XVR vs Speco Access Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XVR
View live camera feeds from your digital video recorders remotely. Record footage directly to your mobile device and utilize features like two-way audio and PTZ control.
- Real-time live view
- Remote playback
- Local video recording
- Bi-directional talk
- PTZ control
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XVR-MV is the mobile viewer for XVR series digital video recorders. Watch your cameras in real time live view or remote playback. Record video locally to your mobile device. Supports bi-directional talk and PTZ control.
Speco Access Control
Manage multiple access control systems remotely. View event logs with associated video, review door and cardholder information, and adjust threat levels as needed. Systems can be added via QR code or IP address.
- Remote access control management
- View event logs with video
- Review door and cardholder data
- Adjust threat levels
- Add systems via QR code or IP
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Speco Access allows iOS users to remotely work with access control systems now available from Speco Technologies. Users can work with multiple access control systems and with each system, view event logs with video, review doors and card holders along with view/change threat levels depending on circumstance. Access control systems can be added using a QR code scanned in at setup time as well as via IP addresses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speco Access Control at 3.8 against XVR's 2.6. XVR's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 12.0). 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.
Speco Access Control holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively.
XVR ships an update every 3 weeks, Speco Access Control every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | XVR | Speco Access Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GenIV Technology | Components Specialties, Inc |
Customer experience
XVR
Speco Access Control
In-app purchases
XVR
No in-app purchases
Speco Access Control
No in-app purchases
