GV vs AXIS Companion Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GV
Access GV-ASManager on iOS devices to view live feeds, monitor alert events, and manage doors and lanes remotely. This utility provides convenient control over security systems.
- Live view access
- Alert event monitoring
- Door and lane control
- iOS device compatibility
- Remote security management
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GV-Access allows you to access GV-ASManager through iOS devices to watch live view, check for alert events and control the doors / lanes. *Ringtone: http://www.bensound.com
AXIS Companion Classic
Access your AXIS Companion version 3 video surveillance system remotely. Easily store and share important images or video clips directly from your mobile device.
- Remote system access
- Intuitive interface
- Store images
- Share video
- View surveillance footage
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Get instant access to your AXIS Companion version 3 (Classic) video surveillance system. Benefit from: • Easy and intuitive interface • Store and share images or video of interest AXIS Companion requires a one-time system set-up using a PC-client. The more feature-rich PC-client is available free of charge at https://www.axis.com/products/axis-companion-classic/ If you are using AXIS Camera Station Edge, then download the AXIS Camera Station Edge mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AXIS Companion Classic at 2.9 against GV's 2.4. AXIS Companion Classic also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (65 vs 8). GV's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 23%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AXIS Companion Classic holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AXIS Companion Classic has 65 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of GV's written reviews are positive against 23% of AXIS Companion Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GV ships an update every 9 months, AXIS Companion Classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GV | AXIS Companion Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (8 ratings) | 2.9 (65 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better | 23.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GeoVision inc | AXIS Communications AB |
Customer experience
GV
AXIS Companion Classic
In-app purchases
GV
No in-app purchases
AXIS Companion Classic
No in-app purchases
