GV vs HostiFi Device Discovery Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool
Easily locate and integrate UniFi devices with your UniFi Network server. This tool simplifies the process of adopting factory default hardware, ensuring a smooth setup for your network infrastructure.
- Discover UniFi devices
- Adopt devices to UniFi Network
- Factory default device integration
- Network server compatibility
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The HostiFi Device Discovery Tool helps you find and adopt factory default UniFi devices to any UniFi Network server.
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Verdict
GV and HostiFi Device Discovery Tool are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 GV against 5.0 for HostiFi Device Discovery Tool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
GV ships an update every 3 months, HostiFi Device Discovery Tool every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GV | HostiFi Device Discovery Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GeoVision inc | Locklin Networks LLC |
Customer experience
GV
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool
In-app purchases
GV
No in-app purchases
HostiFi Device Discovery Tool
No in-app purchases
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