GV vs VanLock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Monitoring
- Live view
- Remote playback
- Notification alarm
- Query Heatmap
- POS/Counter Chart
- 360 View mode
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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
VanLock
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VanLock is coming, 1 single key to unlock 10000 locks, the trend of unlocking revolution! * Manage your keys/locks via mobile devices wirelessly, more intelligent. * Authorize the specified users to unlock specified locks in specified time. * Automatically unlock records uploading, everything under your control. * Creative encryption protocol in BLE communications, guarantee security of the data. * Beautiful designed and guided interaction UI, easy to be an unlocking master. * More features waiting for your exploration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VanLock at every 5 weeks against GV's every 8 months. GV's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
GV ships an update every 8 months, VanLock every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | GV | VanLock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GeoVision inc | 沈阳金万码高科技发展有限公司 |
In-app purchases
GV
No in-app purchases
VanLock
No in-app purchases
