Optiview VMX vs HSV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optiview VMX
Access your high-definition surveillance system remotely from your iOS devices. Stream live footage, review recordings, and control PTZ cameras with ease.
- Remote HD surveillance viewing
- Live streaming
- Playback of recordings
- PTZ camera control
- iOS device support
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Remotely view your high definition surveillance system over your iOS devices via Optiview Mobile. Supports 1080P Live Viewing, Playback and PTZ control.
HSV
Manage Honeywell NVRs and connected cameras from your mobile device. Monitor live feeds, playback recordings, and control camera settings remotely. The app ensures secure, encrypted communication for peace of mind.
- Manage NVRs and cameras
- Live view monitoring
- Playback video recordings
- Change live view layouts
- Fisheye de-warping
- PTZ control
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The Honeywell Smart Viewer (HSV) App is a tool for customers to manage 35 series NVR and the cameras connected to the NVR from mobile devices including iPad®, iPod®, and iPhone®. Connection is ensured through LAN/IP and also global P2P service. The communication between HSV and NVR is encrypted. With HSV, users can monitor live view, playback video recording, change live view layouts, conduct fisheye camera de-warping and PTZ control.
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Verdict
Optiview VMX and HSV both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of HSV's written reviews are positive against 29% of Optiview VMX's. Optiview VMX's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HSV holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Optiview VMX's written reviews are positive against 67% of HSV's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Optiview VMX | HSV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (15 ratings) | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Asl Security, Inc. | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Optiview VMX
HSV
In-app purchases
Optiview VMX
No in-app purchases
HSV
No in-app purchases
