Eclipse View vs CORTEX IQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eclipse View
Remotely monitor and view your security cameras and NVRs. Access playback, events, and motion detection features. Enjoy easy setup without needing to open router ports.
- Remote camera monitoring
- NVR and IP camera support
- Playback functionality
- Event and motion detection
- iOS recording
- Easy P2P setup
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The Eclipse View Application allows you to remotely monitor and view your Eclipse Signature Series cameras and NVRs. Playback, Events, Motion Detection and iOS recording are a few of the features you can expect from our new app. Easy P2P setup and monitoring allow you to see your cameras without having to open network ports on your router.
CORTEX IQ
This surveillance software enables live video streaming, recording, and remote playback. It supports Apple Push Notification service for alerts and offers features like snapshots and PTZ control.
- Live video stream
- Video record and playback
- Video remote playback
- Apple Push Notification service support
- Snapshots
- PTZ control
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CORTEX IQ is a surveillance software.which support Apple Push Notification service.support live video stream.video record and playback.video remote playback.snapshots and PTZ control.etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CORTEX IQ at 2.8 against Eclipse View's 2.1. CORTEX IQ also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 18%). Eclipse View's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CORTEX IQ holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Eclipse View's written reviews are positive against 34% of CORTEX IQ's.
Eclipse View ships an update every 2 months, CORTEX IQ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eclipse View | CORTEX IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (95 ratings) | 2.8 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 34.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EclipseCCTV | CCTV Core Inc. |
Customer experience
Eclipse View
CORTEX IQ
In-app purchases
Eclipse View
No in-app purchases
CORTEX IQ
No in-app purchases
