Guarding Vision vs CamView Smart
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
CamView Smart
This application connects to P2P IP camera series for remote viewing. It allows users to monitor their cameras from their mobile devices.
- P2P IP camera connection
- Remote viewing
- Mobile monitoring
- Camera series support
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This app is specially built for P2P IP camera series.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guarding Vision at 4.7 against CamView Smart's 3.0. Guarding Vision also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22K vs 2). CamView Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guarding Vision has 22K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guarding Vision ships an update monthly, CamView Smart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guarding Vision | CamView Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 523 MB | 561 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | 宗强 刘 |
Customer experience
Guarding Vision
CamView Smart
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
CamView Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guarding Vision
No in-app purchases
CamView Smart
No in-app purchases
Questions
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