LaView Connect vs Guard Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaView Connect
Monitor your home and business surveillance systems remotely. View live feeds from compatible DVRs, NVRs, network cameras, and video doorbells. Ensure security and peace of mind from anywhere.
- Remote surveillance monitoring
- Supports DVR and NVR
- Compatible with network cameras
- Video doorbell support
- H.264 video codec support
- Live feed viewing
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LaView Connect is a mobile phone surveillance application to monitor your home and business surveillance cameras systems from remote locations. LaView Connect supports compatible LaView security and surveillance products, including DVR, NVR, as well as network cameras and video doorbell that support efficient H.264 video codec. LaView Connect supports the devices with following model number: WiFi IP Camera: LV-PC902F2-W LV-PWB2020-W LV-PWD50202-W LV-PWD50402-W LV-PW65382 LV-PWR302 LV-PDB1520F1
Guard Live
This app provides simplified mobile surveillance for small businesses, allowing remote access to live and recorded video from NVRs. Users can control PTZ cameras, use two-way audio, receive alarms, and manage files from any location.
- Remote NVR access
- Live and recorded video viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device sharing
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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: LaView Connect at 3.9 against Guard Live's 3.3. LaView Connect also leads on ratings volume (635 vs 45) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Guard Live's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (33% 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.
LaView Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaView Connect has 635 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of LaView Connect's written reviews are positive against 33% of Guard Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LaView Connect ships an update every 2 months, Guard Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaView Connect | Guard Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (635 ratings) — better | 3.3 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 635 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 406 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
LaView Connect
Guard Live
Bugs and requests
LaView Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when trying to view cameras
- Notifications not working or resetting properly
- Playback issues and inability to exit playback mode
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve camera management and admin controls
- Allow scheduling of motion alerts
- Improve playback and review functionality
Guard Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaView Connect
No in-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
