DSS Mobile 2 vs Guard Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSS Mobile 2
This mobile surveillance software provides real-time preview, playback, and control of various cameras and recorders. It features a user-friendly interface with multi-touch and gesture support for seamless management of security systems.
- Real-time camera preview
- Video playback
- PTZ control
- E-map management
- User-friendly UI
- Gesture recognition
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DSS Mobile 2 is mobile surveillance software designed for security field. It has user-friendly UI and offers fluent video playing experience, supports multi-point touch and gesture recognition,enables real-time preview, playback,PTZ control and E-map management of IPCameras, IP Speed dome cameras,DVR and NVR.
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: DSS Mobile 2 at 4.1 against Guard Live's 3.4. Guard Live's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (40% vs 17%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DSS Mobile 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of DSS Mobile 2's written reviews are positive against 40% of Guard Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DSS Mobile 2 ships an update every 3 months, Guard Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSS Mobile 2 | Guard Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (42 ratings) — better | 3.4 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 389 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 水鑫 陈 | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
DSS Mobile 2
Guard Live
In-app purchases
DSS Mobile 2
No in-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
Questions
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