GWEye vs VideoLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time live view
- Video recording
- Remote search and playback
- File backup
- Supports GW78 series NVR/XVR
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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.
VideoLink
Remotely connect and manage your home's intelligent webcams and video recorders. View real-time video, capture footage, record, and communicate with two-way audio. Receive intelligent alarm notifications for enhanced home security.
- Remote camera connection
- Real-time video viewing
- Video recording
- Voice call and intercom
- Intelligent alarm push
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VideoLink is a tool application for remotely connecting and managing home intelligent webcam, intelligent video recorder and other products. It can uniformly manage security products in the WIFI or mobile network environment, and can realize real-time video viewing, capture, video recording, voice call, real-time intercom, intelligent alarm push and other functions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GWEye at 2.6 against VideoLink's 1.8. GWEye also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 5%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). VideoLink's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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.
GWEye holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of GWEye's written reviews are positive against 5% of VideoLink's.
GWEye ships an update every 4 months, VideoLink monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GWEye | VideoLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (14 ratings) — better | 1.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 5.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GW Security Inc | 强 李 |
Customer experience
GWEye
VideoLink
In-app purchases
GWEye
No in-app purchases
VideoLink
No in-app purchases
