HSV vs SCI View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSV
Manage Honeywell NVRs and connected cameras from your mobile device. Monitor live feeds, playback recordings, and control camera settings remotely. The app ensures secure, encrypted communication for peace of mind.
- Manage NVRs and cameras
- Live view monitoring
- Playback video recordings
- Change live view layouts
- Fisheye de-warping
- PTZ control
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The Honeywell Smart Viewer (HSV) App is a tool for customers to manage 35 series NVR and the cameras connected to the NVR from mobile devices including iPad®, iPod®, and iPhone®. Connection is ensured through LAN/IP and also global P2P service. The communication between HSV and NVR is encrypted. With HSV, users can monitor live view, playback video recording, change live view layouts, conduct fisheye camera de-warping and PTZ control.
SCI View
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SCI View is a surveillance software, which support Apple Push Notification service, support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback, snapshots and PTZ control, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HSV at every 3 months against SCI View's every 10 months. HSV also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
HSV ships an update every 3 months, SCI View every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HSV | SCI View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honeywell International, Inc. | Sapphire Services |
In-app purchases
HSV
No in-app purchases
SCI View
No in-app purchases
