Skywatch View vs Xpy View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skywatch View
Monitor and control smart devices like cameras and sensors remotely. Design custom rules to receive meaningful notifications about events in your home or workplace. Stay connected to your environment from anywhere, anytime.
- Network camera integration
- Environmental sensor monitoring
- Switch control
- Cloud recording
- Smart notification services
- Custom automation rules
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Skywatch is an elegant solution for smart places. It is designed to seamlessly integrates network camera, environmental sensor, switches with our cloud recording and smart notification services. Anytime, Anywhere We make it super easy to monitor and control your places. Across Locations Know that your families are comfortable and your co-workers are safe, with just a single glance. Meaningful Communication Design your rules, and get meaningful events about your home. Note: Your location is used to run your custom automation rules and trigger your devices. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Xpy View
This remote surveillance app allows you to view live footage from your security systems on your mobile device. It supports image capture, audio monitoring, and video recording, enabling you to monitor your property from anywhere.
- Live footage viewing
- Image capture
- Audio monitoring
- Video recording
- Remote playback
- Hand gesture controls
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A remote surveillance solution, designed for mobile platforms. This advanced application is really plug and play. Start viewing live footage captured by the surveillance system, from anywhere in the world, instantly! NOTE: Before using this application, you need to purchase one or more of our authorized Security Surveillance Systems, and configure it by following the supplied user guide or access it directly from our Nexxt Solutions website: www.nexxtsolutions.com. This application supports: - Nexxt Solutions products: XPY-4DX, XPY-8DX, XPY4002-KX, XPY4004-KX, XPY8004-KX & Allistar Pro Series - Image captures. You can take snapshots of live footage - Audio monitoring (supported models) - Video recording. You can record live video footage - Remote playback - Integrated free DDNS service - Hand gestures to slide back and forth between screens; zoom in and out (supported models); PTZ controls (supported models); & stop playback by dragging and dropping live footage to trash can - Local storage and management for captured pictures and videos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xpy View at 4.0 against Skywatch View's 3.0. Xpy View also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Xpy View holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Skywatch View ships an update monthly, Xpy View every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skywatch View | Xpy View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SkyWatch Innovation | Accvent LLC |
Customer experience
Skywatch View
Xpy View
In-app purchases
Skywatch View
No in-app purchases
Xpy View
No in-app purchases
