FingerCMS vs mLiveViewLite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FingerCMS
This application allows remote monitoring and control of DVRs using state-of-the-art CMS technology. It supports an unlimited number of DVRs and offers features like H.264 decode, dual-streaming video, and two-way audio.
- Remote DVR monitoring and control
- Unlimited DVR support
- H.264 decode capability
- Two-way audio
- Alarm input/output control
- PTZ control
- Live/playback display formats
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The FingerCMS (Central Monitoring Software) for iPhone is designed for use with DVRs. With state-of-the-art CMS technology for iPhone, virtually unlimited number of DVRs can be monitored and controlled. The key features are: . Remote monitoring and control for virtually unlimited number of DVRs, . H.264 decode capability, . Dual-streaming video, . Two-way audio, . Alarm input monitoring and alarm output control, . PTZ control, . Versatile live/playback display formats: 1/4/9/16 split windows, . Playback search by time or event, . Playback operations: Play, Pause, Fast Forward, Fast Backward, Single Step, etc., . Log display, . Snapshot live or recorded video, and . Password to access DVRs.
mLiveViewLite
View live video from plug-and-play IP cameras on your iPhone or iPod Touch without complex network setup. Access remote settings, control pan/tilt, and zoom with simple gestures.
- Live video streaming
- Remote camera settings
- On-screen pan/tilt control
- Audio support
- Finger-zoom functionality
- Snapshot capture
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mLiveView is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. No public IP address is needed for the IP camera, no port mapping or DDNS is needed for router configuration. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your iPhone/iPod touch anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, remote video settings update, on-screen pan/tilt control, audio, finger-zooming and snapshot are also supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FingerCMS at 2.0 against mLiveViewLite's 1.0. mLiveViewLite's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
FingerCMS holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of FingerCMS's written reviews are positive against 100% of mLiveViewLite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FingerCMS ships an update every 3 months, mLiveViewLite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FingerCMS | mLiveViewLite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deeplet Technology Corp. | FIDA INTERNATIONAL(S) PTE LTD |
Customer experience
FingerCMS
mLiveViewLite
In-app purchases
FingerCMS
No in-app purchases
mLiveViewLite
No in-app purchases
