Guard Live vs EZView CIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guard Live
Monitor your small business security from anywhere. View live and recorded video, control PTZ cameras, and receive alarm notifications. Designed for networks with up to 6 NVRs.
- Live and recorded video viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device sharing
- File management
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Guard Live is a simplified mobile surveillance app specially designed for small businesses, suitable for scenarios with less than 6 NVRs (16 channels per NVR at most). With Guard Live, you can acces surveillance products through network, view live and recorded video, control PTZ, start two-way audio, receive alarms, share cloud devices and manage files from anywhere.
EZView CIS
Access and manage Uniview surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video, receive alarms, and control cloud devices from your mobile phone.
- Remote access to Uniview surveillance
- Live video viewing
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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EZView CIS is a mobile surveillance app. With this app you can access Uniview surveillance products through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guard Live at 3.3 against EZView CIS's 1.0. Guard Live also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). EZView CIS's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Guard Live holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Live has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guard Live ships an update weekly, EZView CIS every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guard Live | EZView CIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (45 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KeyLife International Technology Limited | Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Guard Live
EZView CIS
In-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
EZView CIS
No in-app purchases
