Comparison

HSV vs Beacon Networks

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage NVRs and cameras
  • Live view monitoring
  • Playback video recordings
  • Change live view layouts
  • Fisheye de-warping
  • PTZ control
Features
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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.

About

Beacon Networks

Features
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Beacon Network app is for upload your tickets and get the solution of that

Screenshots

HSV4 screens
Beacon Networks3 screens

Verdict

The call

HSV and Beacon Networks are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HSV ships an update every 4 months, Beacon Networks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HSV versus Beacon Networks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHSVBeacon Networks
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoneywell International, Inc.Akshay Fichadia

In-app purchases

None

HSV

No in-app purchases

None

Beacon Networks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HSV free?
HSV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beacon Networks free?
Beacon Networks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HSV or Beacon Networks have ads?
Neither HSV nor Beacon Networks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HSV or Beacon Networks?
HSV ships an update every 4 months, and Beacon Networks every 2 months. Most recently, HSV was updated on October 15, 2026 and Beacon Networks on October 1, 2026.

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