Sonitrol vs Avigilon Unity Video
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonitrol
Remotely monitor and manage your security systems. Search facilities on a map, control arming status, view event history, manage users, and access live video feeds for enhanced security and operational oversight.
- Remote facility search via map or text
- Manage system arming status
- View and filter historical events
- Manage system users
- View live video feeds
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With this new, powerful app, Sonitrol now provides users the capability to remotely and securely search for their facilities via map or text, manage system arming status, view and filter historical events, manage system users, and view live video. Whether you are a regional manager for a retail chain and want to verify what time this evening all your systems armed, as well as check video to verify that all new sales displays have been set up properly, or you are the principal of the local elementary school and want to create a new system user for a recently-hired maintenance supervisor starting next week. For these user needs and so many like them the Sonitrol Mobile app is an effective, efficient and highly accessible tool for the local business or as well as for large regional and national organizations. About Sonitrol The industry leader in verified electronic security, Sonitrol’s patented impact audio technology and integrated access control have the capability to verify the presence of intruders or authenticate valid entrants to a facility. Sonitrol has the fastest police response times, lowest false alarm rates and best apprehension rates in the security industry…171,433 criminals caught and counting. Note: A Central Station hosted Sonitrol system and a valid mySonitrol web user account with Mobile Application permissions are required to use this app. Required iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Avigilon Unity Video
Access and manage your video surveillance system from anywhere. View live and recorded footage, receive instant alerts for events, and control PTZ cameras. Seamlessly switch between sites and organizations for comprehensive security oversight.
- Remote video access
- Live and recorded video streaming
- Push alarm notifications
- PTZ camera control
- Customizable video views
- Site and organization switching
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Manage your Avigilon Unity Video (formerly known as ACC) with ease through your mobile devices. Quickly access videos across organizations and sites via the new Unity Video mobile app. Navigate seamlessly and switch swiftly between events, live and recorded videos and notifications – all from a sleek, intuitive design. With the Avigilon Unity Video mobile app, you can: • Sign in using Avigilon Unity Cloud Services credentials for seamless access to an organization’s cloud-connected Unity Video sites using firewall traversal • View live or recorded video from any H.264 or H.265 cameras connected to Unity Video software and Avigilon Unity Video sites • Efficiently stream live or recorded HD video from Avigilon cameras using High Definition Stream Management (HDSM)™ technology to optimize the use of network bandwidth • Receive push alarm notifications to quickly detect, verify, and act on events such as motion or video analytic rule triggers • Easily review recorded video using the recorded video timeline • Control PTZ cameras, including running tours and moving to defined presets • Create and customize your video views through Saved Video Views • Gain immediate awareness of your site by checking the recently viewed camera feeds. • Switch easily between organizations and sites with Org and Site selectors. Avigilon Unity Video mobile app is available for use with Avigilon Unity Video Core, Standard, and Enterprise edition sites. Avigilon Unity Video app requires Avigilon Unity Video sites to be running the Avigilon Unity Web Endpoint component. The Avigilon Unity Video Web Endpoint is pre-installed on Avigilon Network Video Recorders (NVRs) and High Definition Video Appliances (HDVAs), is part of the firmware for Avigilon ES Appliances, and is available as a separate download for any server running on Windows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Avigilon Unity Video at 4.7 against Sonitrol's 2.3. Avigilon Unity Video also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (124 vs 24). Sonitrol's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avigilon Unity Video holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avigilon Unity Video has 124 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Sonitrol's written reviews are positive against 38% of Avigilon Unity Video's.
Sonitrol ships an update every 6 months, Avigilon Unity Video every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonitrol | Avigilon Unity Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3xLOGIC Systems Inc. | Avigilon Corporation |
Customer experience
Sonitrol
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In-app purchases
Sonitrol
No in-app purchases
Avigilon Unity Video
No in-app purchases
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