ClearView Flex vs Anchor Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClearView Flex
This app enables secure live video review sessions on your mobile device. Collaborate with your team in real-time, share instant feedback, and make faster decisions, even with a weak internet connection.
- Live, high-quality video streaming
- Encrypted live streams
- Real-time review and feedback
- Low-bandwidth viewing
- Video conferencing
- Annotation tools
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ClearView Flex for iOS brings secure live review to your tablet or phone. Join ClearView Flex sessions to review a stream from a dedicated video source, collaborate with your team, and stay aligned with instant feedback - anywhere. Key Features - Live, high-quality video streaming to iOS - Encrypted live streams for secure remote viewing - Real-time review to support faster decisions and approvals - Low-bandwidth, resilient viewing on variable connections - Access a session's collaboration tools including video conferencing and annotation
Anchor Viewer
Stream and review dailies from film productions with advanced color management and annotation tools. Securely share high-resolution stills and videos, with features like FairPlay DRM and 2FA for enhanced protection.
- Stream dailies globally
- Compare color passes
- Download low bandwidth stills
- Filter and search dailies
- Annotate with drawings and notes
- Secure AirPlay 2.0 casting
- FairPlay DRM integration
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Features: - Stream dailies from anywhere in the world. - Be notified immediately on release of new playlist. - Automatic download of new playlists for offline viewing. - Review dailies with comparisons against previous color passes. - View low bandwidth stills, with ability to download. - Filter and search dailies via scene, shoot day, camera rolls, and descriptive terms. - Annotate your dailies with drawings and notes - collaborate with your colleagues. - View high resolution stills with CDL and LUT colour management. - View your dailies through various aspect ratios and extractions. - Cast video securely to AirPlay 2.0 devices. - Submit VFX pulls to Harbor's Anchor VFX Pull system for quick review of assets. Security: - FairPlay DRM integration enhances security. - 2FA and optional biometric authentication for additional security. - All traffic is encrypted.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anchor Viewer at 5.0 against ClearView Flex's 4.5. Anchor Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). ClearView Flex's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Anchor Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ClearView Flex ships an update every 6 months, Anchor Viewer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClearView Flex | Anchor Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sohonet inc | Harbor Picture Company |
Customer experience
ClearView Flex
Anchor Viewer
In-app purchases
ClearView Flex
No in-app purchases
Anchor Viewer
No in-app purchases
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