HT Eye vs Paramont CMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HT Eye
Monitor your security cameras remotely with this intuitive application. Access live feeds, review recordings, and manage your devices with ease. Customize settings and share important footage directly from your phone.
- Live camera feeds (1-36 channels)
- Playback and recording access
- Save and export video files
- PTZ camera control
- Device list management
- Instant P2P connection
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The HT Eye application allows you to monitor your cameras online. It is easily to use and designed to make your surveillance solution to be simplified. Users can access playback and directly save files to the phone to export to others. The application has different customized settings for every customer and allows users to remove and add features based on their needs. Function - Live Channels – 1 / 4 / 9 / 16 / 25 / 36 display mode - Scroll View – Press the channel view again and it will transition to scroll view. - Gallery Mode – Users can save and store files directly into the phone and be able to export to others. - Snapshot - PTZ Control - Device List Management – Add / Delete / Edit / Built in QR Code - Instant P2P Connection - Live View / Playback – Scroll View Compatible - Add / Remove Settings and Features
Paramont CMS
Access your surveillance equipment remotely from any iOS device. This application offers real-time video previews, playback, and configuration for various Paramont surveillance products, designed for mobile users on the go.
- P2P QR Code Scanning
- Real-Time Video Preview (up to 16 channels)
- Snapshot/Video Record
- Digital Zoom & PTZ Support
- Remote Playback (up to 4 channels)
- Remote Configuration
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Paramont CMS is InVid Tech's easy-to-use iOS surveillance application. Paramont CMS allows you to access your surveillance equipment from anywhere you have access to iOS. It is designed for easy setup, quick access and offers features geared towards mobile devices on the go. Paramont CMS for iOS supports the full line-up of Paramont surveillance products including NVRs, DVRs, and Recorders along with Network Cameras and Speed Domes. Key Features Include: • Supports P2P QR Code Scanning, up to 100 P2P Devices • Real-Time Video Preview of up to 16 Channels at once. - Snapshot/Video Record - Digital Zoom with Pinch to Zoom in/out - PTZ support - Audio and Two-Way Audio Support • Remote Playback, up to 4 Channels at once - Digital Zoom, Pinch to Zoom in/out - Audio - Snapshot • Remote Configuration - Local Setup - Basic Information - Schedule and Event Setup - Sub Stream Setup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HT Eye at 100% against Paramont CMS's 27%. HT Eye also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.1). Paramont CMS's advantage is ratings volume (88 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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.
HT Eye holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paramont CMS has 88 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HT Eye's written reviews are positive against 27% of Paramont CMS's.
HT Eye ships an update every 5 weeks, Paramont CMS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HT Eye | Paramont CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 2.4 (88 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 27.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNC Network | InVid Tech |
Customer experience
HT Eye
Paramont CMS
Bugs and requests
HT Eye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Paramont CMS
Reported bugs
43 issues- Playback download always fails
- Device offline error
- Motion alert notifications persist after disabling
- Cameras constantly going offline
- App times out before cameras load
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- App does not connect to cameras
- App stopped providing push notifications
- App not working correctly with Apple devices
- Buffering issues on iOS Lock Screen
- App crashes after downloading iOS 17
- App will not run on iOS 17
- App stopped sending notifications on iOS 16.5.1
- Frequently loses connection
- Slow to load
- Poor video quality
- Audio switching off
- Constantly going offline
- Zoom quality is horrible
- Remote Playback says 'Device Busy'
- Network error or coffee cup icons
- System totally unusable
- Barely ever works
- Network error
- Offline message
- App crashes and locks up
- App crashes after few minutes
- Does not load live view
- Alerts not working
- Device offline message on iPhone
- Does not pair with iPhone Xs Max
- Audio automatically toggles to off upon app refresh
- Does not work when connected to other WiFi networks
- Audio needs to be toggled back on after refresh
- Crashes iPhone XS Max
- Takes 2-3 minutes for cameras to load on iPhone XR
- Cannot add multiple DVRs
- Resets settings every time app is closed
- Loading anything takes forever and freezes
- Cannot pull up recorded footage
- Not reliable on multiple newer iPhones
- App won't load on iPhone C
- App not opening on iOS 11.2
- App keeps crashing when clicking a camera
Requested features
11 requests- Add a pause button for recording
- Simplify access to alarm viewing
- Improve user-friendliness for end-users
- Allow remote firmware updates
- Allow remote editing of doorbell camera settings
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- Include snapshots in notifications
- Fix audio switching off
- Fix audio toggling to off on app refresh
- Option to keep audio on during app refresh
- Improve zoom quality
- Auto connect cameras when choosing a location
In-app purchases
HT Eye
No in-app purchases
Paramont CMS
No in-app purchases
