GanzView vs SCS HD Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GanzView
Monitor your home or business remotely with live video streaming and playback from compatible DVRs and NVRs. Control PTZ cameras and view single or 4-channel feeds on your iOS device.
- Live video streaming
- Playback recorded footage
- PTZ camera control
- Single and 4-channel views
- Remote monitoring
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GanzView is a mobile surveillance app that allows live video streaming, playback and PTZ control from Ganz Digimaster H.264 DVRs and PixelMaster Embedded NVRs to your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. GanzView provides single channel or 4-channel access via live video streaming and allows home or business monitoring from anywhere. GanzView is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later).
SCS HD Pro
View and control multiple security cameras and DVRs live from your iPhone. Features include PTZ control, two-way audio, and snapshot capabilities. The paid version offers recorded video playback and alarm push notifications.
- Live video viewing
- Multiple DVR monitoring
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Snapshot capture
- Recorded video playback (paid)
- Alarm push notifications (paid)
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This application will allow you to: 1. VIew live video on one or multiple Security Cameras on your iPhone. You can also monitor multiple DVRs at the same or multiple locations at the same time. 2. Control your Pan Tilt Zoom Security Cameras easily from your iPhone 3. Listen to live audio (on cameras with a microphone) and perform 2 way conversations when your DVR is connected to a powered speaker 4. Create favorite groups of your most important cameras for easy viewing 5. Take snapshots of pertinent video and save directly to your iPhone 6. There is also a built in manual in the "help" section of the software ADDITIONAL FEATURES ON PAID APPLICATION: In addition to the features on our CCTVSP Lite Application, the paid version has additional features including the ability to: 1. Search and Playback Recorded Video 2. Configure settings of individual channels (cameras) 3. Utilize Alarm Push Notification
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SCS HD Pro at 100% against GanzView's 20%. SCS HD Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10). GanzView's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
SCS HD Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of GanzView's written reviews are positive against 100% of SCS HD Pro's.
GanzView ships an update every 6 months, SCS HD Pro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GanzView | SCS HD Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CBC (America) | CCTV Security Pros |
Customer experience
GanzView
SCS HD Pro
In-app purchases
GanzView
No in-app purchases
SCS HD Pro
No in-app purchases
