LaView vs Paxi Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LaView
Access and monitor your LaView IP cameras and other smart home devices from anywhere in the world. Share device access with family members with a single tap. Enjoy easy and quick connection to your devices for a seamless smart home experience.
- Remote camera monitoring
- Global internet access
- Device sharing with family
- Easy device connection
- Smart home integration
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"LaView App provide you a brand new experience of your LaView Wireless IP cameras as well as other smart home intergration! 1. Connect your LaView IP Camera to the Internet 2. Acesss your camera from anywhere in the world 3. Monitor your camera remotely. 4. Device sharing: one tap to share devices with family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect app to devices"
Paxi Smart
This app provides a simple security solution to help you keep your valuables safe. It acts as a smart video light bulb, offering peace of mind through its security features.
- Security solution
- Video light bulb
- Keep valuables safe
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Paxi Smart is the simple security solution for keeping the things you love safe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LaView at 4.7 against Paxi Smart's 3.4. LaView also leads on ratings volume (22K vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). Paxi Smart's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 37%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
LaView holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaView has 22K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of LaView's written reviews are positive against 75% of Paxi Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LaView ships an update every 3 months, Paxi Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaView | Paxi Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. | LightCam LLC |
Customer experience
LaView
Paxi Smart
Bugs and requests
LaView
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera not recognized after power outage
- QR code pairing not working
- Inconsistent motion detection
- Compatibility issues with iOS 16
Requested features
4 requests- Improve playback functionality with fast forward/rewind
- Add option to disable ads
- Enhance speaker quality
- Integrate with smart home platforms
Paxi Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaView
No in-app purchases
Paxi Smart
No in-app purchases
