Comparison

NX vs Virtual Protective Live

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

Head to head
About

NX

Watch and record IP cameras, NVRs, and network streams on your iPhone and iPad. The free version offers basic features with limits, while the PRO version removes these restrictions and adds advanced recording and playback options.

Highlights
  • Automatic IP camera discovery
  • Live view with PTZ controls
  • Multiview grids
  • Record to device
  • Motion detection
  • NVR integration
  • iCloud sync
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Watch and record your IP cameras, recorders (NVRs) and network streams on iPhone and iPad. NX-V is free. Try it first to check that your cameras work with the app, then move to NX-V PRO if you need more. Features: • Finds IP cameras on your network automatically, or add one by address or stream URL (RTSP, HTTP) • Live view with sound, PTZ controls, pinch to zoom, and swipe to the next camera • Groups with multiview grids, full-screen landscape on iPhone • Record to your device and view recordings in the Recordings tab • Motion detection that saves a picture of each event • Recorders (NVRs): view a channel of your recorder as a camera, with motion alarms and health alerts • Map of your cameras with their positions • Warning when a camera can't be reached • Logins kept in the iPhone Keychain • iCloud sync of cameras, groups, locations and recordings with your other NX-V apps • Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Portuguese Limits of the free app: Up to 4 cameras per group, 4 cameras in multiview in 2 columns, recordings of up to 5 minutes, and one recorder channel at a time. NX-V PRO removes the limits and adds: • Unlimited cameras per group, and any number of cameras and columns in multiview • Recordings of 5 to 20 minutes with automatic continuation into the next part • Every channel of a recorder • Playback from your recorder and from a camera's own SD card • Motion detection that saves a video clip of each event • Fisheye lens support and camera lens settings Notes: Not all cameras or NVRs support every feature, and what is available varies by camera, NVR and firmware. NX-V is also available for Apple TV and macOS.

About

Virtual Protective Live

Features
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This app lets Virtual Protective customers to view their cameras Live.

Screenshots

NX4 screens
Virtual Protective Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NX at every 10 days against Virtual Protective Live's every 15 months. Virtual Protective Live's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NX ships an update every 10 days, Virtual Protective Live every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NX versus Virtual Protective Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNXVirtual Protective Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB47 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPhilip BishopVirtual Protective LLC

In-app purchases

None

NX

No in-app purchases

None

Virtual Protective Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NX free?
NX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Protective Live free?
Virtual Protective Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NX or Virtual Protective Live have ads?
Neither NX nor Virtual Protective Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NX or Virtual Protective Live?
NX ships an update every 10 days, and Virtual Protective Live every 15 months. Most recently, NX was updated on November 13, 2026 and Virtual Protective Live on November 7, 2026.

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