Meari vs AView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meari
This app provides a video service platform for monitoring homes and businesses. It allows users to view live and recorded footage, receive motion detection alerts, and share video images for enhanced safety and peace of mind.
- Real-time video streaming
- Playback of recorded footage
- Motion detection alerts
- Time and message reminders
- Video image sharing
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“Meari” is established by Hangzhou Meari which provide a set of video service platform for family and enterprise. You can easily check the real video and playback image of your apartment/villas/shops/factory and office etc site via the "Meari" video service platform; Meanwhile you will received the instant push message via "Meari" alarm system once the motion detected, so you can do accordingly for the safety protection measures. Your family and enterprise be with you, wherever you are. The main function: 1. Real video playing 2. Playback image checking 3. Time & message reminding 4. Share the video image Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://apis-us-west.cloudedge360.com/html/audit/storage_server.html https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AView
Monitor your home, business, or any location with real-time video feeds and historical playback. Receive instant alerts for unusual activity and take immediate action to ensure security. This service provides peace of mind by keeping you connected to what matters most, wherever you are.
- Real-time video streaming
- Historical playback
- Abnormal activity alerts
- Remote monitoring
- Security measures
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一款针对家庭和企业用户推出的视频服务类产品，同时也是一款移动的家中堡垒，随时随地让你感受家在身边； 通过app，您可以轻松查看家庭、门口、工厂、或其他关注的地方的实时动态视频，历史回放记录等，让您不错过每一时刻； 您还可以实时接收到关注位置的异常信息，也能第一时间采取对应的安全措施；
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meari at 83% against AView's 27%. Meari also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9) and ads (none vs shown). AView's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Meari sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. AView asks for nothing beyond the download.
Meari holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Meari's written reviews are positive against 27% of AView's.
Meari ships an update monthly, AView fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meari | AView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (44 ratings) — better | 1.9 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou MEARI Technology Co.,Ltd. | 顺发 罗 |
Customer experience
Meari
AView
In-app purchases
Meari
- cam continious-month duo$19.991 Month
- 4G duo11 Month trial$19.991 Month
- 4G-CLOUD-AI-M2 duo11 Month trial$27.991 Month
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- cam basic 30days-year duo$49.991 Year
- 4G-S duo13 Months trial$55.993 Months
- 4G-CLOUD-S duo13 Months trial$71.993 Months
- 4G-CLOUD-AI-S duo13 Months trial$80.993 Months
- 4G-CLOUD-HY duo16 Months trial$129.996 Months
- 4G-CLOUD-AI-HY duo16 Months trial$159.996 Months
- 4G-Y duo11 Year trial$199.991 Year
AView
No in-app purchases
