# CStore Essentials vs Live Eye Surveillance

The clearest difference is rating: Live Eye Surveillance at 4.4 against CStore Essentials's 2.8. Live Eye Surveillance also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 30 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). CStore Essentials's advantage is ratings volume (68 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Live Eye Surveillance holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CStore Essentials has 68 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of CStore Essentials's written reviews are positive against 50% of Live Eye Surveillance's.

CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, Live Eye Surveillance every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | CStore Essentials | Live Eye Surveillance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.8 (68 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cstore-essentials/id968114138/reviews) | **[4.4 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-eye-surveillance/id1560712620/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **68** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | **50.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 21 MB | 122 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Excentus](https://appshunter.io/developer/525790670) | [Live Eye Surveillance](https://appshunter.io/developer/1560712622) |

## What reviewers say

### CStore Essentials

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cstore-essentials/id968114138)

Monitor and manage all your retail stores remotely from your smartphone. Get real-time insights into sales, transactions, and inventory changes, even when you're away.

**Highlights:** Remote store management, Live transaction monitoring, Full transaction receipts, Live department and gas sales, Add new items, Change item prices

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Gets the job done
- 🚀 Barcode scanner is fast
- 👍 Mobile-friendly management
- 👍 Fantastic analytics
- 👍 Fast, easy, and clean interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App not working well
- 🐛 Poor service and problem resolution
- 🐛 App needs updating
- 🐛 Platform and app suck
- 🐛 Promotions, PLU, fuel, lotto don't work

**Reported bugs**

- App doesn't work for a week
- Sign in problem after new app download
- Session expired, infinite relog loop
- Service down for over a week
- Live data doesn't work first hour of sales

**Requested features**

- Ability to change gas prices from the app
- Add ability to scan tags
- Add tender detail in live transactions
- Add departments and categories view
- Add ability to see departments and categories overall


### Live Eye Surveillance

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/live-eye-surveillance/id1560712620)

Gain insights into daily business activities with incident reports, statistics, and flagged transaction videos. Receive real-time alerts with video evidence and request specific footage for incidents. Access 24/7 support directly through the application.

**Highlights:** Incident reporting and statistics, Flagged transaction video review, Real-time push and transaction alerts, Video and picture evidence requests, 24/7 in-app customer support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CStore Essentials free?

CStore Essentials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Live Eye Surveillance free?

Live Eye Surveillance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, CStore Essentials or Live Eye Surveillance?

Live Eye Surveillance is rated higher. CStore Essentials averages 2.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Live Eye Surveillance averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.

### Do CStore Essentials or Live Eye Surveillance have ads?

Neither CStore Essentials nor Live Eye Surveillance shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, CStore Essentials or Live Eye Surveillance?

CStore Essentials ships an update every 30 months, and Live Eye Surveillance every 3 weeks. Most recently, CStore Essentials was updated on November 1, 2026 and Live Eye Surveillance on November 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*