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 intelligent webcams and video recorders. View live video, capture footage, record, and communicate via voice calls or intercom. Receive intelligent alarm pushes for enhanced security.
- Remote webcam management
- Real-time video viewing
- Video capture and recording
- Voice call and intercom
- Intelligent alarm push notifications
- Unified security product management
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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 update cadence: VideoLink at monthly against GWViewLINK's every 25 months. VideoLink also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 5). GWViewLINK's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
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 — 2.0 for VideoLink against 2.0 for GWViewLINK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoLink has 45 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 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 November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VideoLink | GWViewLINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (45 ratings) | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 5 |
| 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 | 112 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
