GuardCMS vs SCOO Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuardCMS
Access and control your DVR devices remotely from your iPhone. View live feeds, manage alarms, and search playback history with advanced H.264 decoding.
- Remote multiple DVR access
- H.264 decode capability
- Alarm I/O monitoring & control
- PTZ control
- Playback search by time or event
- Audio I/O
- Snapshot
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This application is designed specifically for iPhone users to connect to their DVR device remotely. With the modern state of art technology, practically unlimited number of DVRs can be viewed, monitored and controlled remotely. The main features of this application are: . H.264 decode capability, . Remote multiple DVRs, . Alarm I/O monitoring & control, . PTZ control, . Account manager to access remote DVR, . Playback search by time or event, . Audio I/O, . Snapshot.
SCOO Cloud
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SCOO Cloud surveillance App is designed to work with DVRs and NVRs series. It support P2P function and let you to access your devices remotely. You can add your devices into the list so you can monitor the videos anywhere. You are able to playback recorded video any time when needed. When system exceptions, video loss, motion, or alarm is triggered, you will get the immediate notification. Key Features： 1. 16-channel Live View & Playback 2. P2P cloud device support 3. Push notifications including system exceptions, video loss, motion and alarm 4. Two-Way Audio for DVR series and NVR series 5. 4:3 and 16:9 video portrait switch support 6. Timeline, motion, alarm playback 7. Quick, slow and rewind of playback operations 8. Snapshot Option 9. Digital Zoom Option 10 .PTZ Control 11. Main stream and sub stream switchable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GuardCMS at every 3 months against SCOO Cloud's every 6 months. GuardCMS also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
GuardCMS ships an update every 3 months, SCOO Cloud every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardCMS | SCOO Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kingdom Communication Associated LTD. | CHU MEI CHEN |
In-app purchases
GuardCMS
No in-app purchases
SCOO Cloud
No in-app purchases
