IMSeye vs Guard Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IMSeye
Access and manage live video feeds from cameras and encoders directly on your iPhone. Enjoy features like PTZ control, direct streaming, and snapshot saving for convenient surveillance and monitoring.
- Live video stream viewing
- Camera and encoder control
- Pan, Tilt, & Zoom (PTZ) support
- Direct stream connection
- Snapshot saving
- MultiChannel encoder support
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IMSeye allows iPhone users to view and control live video streams from cameras and video encoders. Features: iPhone and iPod Touch compatible. Unlimited video on cellular and wifi. Support MultiChannel video encoder. Support for authentication. Support for Pan, Tilt, & Zoom control. Direct stream connection. No video going through 3rd party servers. Snapshot capability (while viewing live stream) to save to your local photo gallery. Support for landscape and portrait mode. Ability to change ip address and port as desired for internal and remote users.
Guard Viewer
Access and manage your surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video from network cameras and NVRs, receive alarms, and control cloud devices directly from your mobile phone.
- Remote surveillance access
- Live video streaming
- Recorded video playback
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device management
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Guard Viewer is a mobile surveillance client app. With this app you can access surveillance products(Network Cameras,Network Speed Domes,NVRs) through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IMSeye at 3.7 against Guard Viewer's 2.8. IMSeye also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 8.0). Guard Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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.
IMSeye holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guard Viewer has 220 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of IMSeye's written reviews are positive against 24% of Guard Viewer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
IMSeye ships an update every 5 weeks, Guard Viewer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMSeye | Guard Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (18 ratings) — better | 2.8 (220 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 24.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 220 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 8.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Kedi Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
IMSeye
Guard Viewer
Bugs and requests
IMSeye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Guard Viewer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues after recent update
- Inability to delete user accounts
- Time sync problems between app and NVR
- Inconsistent camera detection
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Apple TV
- Improve notification system
- Introduce bulk management of cameras
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
IMSeye
No in-app purchases
Guard Viewer
No in-app purchases
