Guarding Vision vs Crystal Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guarding Vision
View live feeds from your DVR, NVR, or IP cameras remotely. Play back recorded footage and receive instant notifications for motion detection events. Enjoy real-time video from cameras globally after account setup and device addition.
- Real-time camera monitoring
- Video playback of recordings
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote access to devices
- Cloud P2P support
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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
Crystal Vision
View and record HDMI camera footage on your iOS device. Adjust video parameters like resolution and frame rate. Requires compatible wireless video transmission hardware.
- View HDMI camera footage
- Record footage and images
- Set video parameters (resolution, rate)
- Wireless video transmission support
- iOS device compatibility
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Crystal Vision is an Application that needs to be used with the CVW wireless video transmission hardware. Crystal Vision allows you to view camera footage on the iOS device from any HDMI camera. Crystal Vision allows you to record footage and image using our hardware, from any HDMI camera. Crystal Vision allows you to set the parameters of video such as resolution, rate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guarding Vision at 4.7 against Crystal Vision's 3.5. Guarding Vision also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and ratings volume (22K vs 2). Crystal Vision's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.5. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Guarding Vision's written reviews are positive against 0% of Crystal Vision's.
Guarding Vision ships an update monthly, Crystal Vision every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guarding Vision | Crystal Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 721 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | Shenzhen Crystal Video Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Guarding Vision
Crystal Vision
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
Crystal Vision
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guarding Vision
No in-app purchases
Crystal Vision
No in-app purchases
Questions
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