WebEye vs MAGIC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WebEye
Monitor and control WEBGATE products remotely from your mobile device. Access live video feeds, manage PTZ cameras, and review system logs and event recordings from anywhere, anytime.
- Live Monitoring (Single/Multi view)
- PTZ Control
- System Log
- Event Log
- Playback Video
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WebEye, WEBGATE mobile application, allows all valued user to monitor and control all WEBGATE products under mobile device environment, at anywhere and anytime. # Key Features - Live Monitoring (Single/Multi view) - PTZ Control - WNS / WRS - System Log - Event Log - Playback Video (Single) # Supported Apple Product - All iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPAD) # Supported iOS version - From iOS 10.0 # Supported products - All DVR products - All NVR products
MAGIC
Monitor your security cameras remotely with this intuitive application. Access live feeds, review recordings, and save footage directly to your device for easy sharing. Customize settings and manage your devices with a simplified surveillance solution.
- Live camera feeds (multiple display modes)
- Playback and recording access
- Save and export video files
- PTZ camera control
- Device list management
- Instant P2P connection
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The MAGIC VIEWER application allows you to monitor your cameras online. It is easily to use and designed to make your surveillance solution to be simplified. Users can access playback and directly save files to the phone to export to others. The application has different customized settings for every customer and allows users to remove and add features based on their needs. Function - Live Channels – 1 / 4 / 9 / 16 / 25 / 36 display mode - Scroll Live View – Press the channel view again and it will transition to scroll view. - Gallery Mode – Users can save and store files directly into the phone and be able to export to others. - Snapshot - PTZ Control - Device List Management – Add / Delete / Edit / Built in QR Code - Instant P2P Connection - Live View / Playback – Scroll View Compatible - Add / Remove Settings and Features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MAGIC at 277 against WebEye's 17. MAGIC also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). WebEye's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 8%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for WebEye against 2.3 for MAGIC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MAGIC has 277 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of WebEye's written reviews are positive against 8% of MAGIC's.
WebEye ships an update every 2 months, MAGIC every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WebEye | MAGIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (17 ratings) | 2.3 (277 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.0% of reviews — better | 7.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 277 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WEBGATE Inc | RNC Network |
Customer experience
WebEye
MAGIC
Bugs and requests
WebEye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MAGIC
Reported bugs
12 issues- P2P device not connected error messages
- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Black screen loading issues
- Playback functionality completely non-functional
- App language switching to Chinese unexpectedly
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- Cellular viewing disabled after updates
- Connection timeouts and network errors
- Control bar disappears during video playback
- Green screens during playback on newer DVR models
- App incompatibility with iOS 16 rotation features
- Live view freezing and lagging
- Intermittent connection failures requiring manual DVR restart
Requested features
8 requests- iOS 16+ compatibility and screen rotation support
- IPv6 support for cellular data viewing
- Improved playback speed controls (2x, 4x, 8x)
- Timestamp inclusion in downloaded footage
- Better video quality and resolution options
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- Faster connection establishment for remote viewing
- Enhanced playback scrubbing and video scanning
- 5G network optimization
In-app purchases
WebEye
No in-app purchases
MAGIC
No in-app purchases
