Comparison

NX vs PicSleeve

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

Head to head
About

NX

View and record live streams from your IP cameras and network video recorders on your iPhone and iPad. Automatically discover cameras on your network or add them manually. Includes motion detection and a map of your camera locations.

Highlights
  • Automatic IP camera discovery
  • Live view with sound and PTZ controls
  • Multiview grids and pinch-to-zoom
  • Recordings to device
  • Motion detection with image saving
  • NVR integration
  • Camera map and status warnings
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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

PicSleeve

Features
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SPEND TIME CATCHING UP, NOT SCROLLING UP. Your camera roll keeps everything. Screenshots you thought you’d need. Near-duplicates from that photo burst at the game. And yes, even that picture of bird poop you took because it was shaped like a heart. Even Favorites can become more of an endless bookmarking system than a special collection. Among countless photos, the ones that actually mean something to you can get buried in a sea of everything else. Enter PicSleeve. YOUR MOST BELOVED PHOTOS—WITHOUT THE CAMERA ROLL. You have thousands of photos. Why scroll through many just to revisit a few? PicSleeve holds ten photos in your Sleeve. That’s it. Many photos matter, but carefully choosing a few makes them matter even more. When your Sleeve is full and another memory deserves a place? Swap one out. Amid endless scrolling and limitless storage, PicSleeve encourages selection with intent—while giving you the freedom to let your Sleeve change just as you do. CARRY THEM INSIDE WALLET. Long-press any photo in your Sleeve to tuck it inside Apple Wallet, to bring back the nostalgia of carrying meaningful photos in the wallets we had before our phones. No more scrolling while the conversation waits. No more “Hang on, I know it’s here somewhere.” Just the memories you chose, ready when the moment arrives. SIMPLE ON PURPOSE. PicSleeve is designed specifically for iPhone. No accounts. No feeds. No subscriptions. No ads competing for your attention. Because some apps should simply do what you came for—and then get out of the way. YOUR SLEEVE. YOUR MEMORIES. TIMES 10.

Screenshots

NX4 screens
PicSleeve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NX at Free against PicSleeve's $1.99. On update cadence, 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

NX is free to download; PicSleeve costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NX ships an update every 10 days, PicSleeve fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
NX versus PicSleeve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNXPicSleeve
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilip BishopAdam Beardslee

In-app purchases

None

NX

No in-app purchases

None

PicSleeve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NX free?
NX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PicSleeve free?
PicSleeve costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NX or PicSleeve have ads?
Neither NX nor PicSleeve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NX or PicSleeve?
NX ships an update every 10 days, and PicSleeve fortnightly. Most recently, NX was updated on October 29, 2026 and PicSleeve on October 31, 2026.

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