Eagle Eye Viewer vs VI Mobile Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View live video
- View recorded video
- Monitor multiple cameras
- Receive push notifications
- Control PTZ cameras
- View dewarped fisheye video
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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.
VI Mobile Plus
Access live and recorded video from any camera on any server. View and control PTZ cameras, manage access control for doors, and review server statistics. Stream high-resolution footage with advanced codecs and customizable layouts.
- Live H.264/H.265 stream viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Recorded video playback
- Access control for doors
- Facility map integration
- Server statistics viewing
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VI Mobile Plus is a video management system app that allows authorized "on the go" users to access live and recorded video from any camera on any server. Users can view and control PTZ cameras, view full resolution and high frame rates with H.264 or H.265 codecs. The app imports all settings from a single address providing users access to individual cameras or in groups of cameras in pre-defined layouts. Users can save or email snapshots, view recorded images by alarm or specific times and view thumbnails images on facility maps. User access is controlled by the Video Insight Server with robust integration with Active Directory/LDAP users and groups. Access Control allows you to lock and unlock doors, and view entry and alarm history for the doors on your system. Features: -View live H.264 and H.265 streams from your cameras. -Keep aspect ratio of high resolution images -Rewind video from live view -Dynamic image sizing for bandwidth and device capabilities -Support for public and private IP addresses -Option to use unique login credentials for each server providing federated login -Improved recorded video playback, including easier access to motion events and random access to a video file at a specified date and time. -View multiple cameras in Server defined layouts. -Automatically load Facility Maps with thumbnail images of cameras -View Server Statistics such as CPU and memory utilization, and available disk space. -Lock and unlock doors. -View entry and alarm history for doors. We recommend you use this app with the following devices: - iPhone 6S and newer - iPad Air 2, iPad 2017, iPad 2018, or newer - iPad Mini 4 or newer - any iPad Pro Requires Video Insight Enterprise Server version 7.0 or greater. It is recommended that you use server version 7.3.0 or greater.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eagle Eye Viewer at 3.9 against VI Mobile Plus's 2.3. Eagle Eye Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (42% vs 20%). VI Mobile Plus's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Eagle Eye Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eagle Eye Viewer has 157 ratings behind it against 14, 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 20% of VI Mobile Plus's.
Eagle Eye Viewer ships an update every 2 weeks, VI Mobile Plus every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eagle Eye Viewer | VI Mobile Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (157 ratings) — better | 2.3 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brivo Inc. | i-PRO Americas Inc. |
Customer experience
Eagle Eye Viewer
VI Mobile Plus
In-app purchases
Eagle Eye Viewer
No in-app purchases
VI Mobile Plus
No in-app purchases
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