Comparison

OpenEye Mobile vs Symmetry CompleteView Mobile

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

Symmetry CompleteView Mobile

Features
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With Symmetry CompleteView(TM) Mobile you can easily and instantly access live video, playback and export recorded video, and control cameras with PTZ functions from your phone. Easy and Efficient The CompleteView Mobile application allows users to securely stream audio and video from any analog or IP cameras, encoders, and NVRs connected to the CompleteView Recording Server. The application supports hardware accelerated H.264 decoding allowing users to stream video to their phones without worrying about battery life. CompleteView’s Dynamic Resolution Scaling further ensures that bandwidth between the phone and recording server is optimized for best image quality regardless of connection. CompleteView Mobile provides a scalable and seamless transition from the user’s desktop or browser, providing access to any Views and Maps configured in the CompleteView Management Server, including the ability to view video streams directly from image and satellite maps. Full Control CompleteView Mobile provides the power to view video at the preferred frame rate and video quality levels on each video stream. The application also includes powerful PTZ camera controls. Users can stretch, pinch, and drag to manipulate PTZ cameras. PTZ presets, including PTZ speed, can be set and named via the application. Various scrub bar controls and adjustable playback speeds are available when viewing pre-recorded video. The CompleteView Mobile application allows users to take snapshots and email them off in addition to supporting clip exports. The Details You Need The CompleteView app has robust search capabilities to help find the relevant video recording. Quickly search for any system component such as a View, Map, Camera, or Server with built-in search. When browsing through recorded video, list-based and date/time based searches are available to quickly narrow down to the relevant video segment. Lastly, the app supports overlays, quick review, and timeline review to further ensure that users have all the required tools at their fingertips. System Requirements: The application supports devices running iOS 13.0 or higher. CompleteView Management and Recording servers are required in order to use the application. CompleteView V5.3 (and higher) ONE, Pro, and Enterprise editions are all supported. Older versions of CompleteView require the use of the Legacy Symmetry TouchView application. Visit https://www.amag.com/video for more information.

Screenshots

OpenEye Mobile4 screens
Symmetry CompleteView Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OpenEye Mobile at 3.1 against Symmetry CompleteView Mobile's 1.0. OpenEye Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (68 vs 1). Symmetry CompleteView Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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

OpenEye Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenEye Mobile has 68 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenEye Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Symmetry CompleteView Mobile every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OpenEye Mobile versus Symmetry CompleteView Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenEye MobileSymmetry CompleteView Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (68 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPC Open IncorporatedAMAG Technology, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

OpenEye Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Symmetry CompleteView Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenEye Mobile free?
OpenEye Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symmetry CompleteView Mobile free?
Symmetry CompleteView Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenEye Mobile or Symmetry CompleteView Mobile?
OpenEye Mobile is rated higher. OpenEye Mobile averages 3.1 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Symmetry CompleteView Mobile averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OpenEye Mobile or Symmetry CompleteView Mobile have ads?
Neither OpenEye Mobile nor Symmetry CompleteView Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenEye Mobile or Symmetry CompleteView Mobile?
OpenEye Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Symmetry CompleteView Mobile every 13 months. Most recently, OpenEye Mobile was updated on October 22, 2026 and Symmetry CompleteView Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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