# Exacq Mobile 3 vs ICVIEW

The clearest difference is rating: ICVIEW at 2.5 against Exacq Mobile 3's 1.6. ICVIEW also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Exacq Mobile 3's advantage is ratings volume (296 vs 59). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

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

ICVIEW holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Exacq Mobile 3 has 296 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Exacq Mobile 3's written reviews are positive against 12% of ICVIEW's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Exacq Mobile 3 | ICVIEW |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [1.6 (296 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exacq-mobile-3/id416566873/reviews) | **[2.5 (59 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icview/id904538596/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **296** | 59 |
| Positive reviews | 6.8% of reviews | **11.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 44 MB | 306 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | **8.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Exacq Technologies, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/416566876) | [ICRealtime LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/371266663) |

## What reviewers say

### Exacq Mobile 3

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/exacq-mobile-3/id416566873)

Access live and recorded video surveillance footage from exacqVision servers. View up to 48 cameras across multiple servers, control PTZ cameras, and manage triggers directly from your mobile device.

**Highlights:** Live video viewing, Recorded video playback, Connect to multiple servers, PTZ camera control, Trigger monitoring and control, Video search functionality

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great viewer for IP cameras
- 🚀 Nice user interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Pixelated video quality
- 🐛 Difficult to use

**Reported bugs**

- Cameras not populating in the app
- Video feeds not loading or timing out
- Inability to login or connect to servers
- Crashing and freezing issues after updates
- Incompatibility with newer iOS and Android versions

**Requested features**

- Bring back multi-panel view
- Add ability to delete/change cameras
- Improve search and playback functionality
- Optimize for mobile devices and newer OS versions
- Provide better documentation and user guides


### ICVIEW

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icview/id904538596)

View and manage your security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs remotely. Stream live video and audio directly from your devices with secure authentication and full camera control.

**Highlights:** Live video and audio streaming, Remote DVR/NVR/IP camera control, PTZ camera control, Multi-window view, Username/password authentication, Favorites management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Smooth live feed viewing (occasional)
- 👍 Works well for remote viewing (historical)
- 👍 Straightforward setup (historical)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Extremely difficult playback scrolling
- 🐛 Lags and glitches during playback
- 🐛 Slow loading times
- 🐛 Unreliable and unpredictable performance
- 🐛 Inconsistent live and playback functionality

**Reported bugs**

- Playback lags and glitches out
- App loads extremely slowly
- App behaves differently on identical phones
- Blank squares instead of live camera feeds
- Playback view history always fails to connect

**Requested features**

- Major app upgrade needed
- Ability to save camera view preferences
- Modern interface required
- Option to group multiple camera views
- Display camera names instead of numbers


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Exacq Mobile 3 free?

Exacq Mobile 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is ICVIEW free?

ICVIEW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Exacq Mobile 3 or ICVIEW?

ICVIEW is rated higher. Exacq Mobile 3 averages 1.6 out of 5 from 296 ratings, while ICVIEW averages 2.5 from 59 ratings.

### Do Exacq Mobile 3 or ICVIEW have ads?

Neither Exacq Mobile 3 nor ICVIEW shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Exacq Mobile 3 or ICVIEW?

Exacq Mobile 3 ships an update every 2 months, and ICVIEW every 2 months. Most recently, Exacq Mobile 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and ICVIEW on November 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*