Bosch Video Security vs HSV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bosch Video Security
Access and manage your Bosch IP cameras and recorders remotely. Enjoy high-quality video playback, forensic search, and PTZ camera control, optimized for various bandwidth conditions.
- Remote IP camera access
- High-quality video playback
- Forensic search with video analytics
- PTZ camera control
- Dynamic Transcoding Technology
- Geographic camera map management
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Connect to your Bosch IP cameras and encoders from all over the world and experience immediate video playback, full access to your recordings, forensic search on cameras with Bosch video analytics support and smooth control of PTZ cameras. Get outstanding video quality with "Dynamic Transcoding Technology" from Bosch which helps you to make best use of the given bandwidth, thus granting smooth video playback with best picture quality – even in full 4K resolution. The Bosch Video Security app features*: • H.264/H.265 video streaming with automatic adoption to the available bandwidth in real-time** and region-of-interest support for best possible video quality • Extensive playback options • Clear alarm presentation directly within a timeline with integrated thumbnail preview** • Intuitive control of Bosch AUTODOME and MIC PTZ cameras with touch and motion detection • Hardware accelerated dewarping of FLEXIDOME panoramic cameras • Intelligent forensic search in recordings (based on video analytics)* • Geographic maps help to manage camera position and view • Sending and export of video snapshots via e-mail or directly to the photo library • Password protection and secure TLS connection between app and camera * not every function available on each camera model ** when using Bosch DIVAR IP family Currently supported Bosch devices: • DIVAR IP family • DINION, AUTODOME, FLEXIDOME, and MIC IP cameras and VIDEOJET encoders (FW version 6.0 and higher)
HSV
Manage Honeywell NVRs and connected cameras from your mobile device. Monitor live feeds, playback recordings, and control camera settings remotely. The app ensures secure, encrypted communication for peace of mind.
- Manage NVRs and cameras
- Live view monitoring
- Playback video recordings
- Change live view layouts
- Fisheye de-warping
- PTZ control
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The Honeywell Smart Viewer (HSV) App is a tool for customers to manage 35 series NVR and the cameras connected to the NVR from mobile devices including iPad®, iPod®, and iPhone®. Connection is ensured through LAN/IP and also global P2P service. The communication between HSV and NVR is encrypted. With HSV, users can monitor live view, playback video recording, change live view layouts, conduct fisheye camera de-warping and PTZ control.
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Verdict
Bosch Video Security and HSV both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of HSV's written reviews are positive against 27% of Bosch Video Security's. Bosch Video Security's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 10). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Bosch Video Security against 3.1 for HSV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Bosch Video Security's written reviews are positive against 67% of HSV's.
Bosch Video Security ships an update every 2 months, HSV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bosch Video Security | HSV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (30 ratings) | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keenfinity | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bosch Video Security
HSV
In-app purchases
Bosch Video Security
No in-app purchases
HSV
No in-app purchases
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