NiView vs Prolab Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NiView
Access real-time and historical security footage from your devices. Communicate with visitors remotely and share access with loved ones. Receive timely alerts powered by AI for enhanced home protection.
- Real-time video viewing
- Historical video playback
- Two-way audio calls
- Remote interaction
- Video sharing
- AI humanoid detection
- Intelligent alarm notifications
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NiView is a smart security video service app. Through NiView's video service, you can easily view real-time video, historical video, two-way calls with visitors, remote interaction, and can be shared with friends and relatives at any time. Through NiView's AI humanoid detection and intelligent alarm service, you can receive alarm reminders from monitoring equipment in time, provide you with one-stop functional support and services, and guard your home anytime, anywhere.
Prolab Smart
This app allows you to remotely control and manage your smart home devices from anywhere. It offers features like simultaneous control of multiple devices, scheduling timers, and easy device sharing with family members. Setup is designed to be quick and straightforward.
- Remote device control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Plug and play setup
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Prolab Smart, Everything Smart, All controlled in your hand for smart living 1. Remote control: control smart home products from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Plug & Play: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prolab Smart at 100% against NiView's 21%. Prolab Smart also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). NiView's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (518 vs 26). 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.
Prolab Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NiView has 518 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of NiView's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prolab Smart's.
NiView ships an update monthly, Prolab Smart every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiView | Prolab Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (518 ratings) | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 518 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Nice Intelligence Co., LTD | PROLAB SECURITY TRADING LLC |
Customer experience
NiView
Prolab Smart
Bugs and requests
NiView
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on launch after recent updates
- App closes immediately after opening (2-second crash)
- Cameras repeatedly go offline despite full battery and signal strength
- Camera configuration times out repeatedly
- Installation stops at 91% completion
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- Cannot connect to WiFi hotspot during setup
- QR code not readable by app during pairing
- Video playback fails or deletes without viewing
- Notifications not working properly
- Siren alarm cannot be turned off
- App not compatible with certain iOS versions
- Camera detection slow when waking from sleep mode
- Reconnect button fails to restore offline cameras
- Cloud storage fails to save recorded events
- App freezes when adjusting camera zoom
Requested features
15 requests- Motion detection zone selection (grid-based area selection)
- Push notifications for human detection events
- HomeKit integration
- Facial recognition capability
- Manual focus adjustment
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- RTSP protocol support
- Matter certification for smart home compatibility
- Bulk event deletion (select all and delete)
- Night mode with flashing lights only (no siren)
- Auto-hide or collapse UI panel option
- Face ID/biometric authentication
- Arabic language support
- Ability to share app access without additional purchase
- Remote camera reset functionality
- Improved zoom precision controls
Prolab Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NiView
No in-app purchases
Prolab Smart
No in-app purchases
