VI Guard (i vs Echo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VI Guard (i
This mobile app provides real-time event notifications from a video surveillance system. It alerts users to specific detections like face or line crossings made by compatible AI cameras.
- Real-time event notifications
- Face detection alerts
- Cross line detection alerts
- Integration with i-PRO AI cameras
- Mobile component for Video Insight system
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VI Guard is the mobile component of the i-PRO Active Guard system plug-in for Video Insight. VI Guard users can be notified when configured events happens such as face detection or cross line detection etc. which i-PRO AI cameras can detect.
Echo
This app records daily video questions and sends them to family members. It creates a personal archive of stories for future generations to view.
- Daily video question prompts
- Automatic video sharing to family
- Personal story archive
- Preserves memories for future generations
- Video recording and saving
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The echo app will take a video of the question of the day and send that video automatically to the member’s family. It will also be saved under their name building a liberty of stories that future generations can watch for years to come.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Echo at monthly against VI Guard (i's every 18 months. VI Guard (i's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for VI Guard (i against 5.0 for Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
VI Guard (i ships an update every 18 months, Echo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VI Guard (i | Echo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | i-PRO Americas Inc. | GOLDSTEIN ACCELERATOR LLC |
Customer experience
VI Guard (i
Echo
In-app purchases
VI Guard (i
No in-app purchases
Echo
No in-app purchases
