GuardView vs GWEye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuardView
This utility allows remote viewing of H.264 DVR systems. Users can access live feeds, search recorded events, and control camera functions like PTZ and zoom. It supports both portrait and landscape orientations after initial setup.
- Live view
- Time search and play
- Event search and play
- PTZ control
- Zoom
- Relay control
- Backup files to idevice
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GuardView is a new version which is a H.264 DVR remote viewer. It can be viewed in non-landscape or landscape mode after filling in IP, port, username, and password. Features: - Live view - Time search and play - Event search and play - PTZ control - Zoom - Relay control - Backup files to idevice
GWEye
Manage your video surveillance system with real-time viewing, recording, and remote playback. Access and back up your video files from your GW78 series NVR/XVR devices.
- Real-time live view
- Video recording
- Remote search and playback
- File backup
- Supports GW78 series NVR/XVR
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GWEye is a versatile video management software for GW78 series NVR/XVR. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback, file backup, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GWEye at every 4 months against GuardView's every 57 months. GWEye also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). GuardView's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.7). 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.
GuardView holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GWEye has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of GuardView's written reviews are positive against 17% of GWEye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GuardView ships an update every 57 months, GWEye every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardView | GWEye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ACTIVA | GW Security Inc |
Customer experience
GuardView
GWEye
In-app purchases
GuardView
No in-app purchases
GWEye
No in-app purchases
