ACT365 vs Kestrel Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACT365
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ACT365 is a cloud- based, integrated access control and video management solution. The ACT365 App from ACT allows you to manage all your doors, cardholders and cameras across all your sites from your iPhone. Customer Features: You can view the status of doors, lock and unlock doors, view video footage associated with access events or alarms, enable and disable cardholders and view a list of all the cardholders currently on a site, from the app. Login to www.act365.eu for more features and functionality. Installer Features: Installers can manage all their ACT365 customers from the app. Technical issues can be diagnosed remotely from your iPhone, providing faster service to your customers. Note for installers: To use ACT365 you must become a registered ACT installer. Simply register FREE at www.act.eu. When you receive your login details, login to the interACT portal and sign-up for ‘My ACT365’. Note: Dark mode is currently unsupported in this app.
Kestrel Viewer
Manage your video surveillance devices, including DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras. View live feeds, record footage, search and play back recordings remotely, and back up files. This software offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities for your security needs.
- Real-time live view
- Video recording
- Remote search and playback
- File backup
- Supports DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras
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Kestrel Viewer is a versatile video management software for the DVRs, NVRs, IP cameras, etc. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback, file backup, etc., for the connected devices to meet the needs of monitoring task.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ACT365 at every 3 months against Kestrel Viewer's every 7 months. Kestrel Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.5). On price, ads, 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.
ACT365 ships an update every 3 months, Kestrel Viewer every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACT365 | Kestrel Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vanderbilt, LLC | adata ltd |
In-app purchases
ACT365
No in-app purchases
Kestrel Viewer
No in-app purchases
