Guarding Vision vs Lorex Cirrus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time monitoring
- Video playback
- Motion detection alarm notification
- Remote camera access
- Global connectivity
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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
Lorex Cirrus
Access live video feeds from multiple cameras remotely. Receive instant alerts for detected activities and review recorded footage. Manually record video, take snapshots, and manage your security system settings.
- Live remote video viewing
- Instant push notifications
- Playback recorded video
- Manual video recording
- Snapshot capture
- Security system setup and control
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With Lorex Cirrus: -View live remote video from multiple cameras -Receive instant push notifications -Play back recorded video to review detected activities -Manually record video -Take snapshots to send from your device -Set up and control your security system Compatible with select Lorex Security Systems and select HD Wire-free solutions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lorex Cirrus at 66% against Guarding Vision's 31%. Lorex Cirrus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Guarding Vision's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Guarding Vision holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guarding Vision has 22K ratings behind it against 3.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Guarding Vision's written reviews are positive against 66% of Lorex Cirrus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Guarding Vision ships an update monthly, Lorex Cirrus every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guarding Vision | Lorex Cirrus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 4.5 (3.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 3.6K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 523 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | LOREX TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Customer experience
Guarding Vision
Lorex Cirrus
User reviews
Guarding Vision
From 22K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 🔒 Secure system
- 👍 Easy to use
- 📽️ Good video quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Playback issues (no fast forward/rewind)
- 🔌 Connectivity problems (offline/unstable)
- 🔔 Unreliable notifications
- 🔍 Difficult to find recorded footage
Lorex Cirrus
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Clear picture quality
- 🔒 Reliable security system
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Wireless cameras convenient
- 👍 Great customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔋 Battery life concerns
- 🐛 Slow app performance
- 🐛 Unreliable motion detection
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
Lorex Cirrus
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cameras going offline randomly
- Push notifications not working
- Recordings not saving properly
- Blank screens when accessing cameras
- Compatibility issues with iOS 18 update
Requested features
6 requests- Add option to disable motion alerts
- Improve camera zoning functionality
- Provide remote reboot capability
- Allow selecting multiple cameras for playback
- Add time stamp scrubbing in playback
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- Improve app navigation and usability
In-app purchases
Guarding Vision
No in-app purchases
Lorex Cirrus
No in-app purchases
