InVid View vs NorthernView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
InVid View
Access and manage your InVid surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video feeds, receive important alerts, and control cloud-connected devices directly from your mobile phone.
- Remote surveillance access
- Live video streaming
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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VIEW Tech Vision is a mobile surveillance client app. With this app, you can access InVid Tech Vision Series surveillance products through the network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms, and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.
NorthernView
Monitor your NorthernView devices remotely with advanced camera features like panoramic and thermal imaging. Receive instant alerts for security events and access recordings quickly. Enjoy a new UI with smoother playback and easy device sharing.
- Remote device monitoring
- Advanced camera features (panoramic, fisheye, thermal)
- Thermal anomaly alarms
- IP camera IVS event notifications
- Smart NVR/DVR alarm push notifications
- Quick access to recordings and playback
- Brand-new UI with enhanced visual experience
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Seamlessly integrates with the full range of NorthernView devices for remote monitoring anytime, anywhere. Supports advanced camera features, including panoramic, fisheye, and thermal imaging. Enables thermal anomaly alarms, IP camera IVS event notifications, and smart NVR/DVR alarm push notifications with quick access to recordings and playback. The key features of NorthernView Application include: 1.Brand-new UI for an enhanced visual experience. 2.New playback animation effects for smoother operation. 3.Quick device sharing for easier access. 4.Supports P2P v2 for faster and more stable connections. 5.Instant event alarm notifications with pop-up alerts. 6.One-click arming/disarming for effortless security control. 7.Added full-screen (portrait mode) viewing for better monitoring. 8.Customizable quick functions to configure your most-used features. 9.New lighting controls, including white light, warning lights, and flashing lights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: InVid View at 5.0 against NorthernView's 1.7. InVid View also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). NorthernView's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). 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.
InVid View holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NorthernView has 33 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
InVid View ships an update every 12 months, NorthernView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | InVid View | NorthernView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.7 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InVid Tech | 宏宝 刘 |
Customer experience
InVid View
NorthernView
In-app purchases
InVid View
No in-app purchases
NorthernView
No in-app purchases
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