Comparison

CCTV Smart Viewer vs LaView NET

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote DVR access
  • Live video monitoring
  • Playback recorded footage
  • Security camera management
  • Mobile surveillance
Features
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Remote monitoring app for DVR(Digital Video Recorder)

About

LaView NET

Monitor your surveillance system remotely with live video feeds from DVRs, NVRs, and network cameras. Control PTZ functions, zoom, and manage up to 100 devices from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time video preview (up to 16 channels)
  • Swipe for PTZ control
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Preset activation and configuration
  • Snapshot support
  • Device management (up to 100 devices)
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LaView NET is a mobile phone surveillance application based on ios, which supports full line of Brovision products, including DVR, NVR, as well as network cameras and speed domes that support standard H.264 video codec. The key features of LaView NET Mobile Surveillance Application include: · Real-time video preview of up to 16 channels; · Swipe for PTZ control and camera movement, pinch to zoom in and out in preview mode; · Support for preset activation and configuration, as well as calibration for brightness.. · Snapshot support; · Management of up to 100 sets of devices. Device profiles can be added / deleted / modified.

Screenshots

CCTV Smart Viewer4 screens
LaView NET4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CCTV Smart Viewer at 63% against LaView NET's 13%. CCTV Smart Viewer also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.8). LaView NET's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 12) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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

CCTV Smart Viewer holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LaView NET has 164 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of CCTV Smart Viewer's written reviews are positive against 13% of LaView NET's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CCTV Smart Viewer versus LaView NET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCCTV Smart ViewerLaView NET
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better1.8 (164 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better13.1% of reviews
Number of ratings12164 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKangYeol LeeLAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC.

Customer experience

CCTV Smart Viewer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

LaView NET

All ratings161 ratings
Positive16.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative79.5%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative82.1%

Bugs and requests

CCTV Smart Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

LaView NET

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App incompatibility with iOS 16, 17, and 18
  • Remote playback not loading or showing white blank screens
  • P2P connection failures on cellular networks
  • App crashes when switching between WiFi and cellular
  • Login screen freezes with spinning loading animation
Show 11 more
  • Registration error codes (Error 04, Error 4, Error 8200)
  • Cameras randomly go offline without user action
  • App crashes during WiFi configuration
  • Landscape mode not functioning
  • Playback start/end times defaulting to same value
  • App logs out users unexpectedly multiple times per week
  • Cameras fail to load after app updates
  • Profile/user account errors after logout
  • App unresponsive on newer iPhone models (iPhone X, iPhone 16)
  • Lag and delays in panoramic view switching
  • Video streaming stops after switching to panoramic view

Requested features

8 requests
  • Video recording support within app
  • Auto-login functionality to prevent frequent logouts
  • Speed up playback controls for recorded footage
  • URL scheme to launch app from other applications
  • PC/desktop application support
Show 3 more
  • Better WiFi to 5G switching capability
  • Improved notification system for events
  • Frame-by-frame playback navigation

In-app purchases

None

CCTV Smart Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

LaView NET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CCTV Smart Viewer free?
CCTV Smart Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaView NET free?
LaView NET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CCTV Smart Viewer or LaView NET?
CCTV Smart Viewer is rated higher. CCTV Smart Viewer averages 3.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while LaView NET averages 1.8 from 164 ratings.
Do CCTV Smart Viewer or LaView NET have ads?
Neither CCTV Smart Viewer nor LaView NET shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CCTV Smart Viewer or LaView NET?
CCTV Smart Viewer ships an update every 5 months, and LaView NET every 5 months. Most recently, CCTV Smart Viewer was updated on October 23, 2026 and LaView NET on October 21, 2026.

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