Goolink vs CCTV Smart Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goolink
Access and manage your IP cameras and DVRs remotely. Stream live video, record footage, and control PTZ cameras with ease. Enjoy two-way audio and digital zoom for enhanced monitoring.
- Stream videos over Wi-Fi or 3G
- View up to 16 live streams
- Device management
- Snapshot and record video
- PTZ control
- Two-way talk-back
- Digital ZOOM
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Goolink is a P2P way to view IPC and DVR,Plug and Play from all over the world! GIDType is the default type of adding device, using the device GID to get the connecting info from the GooLink server, with this type, you can free yourselves from the boring job of setting port forwarding and the IP address. Basic function introduction: 1.Stream Videos over WIFI or 3G 2.View up to 16 live video streams 3.Device management. 4.Snapshot and browse picture 5.Record and playback video 6.PTZ control 7.Landscape and Portrait orientation support 8.Two-way talk-back 9.Digital ZOOM 10.Using QRcode to add new device
CCTV Smart Viewer
Access and monitor your DVR system remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and manage your security cameras on the go.
- Remote DVR access
- Live video monitoring
- Playback recorded footage
- Security camera management
- Mobile surveillance
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CCTV Smart Viewer at 63% against Goolink's 19%. CCTV Smart Viewer also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.1) and ads (none vs shown). Goolink's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
CCTV Smart Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Goolink's written reviews are positive against 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's.
Goolink ships an update every 2 months, CCTV Smart Viewer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goolink | CCTV Smart Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (29 ratings) | 3.9 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Langtao Digital Co., Ltd. | KangYeol Lee |
Customer experience
Goolink
CCTV Smart Viewer
In-app purchases
Goolink
No in-app purchases
CCTV Smart Viewer
No in-app purchases
