Galaxy8000 vs Guard Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy8000
Access and manage surveillance systems remotely. View live or recorded video feeds, receive important alerts, and control cloud-connected devices directly from your mobile phone.
- Remote surveillance access
- Live video viewing
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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Galaxy8000 is a mobile surveillance client app. With this app you can access Galaxy Pro Series surveillance products through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.
Guard Live
Monitor your small business security from anywhere. View live and recorded video, control PTZ cameras, and receive alarm notifications. Designed for networks with up to 6 NVRs.
- Live and recorded video viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device sharing
- File management
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Guard Live is a simplified mobile surveillance app specially designed for small businesses, suitable for scenarios with less than 6 NVRs (16 channels per NVR at most). With Guard Live, you can acces surveillance products through network, view live and recorded video, control PTZ, start two-way audio, receive alarms, share cloud devices and manage files from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Galaxy8000 at 5.0 against Guard Live's 3.3. Galaxy8000 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Guard Live's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (34% vs 13%). 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.
Galaxy8000 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Live has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Galaxy8000's written reviews are positive against 34% of Guard Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Galaxy8000 ships an update every 16 months, Guard Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy8000 | Guard Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Galaxy Security Inc. | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
Galaxy8000
Guard Live
In-app purchases
Galaxy8000
No in-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
