Comparison

CI View Pro vs Zain Smart Security

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

Head to head
About

CI View Pro

Features
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CI View Pro is a Surveillance Application designed to work with the XVR Surveillance system and to allow real-time viewing and recorded video playback on your iOS device. - Manage, watch and control your business or home cameras live anytime from anywhere in the world - Store snapshots to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch camera roll of incidents as you view them - Connect to your cameras and watch live and recorded videos on 3G, EDGE or WiFi - Bookmark your favorite cameras and access them with single tap - Keep your bookmarks in sync on all iOS devices with CI Cloud - QR-code based bookmarks sharing - Receive automatic push notifications of suspicious events - Quick search and view recorded surveillance video - Watch up to 64 cameras simultaneously - Favorite cameras right on your wrist: Apple Watch support If you have any question about using CI View Pro, please visit www.cloudintelligence.com.au for details, or feel free to contact us at support@cloudintelligence.com.au

About

Zain Smart Security

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The App allows businesses to protect their people, assets, and facilities, while featuring Smart video surveillance management and advanced analytics capabilities that cater to the evolving surveillance needs. Zain smart surveillance offering goes beyond pure video surveillance to offer analytics and β€˜camera as a sensor’ capabilities.

Screenshots

CI View Pro4 screens
Zain Smart Security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CI View Pro at every 11 days against Zain Smart Security's every 7 months. Zain Smart Security's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CI View Pro ships an update every 11 days, Zain Smart Security every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on March 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
CI View Pro versus Zain Smart Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCI View ProZain Smart Security
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days β€” betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size61 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloud Intelligence Pty LtdZain Kuwait

In-app purchases

None

CI View Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Zain Smart Security

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CI View Pro free?
CI View Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zain Smart Security free?
Zain Smart Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CI View Pro or Zain Smart Security have ads?
Neither CI View Pro nor Zain Smart Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CI View Pro or Zain Smart Security?
CI View Pro ships an update every 11 days, and Zain Smart Security every 7 months. Most recently, CI View Pro was updated on March 11, 2026 and Zain Smart Security on September 18, 2026.

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