LaView NET vs Guard Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Guard Live
Monitor your small business security from anywhere. View live and recorded video, control PTZ cameras, and receive alarm notifications. Designed for networks with up to 6 NVRs.
- Live and recorded video viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device sharing
- File management
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Guard Live is a simplified mobile surveillance app specially designed for small businesses, suitable for scenarios with less than 6 NVRs (16 channels per NVR at most). With Guard Live, you can acces surveillance products through network, view live and recorded video, control PTZ, start two-way audio, receive alarms, share cloud devices and manage files from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guard Live at 3.3 against LaView NET's 1.8. Guard Live also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (34% vs 13%). LaView NET's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 45) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Guard Live holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 164 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of LaView NET's written reviews are positive against 34% of Guard Live's.
LaView NET ships an update every 5 months, Guard Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LaView NET | Guard Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (164 ratings) | 3.3 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
LaView NET
Guard Live
Bugs and 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
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- 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
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- Better WiFi to 5G switching capability
- Improved notification system for events
- Frame-by-frame playback navigation
Guard Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LaView NET
No in-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
