U Guard vs Annke Vision
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U Guard
Access your DIY home security cameras remotely from your smartphone or tablet. View live feeds, utilize night vision, and receive motion alerts. The app also supports two-way audio and playback of recorded events.
- Live video streaming
- Night vision capabilities
- Motion detection alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- Playback of recorded events
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For more than 50 years, Uniden has been creating innovative technologies that help you stay in touch and stay safe. From home security systems and security cameras to radio scanners and two-way radios, we make products that make it simple to stay connected. Uniden U Guard connects you to view your DIY home security video system’s cameras from anywhere in the world on your internet connected smartphone or tablet. - Watch live viewable video from anywhere you can connect to the internet - High quality night vision let's you see in the dark - When motion happens, get alerted on your smartphone or tablet and also get emails - Say and Hear with 2-way audio - Play recorded events PLEASE NOTE: To properly view the 1080p resolution video in the U Guard app, your home/business internet upload speed must be greater than 4 mbps connection on the network your monitor is connected to. If you have less than this upload speed you will need to use low resolution on the app to see your cameras.
Annke Vision
Access your ANNKE security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs from anywhere. View live feeds, playback recorded footage, and receive instant motion detection alerts. Simply create an account and add your devices to start monitoring your property remotely.
- Real-time monitoring
- Video playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote camera access
- Device management
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The Annke Vision app is designed to work with ANNKE DNRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function.It allows you to live with your cameras remotely.All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. it also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life.When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from Annke Vision app. Key Features: 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Video playback 3. Motion detection alarm notification Contact Us Help center : help.annke.com Technical Support : support@annke.com Website : www.annke.com Youtube : www.youtube.com/channel/UClGYzqKrHdDIYDrp8ue7o8g Facebook : www.facebook.com/annke.system/ Twitter : twitter.com/annkesecurity Free call for US and CA, EST, 7Days, +1 833 717 0187
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Annke Vision at 4.7 against U Guard's 1.9. Annke Vision also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 9%) and ratings volume (20K vs 55). 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.
Annke Vision holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Annke Vision has 20K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of U Guard's written reviews are positive against 38% of Annke Vision's.
U Guard ships an update every 5 months, Annke Vision every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U Guard | Annke Vision |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) | 4.7 (20K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 37.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 20K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 445 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uniden Corporation | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. |
Customer experience
U Guard
Annke Vision
Bugs and requests
U Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Annke Vision
Reported bugs
9 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Time won't stay correct
- Playback controls not working
- Favorites list keeps resetting
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- Crashes when rotating view
- Black and white lines on screen
- Live view fails to resume
- Connection issues, app crashes
Requested features
10 requests- Allow selecting all notifications at once
- Show events on full length playback
- Option to turn off pausing of live view
- Add 1X, 2X, 4X playback speed
- Add rotate view option on iPad
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- Allow adjusting and changing motion detection areas from app
- Add option to change notification sound
- Add formats to view multiple cameras in different sizes
- Add ability to swipe between cameras
- Add option to set individual alert schedules for each camera
In-app purchases
U Guard
No in-app purchases
Annke Vision
No in-app purchases
