Comparison

GV vs WePatrolNext

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

WePatrolNext

Features
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The evolution of the mobile guard tour system is coming! A totally new designed WePatrol to make guard tour elegant! 1. QR-Code/BLE/NFC/GPS all in one; 2. Add text/voice/photo/video/signature to work record , is that just like tweeting? 3. Realtime working map; 4. Shake phone to quick alarm; 5. Never forget any task with the guard tour calendar; 6. Voice-Reminder/Pedometer...Find out more here with WePatrolNext; :D

Screenshots

GV4 screens
WePatrolNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

GV and WePatrolNext are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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, WePatrolNext every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GV versus WePatrolNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGVWePatrolNext
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoVision inc沈阳金万码高科技发展有限公司

In-app purchases

None

GV

No in-app purchases

None

WePatrolNext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GV free?
GV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WePatrolNext free?
WePatrolNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GV or WePatrolNext have ads?
Neither GV nor WePatrolNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GV or WePatrolNext?
GV ships an update every 8 months, and WePatrolNext every 6 months. Most recently, GV was updated on October 6, 2026 and WePatrolNext on October 12, 2026.

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