Nuvico Xcel Mobile vs InVid Elevate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nuvico Xcel Mobile
Monitor your video surveillance system remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive intelligent alarm notifications from compatible NVRs, DVRs, and IP cameras.
- Live View & Playback
- Remote Configuration
- Push Notifications
- View up to 16 Channels
- PTZ & Lens Control
- Two-way Audio Support
- Intelligent Alarm Notifications
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Nuvico Xcel Mobile is a video surveillance system monitoring app for your mobile device, fully compatible with the Nuvico Xcel Series NVRs, Xcel Series DVRs and Xcel Series IP Cameras. Nuvico Xcel Mobile allows users to control H.265/H.264 Nuvico Xcel Series NVRs and Xcel Series DVRs from their iOS mobile devices. Nuvico Xcel Mobile Features: - Live View, Control, Playback, Save Video, Remote Configure, Push Notifications - Cloud Account - View Up to 16 Channels at the Same Time - Adjust Image Quality, Brightness, Chroma, Saturation and Contrast - PTZ Control - Supports two-way audio with two-way audio capable Nuvico Xcel Series IP Cameras - Adjust the Lens of Nuvico Xcel Series IP Cameras - Pinch to Zoom Live and Recorded Video - Search for Nuvico Xcel Series NVRs and DVRs - Remote Configuration - Playback Recorded Video Remotely by Selecting the Date of Recorded Video and Using the Scrolling Timeline - Advanced File Management to Search, View and Share Saved Images - Enable Notifications for Intelligent and Basic Alarms - Intelligent Alarm Notifications: Exception, Object Detection, Intrusion Detection, Line Crossing - Basic Alarm Notifications: Motion, Sensor Alarm, Camera Offline, Disk Read and Write Error, Disk Full, No Disk, Pull Out Disk, Illegal Access - Scan the QR code on your Nuvico Xcel Series NVR and DVR to Easily Add the Device - Press and Hold the QR Code on Your Phone to Share the Device with Other Users Supported Devices: Nuvico Xcel Series NVRs Nuvico Xcel Series DVRs Nuvico Xcel Series IP Cameras
InVid Elevate
Access your surveillance equipment remotely from any mobile device. This application supports a wide range of NVRs, DVRs, recorders, and cameras, offering real-time video previews and remote playback.
- Remote access to surveillance equipment
- Real-time video preview (up to 16 channels)
- Snapshot and video recording
- Digital zoom and pinch-to-zoom
- PTZ and two-way audio support
- Remote playback (up to 4 channels)
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InVid Elevate is InVid Tech's easy-to-use surveillance application. InVid Elevate allow you to access your surveillance equipment from anywhere you have access to mobile. It is designed for easy setup, quick access and offers features geared towards mobile devices on the go. Invid Elevate for mobile supports the full line-up of Elevate surveillance products including NVRs, DVRS, and Recorders along with Network Cameras and Speed Domes. Key Features Include: ● Supports P2P QR Code Scanning, with no limited P2P Device ● Real-Time Video Preview of up to 16 Channels at once. -Snapshot/Video Record -Digital Zoom with Pinch to Zoom in/out -PTZ support -Audio ad Two-Way Audio Support ●Remote Playback, up to 4 Channels at once -Digital Zoom, Pinch to Zoom in/out -Audio -Snapshot
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nuvico Xcel Mobile at 3.9 against InVid Elevate's 2.1. InVid Elevate's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Nuvico Xcel Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Nuvico Xcel Mobile's written reviews are positive against 20% of InVid Elevate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nuvico Xcel Mobile ships an update every 10 months, InVid Elevate every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nuvico Xcel Mobile | InVid Elevate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.1 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NUVICO | Innovative Video Technology, Inc |
Customer experience
Nuvico Xcel Mobile
InVid Elevate
In-app purchases
Nuvico Xcel Mobile
No in-app purchases
InVid Elevate
No in-app purchases
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