Annke View vs HikCentral Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Annke View
Monitor your surveillance devices remotely from your iPhone. View live feeds from DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras, with support for up to 32 channels. Features include two-way audio and fisheye expansion for enhanced situational awareness.
- Transcoding Playback
- Fisheye Expansion
- Up to 32 Channels Live View
- Two-way Audio
- Multi-Division Live View Optimization
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Annke View is a mobile phone surveillance application just based on iPhone, which supports the full line of surveillance products, including digital video recorders,digital video servers, as well as network cameras and speed domes that support standard H.264 video codec. 1.Transcoding Playback 2.Fisheye Expansion 3.Up to 32 Channels Live View 4.Two-way Audio with IP Channel 5.Multi-Division Live View Optimization 6.FAQ 7.Fix Bug
HikCentral Mobile
Access and manage HikCentral Professional features remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive alarm notifications for connected devices. Requires iOS 14.0 or higher.
- Remote site access
- Live view
- Remote playback
- Alarm notifications
- Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G network support
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HikCentral Mobile software is installed on the iOS 16.0 or higher version mobile platform. It gets access to the HikCentral Professional, via Wi-Fi, 4G and 5G network, and fulfills the functions of the devices connected to the HikCentral Professional, such as Remote Site, Live view, Remote playback, Receive Alarm Notice and so on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HikCentral Mobile at 4.7 against Annke View's 2.4. HikCentral Mobile also leads on ratings volume (276 vs 41). Annke View's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
HikCentral Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HikCentral Mobile has 276 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Annke View's written reviews are positive against 18% of HikCentral Mobile's.
Annke View ships an update every 3 weeks, HikCentral Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Annke View | HikCentral Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (41 ratings) | 4.7 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. | 明军 顾 |
Customer experience
Annke View
HikCentral Mobile
Bugs and requests
Annke View
Reported bugs
27 issues- Constantly logs out
- App locks up iPad
- App is glitchy
- App doesn't work on Android
- Zoom button not working
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- Device frequently offline
- Remote playback not working
- App signs all users out
- App crashes after update
- App doesn't work after update
- Not working on iPad
- Cannot open full screen
- App keeps logging out
- Password incorrect errors
- Cannot multitask on iPhone while recording
- Error code 340500
- Annke Vision asking for code on camera
- Cannot view camera activity remotely
- Not working on iOS anymore
- Crashes constantly when adding a device
- Does not work anymore since update
- Cannot connect via mobile data
- App doesn't work at all
- Error code 340500 on iPhone
- Cloud servers are down often
- Cannot remotely access cameras after update
- Annke servers down frequently
Requested features
9 requests- Allow auto login
- Add mic option to this app
- Improve playback speed options
- Add iPad support
- Fix zoom functionality
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- Make app more user-friendly
- Improve remote view setup process
- Update app for newer iOS versions
- Fix multitasking issue on iPhone while recording
HikCentral Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Annke View
No in-app purchases
HikCentral Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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