhone 13 Pro
  • Wouldn’t connect
  • Doorbell notification broken
  • Not reliable
  • Playback unavailable on iPhone
  • Playback does not function
  • Keeps deleting saved cameras
  • Slow playback
  • No speed control during playback
  • Playback recorded video issue
  • Load speed slow
  • No support for MPEG
  • App crashes
  • Playback controls broken
  • No audio from cameras
  • Slow to connect
  • Forgets preferred stream quality
  • No PTZ control
  • Lacking PTZ and IO control
  • No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
  • Dewrap no longer works after update
  • Cannot access recordings
  • Cannot see taped videos
  • Recordings still not showing
  • Time increments disappearing
  • Motion viewing is horrible
  • Updates lose settings
  • Cameras never load
  • Never connects
  • Cannot add local server
  • Unable to access servers
  • Constant motion alerts
  • Poor build
  • Apps don’t connect
  • Does not accept configured port number
  • No works on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Wouldn’t connect
  • Doorbell notification broken
  • Not reliable
  • Playback unavailable on iPhone
  • Playback does not function
  • Keeps deleting saved cameras
  • Slow playback
  • No speed control
  • Playback recorded video issue
  • Load speed slow
  • No support for MPEG
  • App crashes
  • Playback controls broken
  • No audio from cameras
  • Slow to connect
  • Forgets preferred stream quality
  • No PTZ control
  • Lacking PTZ and IO control
  • No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
  • Dewrap no longer works
  • Cannot access recordings
  • Cannot see taped videos
  • Recordings still not showing
  • Time increments disappearing
  • Motion viewing horrible
  • Updates lose settings
  • Cameras never load
  • Never connects
  • Cannot add local server
  • Unable to access servers
  • Constant motion alerts
  • Poor build
  • Apps don’t connect
  • Does not accept configured port number
  • No works on iPhone 13 Pro
  • Wouldn’t connect
  • Doorbell notification broken
  • Not reliable
  • Playback unavailable on iPhone
  • Playback does not function
  • Keeps deleting saved cameras
  • Slow playback
  • No speed control
  • Playback recorded video issue
  • Load speed slow
  • No support for MPEG
  • App crashes
  • Playback controls broken
  • No audio from cameras
  • Slow to connect
  • Forgets preferred stream quality
  • No PTZ control
  • Lacking PTZ and IO control
  • No support for 3rd party cameras full screen

Requested features

14 requests
  • More features and capabilities
  • Better search features for video playback
  • Support for ACS secure entry capabilities
  • Ability to add users
  • View live events with video
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  • Manual record button
  • Mac App Store availability
  • Secure Entry integration
  • Video download
  • Show bandwidth, FPS from camera to app
  • Group cameras into views
  • Add Audio support
  • Add Video export to mobile
  • Manual server name entry

VIGIL Cloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

No in-app purchases

None

VIGIL Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 free?
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIGIL Cloud free?
VIGIL Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or VIGIL Cloud?
VIGIL Cloud is rated higher. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 averages 2.9 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while VIGIL Cloud averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or VIGIL Cloud have ads?
Neither AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 nor VIGIL Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 or VIGIL Cloud?
AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 ships an update fortnightly, and VIGIL Cloud every 6 weeks. Most recently, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 was updated on October 20, 2026 and VIGIL Cloud on October 24, 2026.

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