XVRView vs Fara View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XVRView
Access and view live monitoring video from your connected device directly on your phone. Configure device settings remotely to enhance convenience and manage your surveillance needs.
- Remote video viewing
- Real-time monitoring
- Device configuration
- Convenience features
- Mobile access
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This app needs to be equipped with our device. Using this app allows you to view the monitoring video of a device at any time on the phone, and you can set up some configurations on the device to bring convenience to people's lives.
Fara View
Monitor your security cameras remotely in real-time. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive instant alarm notifications from your DVR, NVR, or IPC devices. Supports multi-screen playback for comprehensive surveillance.
- Real-time video preview
- Video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Multi-screen playback
- Snapshot functionality
- Password management
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Fara View is a real-time video monitoring software that can be connected to various monitoring equipment such as DVR, NVR, IPC, ball machine, etc. Features: Registration and login, password modification, forgetting password, real-time preview, video playback, alarm notification, snapshot, multi-screen simultaneous playback, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: XVRView at every 2 months against Fara View's every 5 months. XVRView also leads on review sentiment (11% vs 0%) and ratings volume (249 vs 31). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for XVRView against 2.8 for Fara View. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XVRView has 249 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of XVRView's written reviews are positive against 0% of Fara View's.
XVRView ships an update every 2 months, Fara View every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XVRView | Fara View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (249 ratings) | 2.8 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 249 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晶晶 俞 | 波 朱 |
Customer experience
XVRView
Fara View
Bugs and requests
XVRView
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login failures and account lockouts
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS devices
- Live preview not working consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more camera models
- Improve remote access capabilities
- Implement faster video playback controls
- Provide better customer support
Fara View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XVRView
No in-app purchases
Fara View
No in-app purchases
