Comparison

GWEye vs vEye Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GWEye

Manage your video surveillance system with real-time viewing, recording, and remote playback. Access and back up your video files from your GW78 series NVR/XVR devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time live view
  • Video recording
  • Remote search and playback
  • File backup
  • Supports GW78 series NVR/XVR
Features
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GWEye is a versatile video management software for GW78 series NVR/XVR. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback, file backup, etc.

About

vEye Pro

Manage your DVRs, NVRs, and IP cameras with this versatile video management software. It offers real-time live viewing, recording, and remote search and playback capabilities for comprehensive monitoring tasks.

Highlights
  • Real-time live view
  • Video recording
  • Remote search and playback
  • DVR management
  • NVR management
  • IP camera integration
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vEye Pro is a versatile video management software for the DVRs, NVRs, IP cameras, etc. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback etc., for the connected devices to meet the needs of monitoring task.

Screenshots

GWEye4 screens
vEye Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: vEye Pro at 5.0 against GWEye's 2.6. GWEye's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

vEye Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GWEye has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GWEye ships an update every 4 months, vEye Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GWEye versus vEye Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGWEyevEye Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGW Security IncQUVII

Customer experience

GWEye

All ratings13 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral38.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral50.0%
Negative33.3%

vEye Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GWEye

No in-app purchases

None

vEye Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GWEye free?
GWEye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vEye Pro free?
vEye Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GWEye or vEye Pro?
vEye Pro is rated higher. GWEye averages 2.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while vEye Pro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do GWEye or vEye Pro have ads?
Neither GWEye nor vEye Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GWEye or vEye Pro?
GWEye ships an update every 4 months, and vEye Pro every 2 months. Most recently, GWEye was updated on October 24, 2026 and vEye Pro on October 21, 2026.

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