Comparison

NX vs HD Express Camera

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 recorders on your iPhone and iPad. Features include automatic camera discovery, PTZ controls, motion detection, and iCloud synchronization. A PRO version removes limitations and adds advanced recording and playback options.

Highlights
  • Automatic IP camera discovery
  • Live view with PTZ controls
  • Motion detection with event saving
  • Recordings to device
  • 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

HD Express Camera

View live video and capture photos from a compatible inspection camera system. Designed for pipeline and ducting inspections, it requires a wireless Wi-Fi connection to the UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera System.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Photo capture
  • Pipeline inspection
  • Ducting inspection
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
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The UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera app is used to view video and take photos from the UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera inspection system. It is intended for pipeline or ducting inspections. The app will only show live video if you have a UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera System and are wirelessly connected to it via Wi-Fi.

Screenshots

NX4 screens
HD Express Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HD Express Camera at 5.0 against NX's 4.1. HD Express Camera also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). NX's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HD Express Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NX has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NX versus HD Express Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNXHD Express Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPhilip BishopUEMSI/HTV

Customer experience

NX

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.1%

HD Express Camera

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

In-app purchases

None

NX

No in-app purchases

None

HD Express Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NX free?
NX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HD Express Camera free?
HD Express Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NX or HD Express Camera?
HD Express Camera is rated higher. NX averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while HD Express Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NX or HD Express Camera have ads?
Neither NX nor HD Express Camera shows ads.

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