Comparison

OpenEye Mobile vs Chatavise

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

Head to head
About

OpenEye Mobile

Access live and recorded video from your surveillance system on the go. Receive instant alerts, remotely arm locations, and navigate events with a clear timeline. Manage your video surveillance anytime, anywhere with an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Live and recorded video streaming
  • Instant alert notifications
  • Remote location arming/disarming
  • Color-coded event timeline
  • Video export and sharing
  • Real-time push notifications
  • 360° camera viewing with dewarping
Features
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The OpenEye iOS mobile app is your on-the-go solution for access to live and recorded video from your OpenEye video surveillance system. Receive instant alert notifications, leverage powerful analytics, arm locations remotely, and easily navigate through events with a clear timeline—all within an intuitive user interface. With OpenEye, your video surveillance is accessible anytime, anywhere. Key Features: • Virtual Location Arming and Disarming • Alert History Search • Color Coded Event Timeline Bar • Centralized Video Management on Mobile with Diverse Event Types • Intuitive Video Export and Sharing • Real-Time Push notifications • Two-way Talk Down • Customizable Grid Support • Live Video Streaming and Recorded Playback • Save Clips to the Cloud • View 360° cameras with dewarping and PTZ controls • Apple TV Support Best Practices: For optimal performance, OpenEye recommends using this app on a secure Wi-Fi network. Streaming high-definition video over cellular networks may significantly increase data usage and impact battery life. An active subscription to the OpenEye Web Services cloud-managed video platform for one or more cameras is required to use the OpenEye iOS mobile app. With over 1 million devices connected, the OpenEye Web Services cloud-managed video platform provides actionable intelligence and improves operational efficiency so that you can stay focused on what matters most—and see the next opportunity to protect and grow your business.

About

Chatavise

This business application enables service companies to enhance customer interactions through text messaging. It streamlines communication, saving time and boosting customer engagement by facilitating direct texting with clients.

Highlights
  • Customer experience enhancement
  • Text-based communication
  • Time-saving for businesses
  • Improved customer engagement
  • Direct texting with customers
Features
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Chatavise is a Business that helps service companies deliver customer experience with text, not talk. By using Chatavise, companies can save time and improve customer engagement with just texting their customers!

Screenshots

OpenEye Mobile4 screens
Chatavise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chatavise at 100% against OpenEye Mobile's 30%. Chatavise also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs subscription). OpenEye Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chatavise holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenEye Mobile has 68 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of OpenEye Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chatavise's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenEye Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Chatavise every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OpenEye Mobile versus Chatavise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenEye MobileChatavise
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (68 ratings)4.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPC Open IncorporatedChatavise, Inc

Customer experience

OpenEye Mobile

All ratings60 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative51.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative63.3%

Chatavise

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

OpenEye Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Chatavise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenEye Mobile free?
OpenEye Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chatavise free?
Chatavise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenEye Mobile or Chatavise?
Chatavise is rated higher. OpenEye Mobile averages 3.1 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Chatavise averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do OpenEye Mobile or Chatavise have ads?
Neither OpenEye Mobile nor Chatavise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenEye Mobile or Chatavise?
OpenEye Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Chatavise every 11 days. Most recently, OpenEye Mobile was updated on October 22, 2026 and Chatavise on October 3, 2026.

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