Comparison

GV vs iTalk Phone

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

Head to head
About

GV

Access live video feeds, playback recordings, and receive event notifications from connected GV-VMS and GV-Recording Servers. Monitor security systems remotely from any iOS device.

Highlights
  • Monitoring
  • Live view
  • Remote playback
  • Notification alarm
  • Query Heatmap
  • POS/Counter Chart
  • 360 View mode
Features
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GV-Notify allows you to search events of all connected GV-VMS and GV-Recording Server. Using GV-Notify, you can receive notifications, look up events, access live view and play back recordings from any iOS mobile devices. Features - Monitoring - Live view - Remote playback - Notification alarm - Query Heatmap - POS/Counter Chart - 360 View mode

About

iTalk Phone

This app is a software phone designed for smart building community users. It integrates with exclusive smart building devices like door and indoor machines for free in-network video calls.

Highlights
  • Software phone for smart building communities
  • Integrates with door and indoor machines
  • Free in-network video calls
  • Customized for specific building systems
Features
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iTalk Phone是專為智匯雲建築-社區用戶客製化的全網型軟體電話, 可與智匯雲建築專屬設備-門口機與室內機結合,藉此達到網內免費視訊通話。

Screenshots

GV4 screens
iTalk Phone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GV at 50% against iTalk Phone's 25%. GV also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GV ships an update every 8 months, iTalk Phone every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GV versus iTalk Phone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGViTalk Phone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeovisionJAN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Customer experience

GV

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

iTalk Phone

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

GV

No in-app purchases

None

iTalk Phone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GV free?
GV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iTalk Phone free?
iTalk Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GV or iTalk Phone have ads?
Neither GV nor iTalk Phone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GV or iTalk Phone?
GV ships an update every 8 months, and iTalk Phone every 9 months. Most recently, GV was updated on June 4, 2026 and iTalk Phone on June 1, 2026.

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