Comparison

MyEvolv vs HiveWatch

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

Head to head
About

MyEvolv

This app provides mobile access to physical security analytics, support documentation, and system functions for Evolv Express®. Venue leaders can monitor visitor flow, alarm rates, and threat types to optimize security and guest experience.

Highlights
  • Physical security analytics
  • Visitor flow and alarm rate monitoring
  • Threat type identification
  • System sensitivity analysis
  • Proactive notifications
  • Remote scanner access and management
Features
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The companion application to Evolv Express®, MyEvolv provides mobile access to Evolv Insights™ physical security analytics, Evolv global support and service documentation, and additional Evolv Express system functions, like proactive notifications and remote scanner access and management. With access to Evolv Insights in the MyEvolv mobile application, venue security and operational leaders can learn: - Visitor flow rates and alarm rates at entrances across a venue, down to five-minute intervals - What types of threats alarm the system (when Alert Tagging on the Evolv Express tablet is utilized) - How these KPIs and threat types differ across different event types at a venue - How alarm rates would have been affected if an alternate sensitivity setting had been used With these metrics on-hand in one interactive, mobile-equipped, and streamlined environment, venue security and operations teams can make data-driven decisions to strike the best balance of guest experience and physical security. They can more accurately deploy staff based on visitor flow and alarm rates, redirect traffic to eliminate crowding, and better prepare teams for the exact types of threat and benign items typically encountered at a venue. The ability to investigate past trends and interrogate similar, previous event types for multi-event venues helps leadership improve efficiency and resource use across physical security, guest services, concessions, retail, and other critical teams.

About

HiveWatch

This app connects field security personnel to their operations center, eliminating the need for traditional radio systems. It allows guards to receive detailed event context, communicate via voice messages, and monitor incident responses for improved tactical coordination and performance assessment.

Highlights
  • Real-time event context for field resources
  • Voice message collaboration with operators
  • Incident monitoring and response visibility
  • Performance assessment tools
  • Streamlined guard force onboarding
Features
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The HiveWatch® Guard Mobile App connects your field resources (guards) to your operations center without the need for expensive radio solutions or cumbersome call sheets. ● Field resources can receive full context of the event they are responding to. ● Collaborate seamlessly with security operators through Voice Messages to quickly resolve incidents. ● Guards can see when new incidents occur near their posts and which guards are addressing them to improve response tactics. ● Assess performance to identify high performers, adjust standard operating procedures, and evaluate security program designs. ● Quickly onboard both large and small guard forces. No need for expensive radio systems or confusing call sheets.

Screenshots

MyEvolv3 screens
HiveWatch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HiveWatch at 5.0 against MyEvolv's 4.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

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

HiveWatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyEvolv ships an update monthly, HiveWatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MyEvolv versus HiveWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyEvolvHiveWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings10 — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEvolv TechnologyHiveWatch, Inc.

Customer experience

MyEvolv

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

HiveWatch

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MyEvolv

No in-app purchases

None

HiveWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyEvolv free?
MyEvolv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HiveWatch free?
HiveWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyEvolv or HiveWatch?
HiveWatch is rated higher. MyEvolv averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while HiveWatch averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do MyEvolv or HiveWatch have ads?
Neither MyEvolv nor HiveWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyEvolv or HiveWatch?
MyEvolv ships an update monthly, and HiveWatch every 2 months. Most recently, MyEvolv was updated on October 30, 2026 and HiveWatch on October 24, 2026.

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