Comparison

Brivo Access vs AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

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

Head to head

Brivo Access

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 1.01 ratingsView app →

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 2.9103 ratingsView app →

About

Brivo Access

Manage your Brivo access control and video surveillance system from your smartphone. Control devices, manage users and credentials, monitor events in real-time, and view recorded video for enhanced security and operational flexibility.

Highlights

Manage users and credentials
Review events and recorded video
Unlock or secure doors remotely
Real-time event monitoring
Integrate device control

Features

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Extend your Brivo access control and video surveillance experience to your smartphone with the Brivo Access mobile app. Integrate device control, credential management, real-time event monitoring, and recorded video into a single app that delivers peace of mind, operational flexibility and ease of use. After signing in with their Brivo credentials, administrators can: * Manage users and credentials * Review events and recorded video * Unlock or secure doors remotely * Respond to emergency situations immediately The Brivo Access mobile application for iOS requires an active subscription to Brivo Access. To activate mobile video surveillance, an active video subscription with a compatible platform is also required.

About

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Access and manage your video surveillance and access control systems remotely. View live feeds, search recorded events, and respond to alerts. Control doors, manage intercoms, and utilize advanced camera features for comprehensive security oversight.

Highlights

Mobile access to multiple systems
Timeline visualization for recorded events
Live view with selectable streaming profiles
Two-way audio and intercom communication
Access control for doors
Notifications for immediate actions
PTZ control and 360 camera dewarping

Features

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Mobile app for AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 - Powerful and flexible video management and access control. Main features: • Mobile access to multiple systems • Quickly find and view recorded events with timeline visualization • Export of recordings • Notifications to take immediate actions • Live view with selectable streaming profiles • Two-way audio from camera in live view • Respond to calls from Axis network intercoms • Support for action buttons to play pre-recorded audio messages, control I/O, etc. • Mechanical and digital PTZ pre-sets for fast navigation • 360 camera dewarping • Custom views with support for camera, split and folder views • Scheduling of notifications from local and port-mapped systems • Access control features such as locking/unlocking doors, overriding/resuming schedules, and monitoring door status Setup: Requires AXIS Camera Station version 5.38 or later. Setup information at www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-station Release notes at www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/ACS_iOS/latest/relnote.txt

Screenshots

Brivo Access4 screens

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 at 2.9 against Brivo Access's 1.0. AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and ratings volume (103 vs 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

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

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 has 103 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Brivo Access's written reviews are positive against 24% of AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brivo Access ships an update every 6 weeks, AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Brivo Access versus AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Brivo Access	AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5
Price	Free	Free
Rating	1.0 (1 ratings)	2.9 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	12.9% of reviews	24.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	1	103 — better
Update frequency	Every 6 weeks	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Subscription	Free — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.6 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	80 MB	77 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Brivo Inc.	AXIS Communications AB

Customer experience

Brivo Access

All ratings1 ratings

Positive0.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative100.0%

Written reviews62 reviews

Positive12.9%

Neutral11.3%

Negative75.8%

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

All ratings103 ratings

Positive43.7%

Neutral5.8%

Negative50.5%

Written reviews90 reviews

Positive24.4%

Neutral16.7%

Negative58.9%

User reviews

Brivo Access

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Convenient mobile management
👍 Live video feature
👍 "Stay Signed In" functionality
👍 Larger video player on iPad
👍 Faster access to logs/controls on iPad

Room to improve

🐛 App doesn't work
🐛 Barely usable
🐛 Things don't fit on screen
🐛 Things flash and disappear
🐛 Can't access items

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

From 103 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Stable and lightest VMS
👍 Good layout and clean interface
👍 PTZ control finally available
👍 Resolved issues with updates
👍 Works well overall

Room to improve

🐛 Magenta/pink camera view
🐛 Title bar takes up real estate
🐛 Inconsistent and unreliable
🐛 Playback issues
🐛 No connection

Bugs and requests

Brivo Access

Reported bugs

58 issues

App doesn't work
Things flash up and disappear
Can't access items
Can't view complete website on iPhone
No audio alerts

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Failed access panel communication
Can no longer see lock/unlock state without clicking
App signs out constantly
App won't refresh on its own
Must swipe through all sites to get to one alphabetically later
App starts at the beginning of the series alphabetically every time it reopens
App does not send alerts to Apple Watch
Takes forever to sign in and sometimes won't sign in, plus it'll kick you out
Lockdown menu item is there but it's not functional
App crashes repeatedly trying to get to doors section
App will not save login
Users should not have to login every time
App stopped working weeks ago
Nothing in the app works after updating
Nothing on the app works
Glitches so I can see door activity
Latest version will not load activity
Activity will not load and the user view is all wonky
When I log in, it doesn’t connect at all
Latest version (Jan ‘22) is completely unusable
Activity tab will not load
Doors will not unlock through app
Mobile app simply doesn’t work
App keeps locking up on the loading activity screen
App constantly fails
Remote mobile lock/unlock not working
App has not worked for a very long time
App is no longer responding
Crashes all the time in activity mode
App crashes while trying to access our site
Can’t use at all
Cannot control access by date range
Logins no longer save
Lost the face ID capability
Doesn’t show names before the update
Won’t show all activity correctly
App doesn’t update the day till 8 at night
Always says cannot connect to the server
Can’t see who used the door, just that someone used it
Constant outages to their systems
Not displaying unlock information with associated person (only door)
Unable to add/edit credentials/groups as the information does not load on the user
Inability to add or send a Brivo Mobile Pass to a user
App says can’t connect to server since the update
Won’t show who is entering or using their cards or Brivo passes
Can’t see names on who enters and exits gate
Most of the time now it does not display names
Not seeing who swipes a door makes it useless
Opening doors through the app is so painful now
When logged in it never unlocks doors
Deletes login information on an update
Crashes after login
Still crashes even after fresh installation

Requested features

9 requests

Get this on Apple Watch
Allow user to save username and password
Use iPhone 6 fingerprint scanner for faster access
Add PIN or TouchID for faster access
Bring back ability for admins to see PIN

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Add audio alerts
Improve UI for easier site navigation
Add dark mode option
Add advanced analytics dashboard

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

Reported bugs

121 issues

Camera view turns magenta/pink
Cannot see cameras with latest update
Title bar takes up too much space
Cannot access IOS app with same credentials
No secure entry app

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App crashes when opening certain cameras
Constant motion alerts in app
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing skips entire days of data
Updates purge systems and passwords
Cameras never load after update
Never connects to anything
Connection timed out error
Apps don’t connect to servers
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Continually asked to check port number
Doorbell notification doesn’t work on iPad on WiFi
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function after update
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing is horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server using Apple app
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build, so many bugs
Apps don’t connect to servers
Does not accept configured port number
No works in iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control during playback
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
Dewrap no longer works after update
Cannot access recordings
Cannot see taped videos
Recordings still not showing
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing is horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build
Apps don’t connect
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen
Dewrap no longer works
Cannot access recordings
Cannot see taped videos
Recordings still not showing
Time increments disappearing
Motion viewing horrible
Updates lose settings
Cameras never load
Never connects
Cannot add local server
Unable to access servers
Constant motion alerts
Poor build
Apps don’t connect
Does not accept configured port number
No works on iPhone 13 Pro
Wouldn’t connect
Doorbell notification broken
Not reliable
Playback unavailable on iPhone
Playback does not function
Keeps deleting saved cameras
Slow playback
No speed control
Playback recorded video issue
Load speed slow
No support for MPEG
App crashes
Playback controls broken
No audio from cameras
Slow to connect
Forgets preferred stream quality
No PTZ control
Lacking PTZ and IO control
No support for 3rd party cameras full screen

Requested features

14 requests

More features and capabilities
Better search features for video playback
Support for ACS secure entry capabilities
Ability to add users
View live events with video

Show 9 more

Manual record button
Mac App Store availability
Secure Entry integration
Video download
Show bandwidth, FPS from camera to app
Group cameras into views
Add Audio support
Add Video export to mobile
Manual server name entry

In-app purchases

None

Brivo Access

No in-app purchases

None

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brivo Access free?

Brivo Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 free?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Brivo Access or AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5?

AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 is rated higher. Brivo Access averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 averages 2.9 from 103 ratings.

Do Brivo Access or AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 have ads?

Neither Brivo Access nor AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Brivo Access or AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5?

Brivo Access ships an update every 6 weeks, and AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Brivo Access was updated on September 19, 2026 and AXIS Camera Station Pro & 5 on September 20, 2026.