VideoLink vs GWViewLINK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VideoLink
Remotely connect and manage your home's intelligent webcams and video recorders. View real-time video, capture footage, record, and communicate with two-way audio. Receive intelligent alarm notifications for enhanced home security.
- Remote camera connection
- Real-time video viewing
- Video recording
- Voice call and intercom
- Intelligent alarm push
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VideoLink is a tool application for remotely connecting and managing home intelligent webcam, intelligent video recorder and other products. It can uniformly manage security products in the WIFI or mobile network environment, and can realize real-time video viewing, capture, video recording, voice call, real-time intercom, intelligent alarm push and other functions
GWViewLINK
Monitor your premises remotely with live video previews and playback. Manage device information, recorded videos, snapshots, and alarm alerts through a user-friendly interface. Supports multiple languages and advanced decoding formats for comprehensive surveillance.
- H.264 & H.265 decoding support
- Live video preview (16+ channels)
- Playback video preview (4 channels)
- Device information management
- Record video and snapshot management
- Alarm information management
- Multi-language support
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With a user-friendly interface and powerful features, GWViewLINK offers peace of mind, allowing you to monitor your premises through your device. The key features include: *Decoding support H264 & H265. *Live video preview of 16 channels at least. *Playback video preview of 4 channels. *Management of the sets of devices info. *Management of the sets of record videos and snapshot images. *Management of the device alarm Infos. *Support for 21 languages if you want to switch. *More and more functions you can find when in use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VideoLink at 1.8 against GWViewLINK's 1.0. VideoLink also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 3). GWViewLINK's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VideoLink holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoLink has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of VideoLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of GWViewLINK's.
VideoLink ships an update monthly, GWViewLINK every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoLink | GWViewLINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (40 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 强 李 | GW Security Inc |
Customer experience
VideoLink
GWViewLINK
In-app purchases
VideoLink
No in-app purchases
GWViewLINK
No in-app purchases
