Comparison

ZipVision Pro vs Paxton Solo

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

Head to head
About

ZipVision Pro

Access and manage your security cameras remotely. View live feeds from up to 16 channels, control PTZ cameras, and review recorded footage. Store and access snapshots and video clips.

Highlights
  • Real-time video preview (up to 16 channels)
  • Playback (up to 4 channels)
  • PTZ camera control
  • Preset activation and configuration
  • Snapshot and video clip gallery
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This ZipVision Client is an iPhone and iPad application with specific support for the latest Zip NVRs, DVRS, IP Cameras and the RoomWatch Camera. Features include... > Real-time video preview of up to 16 channels > Playback up to 4 channels > PTZ Control for camera movement > Preset activation and configuration > Snapshots and video clip gallery

About

Paxton Solo

Manage access control for your properties remotely. Grant or deny entry, view event logs, and control doors and gates directly from your smartphone. Ensure security and convenience with this intuitive system.

Highlights
  • Remote access control
  • Grant/deny entry
  • View event logs
  • Control doors and gates
  • Smartphone management
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Access Control from Paxton

Screenshots

ZipVision Pro4 screens
Paxton Solo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZipVision Pro at none against Paxton Solo's 14. ZipVision Pro also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and device support (3 vs 1). Paxton Solo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Paxton Solo sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. ZipVision Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZipVision Pro ships an update every 13 months, Paxton Solo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ZipVision Pro versus Paxton Solo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZipVision ProPaxton Solo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystem Q LtdPaxton Access Ltd

Customer experience

ZipVision Pro

Written reviews46 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral15.2%
Negative54.3%

Paxton Solo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

ZipVision Pro

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • App takes forever to load
  • App drops out when watching playback
  • App is generally very clunky
  • App crashes when accessing notification settings
  • App doesn't connect quickly enough
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  • Screen rotation has stopped working
  • No notification alerts received
  • Unable to access camera settings to disable floodlights
  • Problems connecting app to device
  • Cannot view footage previous to the current date
  • App design is poor and not always self-explanatory
  • Remote playback using app has spinning disc
  • Camera images take ages to load
  • Alerts are delayed
  • App is terribly slow to load connection to NVR
  • App keeps reverting back to no camera selection
  • Motion detector is annoying and pings too often
  • Camera constantly goes offline
  • App is very unstable and crashes out
  • App freezes for about a minute before pulling up camera images
  • No notifications received
  • Playback doesn't work on the app, just spins
  • Two-way audio doesn't work
  • Playback scrolling from opposite end of events is very unstable
  • Feature to share to external screen just locks up the app
  • Recording at 6-8 frames per second is not good enough
  • App just exits as soon as you try to tap on anything

Requested features

27 requests
  • Update app for screen rotation
  • Improve app connection speed
  • Fix app crashes on notification settings
  • Provide user manual and end-user information
  • Enable changing Wi-Fi settings easily
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  • Enable remote access to cameras
  • Fix screen rotation issue
  • Fix app crashes when accessing notification settings
  • Improve app connection speed and reliability
  • Make app more user-friendly
  • Fix notification issues
  • Make app more intuitive
  • Provide troubleshooting data
  • Fix bug in saving motion area settings
  • Enable split screen viewing on iPad app
  • Remember last settings and load quicker
  • Fix motion detector sensitivity
  • Add alert for 2 cameras
  • Add iOS version for MacBook
  • Improve motion sensitivity
  • Add button to set/unset alarms
  • Improve app performance for external networks
  • Make app smoother and richer to use
  • Improve playback scrolling stability
  • Fix app freezing when sharing to external screen
  • Improve recording frame rate
  • Fix two-way audio

Paxton Solo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ZipVision Pro

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Paxton Solo

One-time14
  • 1 Solo Credit$1.00
  • 10 Credits$10.00
  • 20 Solo Credits$20.00
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  • 50 Solo Credits$50.00
  • 100 Credits$100.00
  • 450 Solo Credits$450.00
  • 500 Solo Credits$500.00
  • 550 Solo Credits$549.99
  • 600 Solo Credits$600.00
  • 650 Solo Credits$649.99
  • 700 Solo Credits$700.00
  • 750 Solo Credits$749.99
  • 800 Solo Credits$800.00
  • 850 Solo Credits$849.99

Questions

Is ZipVision Pro free?
ZipVision Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paxton Solo free?
Paxton Solo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZipVision Pro or Paxton Solo have ads?
Neither ZipVision Pro nor Paxton Solo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZipVision Pro or Paxton Solo?
ZipVision Pro ships an update every 13 months, and Paxton Solo every 3 weeks. Most recently, ZipVision Pro was updated on October 19, 2026 and Paxton Solo on October 27, 2026.

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