Comparison

Eagle Eye Viewer vs PhotoNodes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Eagle Eye Viewer

Access live and recorded video from your cloud-based video management system. Monitor multiple cameras, receive alerts, and control PTZ cameras remotely. Securely view footage from various locations without managing local storage.

Highlights
  • View live video
  • View recorded video
  • Monitor multiple cameras
  • Receive push notifications
  • Control PTZ cameras
  • View dewarped fisheye video
Features
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The Eagle Eye Viewer allows you to access both live and recorded video from your Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system). Like the web application, you can access multiple locations in a single view. Highlights include: - View live video - View recorded video, with timeline indicating motions and other events - Monitor multiple cameras at once - Receive push notifications to stay alerted - Trigger camera Outputs - Control PTZ cameras - View dewarped video from fisheye cameras The Eagle Eye Cloud VMS works with a wide variety of IP and analog cameras. Securely access all cloud-based video, including video stored on premise with a Cloud Managed Video Recorder. No more headaches of managing storage or network settings at your local sites. The Eagle Eye Viewer requires a subscription to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS for one or more cameras. Eagle Eye Networks is number one worldwide in delivering true cloud video surveillance and artificial intelligence to make businesses more efficient and the world a safer place – all on the only video management platform robust and flexible enough to power the future of video surveillance.

About

PhotoNodes

Access all your event photos, view galleries, save favorites, download images, and share them on social media. Requires an event name and password for access.

Highlights
  • View photo galleries
  • Save to My Favorites
  • Download photos
  • Share on social media
  • Event-specific access
Features
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The PhotoNodes app allows you to access all your photos during and after your program. With this app, you can view galleries, save to My Favorites, download photos, and share on social media. Access to this app requires an event name and password.

Screenshots

Eagle Eye Viewer4 screens
PhotoNodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhotoNodes at 100% against Eagle Eye Viewer's 42%. PhotoNodes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and monetization model (free vs subscription). Eagle Eye Viewer's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PhotoNodes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eagle Eye Viewer has 158 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Eagle Eye Viewer's written reviews are positive against 100% of PhotoNodes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eagle Eye Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, PhotoNodes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eagle Eye Viewer versus PhotoNodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEagle Eye ViewerPhotoNodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (158 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings158 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrivo Inc.40 North Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Eagle Eye Viewer

All ratings158 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative24.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral9.9%
Negative47.9%

PhotoNodes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Eagle Eye Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

PhotoNodes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eagle Eye Viewer free?
Eagle Eye Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhotoNodes free?
PhotoNodes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eagle Eye Viewer or PhotoNodes?
PhotoNodes is rated higher. Eagle Eye Viewer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 158 ratings, while PhotoNodes averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Eagle Eye Viewer or PhotoNodes have ads?
Neither Eagle Eye Viewer nor PhotoNodes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eagle Eye Viewer or PhotoNodes?
Eagle Eye Viewer ships an update every 3 weeks, and PhotoNodes every 5 weeks. Most recently, Eagle Eye Viewer was updated on October 12, 2026 and PhotoNodes on October 13, 2026.

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