Comparison

Speco Silver vs GV

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

Head to head
About

Speco Silver

Access and manage Speco Silver cameras, JLN, and JWN recorders. View live feeds, playback recordings, capture snapshots, and receive event notifications. Supports two-way audio communication.

Highlights
  • Live camera view
  • Playback recordings
  • Snapshot capture and sending
  • Local video recording
  • Event push notifications
  • Two-way audio communication
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Use Speco Silver to access Speco Silver cameras, JLN and JWN recorders for the following: - Live view - Playback - Take and send snapshots of any channel - Record video to your local device - Receive push notifications of events - 2-way audio communication

About

GV

This utility app allows users to remotely access and manage GV-Cloud VMS hosts and GV-Cloud Access Control devices. It provides features like live viewing, playback, push notifications for events, and door control.

Highlights
  • Integrates with GV-Cloud VMS and Access Control
  • Multi-channel live view (up to 16 divisions)
  • Playback from cloud or local hosts
  • Push notifications for events
  • Access and event log query
  • Remote door lock/unlock
  • Fisheye dewarping
Features
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The GV-Cloud mobile is a free app that integrates with the GV-Cloud VMS and GV-Cloud Access Control. Using GV-Cloud mobile app, you can access GV-Cloud VMS hosts / GV-Cloud Access Control devices from your mobile devices, to receive push notifications upon events, watch live views, play back recordings, take snapshots, unlock doors, query for event logs and more. For questions or suggestions, contact GeoVision Support at support@geovision.com.tw Feature - Integration with GV-Cloud VMS and GV-Cloud Access Control - Multi-channel live view of up to 16 divisions - Playback from GV-Cloud or local hosts - Push notifications upon events - Access and event log query - Output trigger to send alarms - Fisheye dewarping for GeoVision fisheye cameras - Controller connection and door status display - Live viewing of cameras mapped to doors - Remote door lock / unlock

Screenshots

Speco Silver4 screens
GV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GV at 5.0 against Speco Silver's 3.4. GV also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). Speco Silver's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speco Silver ships an update every 10 months, GV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Speco Silver versus GV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeco SilverGV
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComponents Specialties, IncGeoVision inc

Customer experience

Speco Silver

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

GV

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Speco Silver

No in-app purchases

None

GV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speco Silver free?
Speco Silver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GV free?
GV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speco Silver or GV?
GV is rated higher. Speco Silver averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while GV averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Speco Silver or GV have ads?
Neither Speco Silver nor GV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speco Silver or GV?
Speco Silver ships an update every 10 months, and GV every 3 months. Most recently, Speco Silver was updated on July 5, 2026 and GV on August 4, 2026.

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