MAGIC vs iProView Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MAGIC
Monitor your security cameras remotely with this intuitive application. Access live feeds, review recordings, and save footage directly to your device for easy sharing. Customize settings and manage your devices with a simplified surveillance solution.
- Live camera feeds (multiple display modes)
- Playback and recording access
- Save and export video files
- PTZ camera control
- Device list management
- Instant P2P connection
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The MAGIC VIEWER 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 Live 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
iProView Plus
This remote monitoring client software enables video viewing over various network types. It supports P2P connections, direct IP/domain access, and offers comprehensive control over PTZ cameras, including playback and alarm functions.
- Video viewing over WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G
- P2P network penetration and QR code scanning
- IP and domain direct connection
- PTZ camera control (pan, tilt, zoom, focus)
- Remote playback and real-time alarms
- Local image and video viewing
- Multi-view preview
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iProView Plus is remote monitoring client software with below functions. 1, the software allows the user to carry over WIFI, 2G, 3G, 4G video viewing; 2, the software supports P2P penetrate the network function, two-dimensional code scanning capabilities; 3, the software supports IP and domain direct connection function; 4, the software supports single or four player, multi-channel switching, screenshots, videos, open sound, voice talk, stream switch functions; 5, the software supports ptz's up and down, left and right, focus, zoom and iris control, preset, cruise, pattern and other functions; 6, the software supports remote playback function; 7, the software supports real-time alarm function; 8, the software supports Remote Network remote control function; 9, the software supports local image and local video viewing; 10, the software supports muti-view preview function; 11, the software support favorites and play history functions; 12, the software support update device’s local setting function;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iProView Plus at 4.0 against MAGIC's 2.3. iProView Plus also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). MAGIC's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (277 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iProView Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAGIC has 277 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MAGIC ships an update every 3 weeks, iProView Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MAGIC | iProView Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (277 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RNC Network | XueJun Wang |
Customer experience
MAGIC
iProView Plus
Bugs and requests
MAGIC
Reported bugs
12 issues- P2P device not connected error messages
- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Black screen loading issues
- Playback functionality completely non-functional
- App language switching to Chinese unexpectedly
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- Cellular viewing disabled after updates
- Connection timeouts and network errors
- Control bar disappears during video playback
- Green screens during playback on newer DVR models
- App incompatibility with iOS 16 rotation features
- Live view freezing and lagging
- Intermittent connection failures requiring manual DVR restart
Requested features
8 requests- iOS 16+ compatibility and screen rotation support
- IPv6 support for cellular data viewing
- Improved playback speed controls (2x, 4x, 8x)
- Timestamp inclusion in downloaded footage
- Better video quality and resolution options
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- Faster connection establishment for remote viewing
- Enhanced playback scrubbing and video scanning
- 5G network optimization
iProView Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MAGIC
No in-app purchases
iProView Plus
No in-app purchases
