XProtect® Mobile vs eWalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XProtect® Mobile
Access your Milestone video surveillance system remotely from your smartphone or tablet. View live and recorded video, listen to audio, and speak through camera speakers. Stream video from your device and receive alarm notifications.
- View live video
- Playback recorded video
- Export recorded video
- Listen to audio
- Speak through camera speakers
- Stream mobile device video
- Receive push notifications
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This free XProtect Mobile app gives you secure access to your Milestone video surveillance system anytime, anywhere from your smartphone or tablet. Available in 31 languages the application lets you conveniently view live video, play back and export recorded video, listen to audio and speak through the camera-connected speakers using the Push-To-Talk button. Compatible with XProtect Corporate, XProtect Expert, XProtect Professional+, XProtect Express+, XProtect Essential+, and the Milestone Husky NVR series. (For use with XProtect Express and Professional, please download the "XProtect® Mobile Express & Pro" app) Additional product highlights: • Document any event while it happens by streaming video and audio from your mobile device’s camera directly into the Milestone solution • Get peace of mind and stay constantly on top of things by receiving push notifications based on alarms defined in the Milestone solution Try it out Download the app and take a look yourself. XProtect Mobile includes access to a demo server so you can explore the product even if you do not have a Milestone system installed already. Getting started In order to connect and view cameras from your Milestone system, you should have the latest version of the Milestone surveillance system and the XProtect Mobile server installed. For further details on getting started, visit www.milestonesys.com/mobile. Milestone distributes and sells its market-leading XProtect® VMS and the Milestone Husky NVR Series through an authorized partner channel of distributors and resellers in more than 115 countries around the world. Please go to https://www.milestonesys.com/community/find-a-milestone-partner/ to find your local authorized Milestone reseller or distributor.
eWalk
This app facilitates mobile data collection and observation, integrating with a web-based system for cloud storage and analysis. It's designed for conducting classroom walkthroughs and various other observations, with offline capabilities and support for custom templates.
- Mobile data collection
- Cloud-based storage and analysis
- Offline observation completion
- Customizable templates
- GPS location tracking
- Voice dictation support
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*Please note that an eWalk license is required to fully use this application. eWalk 2.0 is a flexible mobile observation and data collection application that works brilliantly on both the iPad and iPhone. It collaborates with our web-based system, eWalk, to provide a complete end-to-end solution for mobile data collection with cloud-based data storage and analysis. eWalk 2.0 is a completely updated version of our popular mxMobile application, now offering a host of powerful new features and options which were not present in the previous iteration. eWalk 2.0 is the premiere app for conducting classroom walkthroughs and observations for formative or summative reporting. Integration with eWalk allows offline completion of any form in the system, including classroom walkthroughs, student observations, summative evaluations, learning plans, self-assessments and more. With an eWalk web account, you can build an unlimited number of templates, or use ones shared by colleagues or by your organization. These templates are automatically downloaded to eWalk 2.0. when you have a web connection. Observations can then be completed offline, a web connection is not required. This application also takes advantage of many native iPad / iPhone features such as voice dictation, built in camera and location services. Key features and updates of eWalk 2.0 include: - Intuitive interface with easy access to creating and managing observations - A useful History feature to review data from previous observations - Rubric elements - Supports eWalk custom dashboards - Online resources and help - Ability to download any previous observation from the web - Intelligent sync between offline and online observations - GPS location tracking for observations - Use MXWEB phrase libraries with any note field. Get started today and discover how easy and powerful mobile observations can be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: eWalk at 100% against XProtect® Mobile's 25%. eWalk also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 18.0). XProtect® Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 3). 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.
eWalk holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XProtect® Mobile has 126 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of XProtect® Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of eWalk's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XProtect® Mobile | eWalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (126 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MILESTONE SYSTEMS A/S | Harris, N. Computer Corporation |
Customer experience
XProtect® Mobile
eWalk
Bugs and requests
XProtect® Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to connect to servers
- Incompatibility with iOS versions
- Duplicate camera displays
- Playback issues with self-signed SSL certificates
Requested features
4 requests- Add audio support
- Improve motion event thumbnails
- Allow disabling of PIP mode
- Implement Touch ID support
eWalk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XProtect® Mobile
No in-app purchases
eWalk
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is XProtect® Mobile free?
Is eWalk free?
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