Comparison

Guarding Vision vs X80 Remote

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

Head to head
About

Guarding Vision

Access live video feeds from your DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras remotely. View real-time footage, playback recorded events, and receive instant notifications for motion detection alarms. Connect globally with ease by creating an account and adding your devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Video playback
  • Motion detection alarm notification
  • Remote camera access
  • Global connectivity
Features
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The Guarding Vision app is designed to work with DVRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function. It allows you to live view your cameras remotely. All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. It also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life. When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from Guarding Vision app. Key Features: 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Video playback 3. Motion detection alarm notification

About

X80 Remote

This tool helps manage and monitor X80NET® certified devices, providing real-time camera status, battery levels, and signal strength. It allows remote access to view images, manage devices via a cloud account, and receive push notifications from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Device setup and management
  • Real-time camera status monitoring
  • Battery level and signal strength display
  • Remote image viewing via cloud
  • Push notifications
  • Camera preview mode
  • Device rerouting
Features
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X80 Remote App is a tool that will help you set up your X80NET® certified devices. It provides easy access to camera information such as your camera status, battery level, signal strength and routing information on X80 device network. The X80 Remote app lets you log in to your Buckeye Cloud account to view images, manage devices, and stay connected to your system from anywhere in the world. Receive real-time push notifications and stay up to date with ease—whether you’re in the field or on the go.T o control your device start the X80 Remote App. The app will search and display the nearby devices it finds. Select the device to connect. Once the connection is established, the user will be able to see the current battery level, number of pictures remaining on the camera along with transfer progress, and current routing. To help with aiming the camera X80 Remote App provides a camera preview mode. In preview mode the user can trigger a camera from the app or by walking in front of the camera. The preview picture will be downloaded and displayed in the app. Device routing can also be changed using the Reroute option in the X80 Remote App. Note: This app can only be used with Bluetooth enabled devices.

Screenshots

Guarding Vision4 screens
X80 Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: X80 Remote at 100% against Guarding Vision's 31%. X80 Remote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Guarding Vision's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 3). 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

X80 Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guarding Vision has 22K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Guarding Vision's written reviews are positive against 100% of X80 Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guarding Vision ships an update monthly, X80 Remote every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Guarding Vision versus X80 Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuarding VisionX80 Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (22K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size523 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer明军 顾ATSI Home of the BuckEye Cam

Customer experience

Guarding Vision

All ratings22,405 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral13.8%
Negative55.5%

X80 Remote

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Guarding Vision

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Connectivity issues (offline/unstable)
  • Playback not working properly
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Time/date display issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add fast forward/rewind for playback
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Enhance search/timeline features for recorded footage
  • Add more customization options
  • Improve compatibility with newer devices

X80 Remote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Guarding Vision

No in-app purchases

None

X80 Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guarding Vision free?
Guarding Vision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is X80 Remote free?
X80 Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guarding Vision or X80 Remote?
X80 Remote is rated higher. Guarding Vision averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while X80 Remote averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Guarding Vision or X80 Remote have ads?
Neither Guarding Vision nor X80 Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Guarding Vision or X80 Remote?
Guarding Vision ships an update monthly, and X80 Remote every 5 months. Most recently, Guarding Vision was updated on October 16, 2026 and X80 Remote on October 1, 2026.

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