Comparison

EZView UNV vs HikCentral Mobile

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

Head to head
About

EZView UNV

Access Uniview surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video, manage cloud devices, and receive alarms directly on your mobile phone.

Highlights
  • Remote access to Uniview products
  • View live video
  • View recorded video
  • Receive alarms
  • Manage cloud devices
Features
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EZView is a mobile surveillance app. With this app you can access Uniview surveillance products through network and view live or recorded video, receive alarms and manage cloud devices using your mobile phone.

About

HikCentral Mobile

Access and manage HikCentral Professional features remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive alarm notifications for connected devices. Requires iOS 14.0 or higher.

Highlights
  • Remote site access
  • Live view
  • Remote playback
  • Alarm notifications
  • Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G network support
Features
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HikCentral Mobile software is installed on the iOS 16.0 or higher version mobile platform. It gets access to the HikCentral Professional, via Wi-Fi, 4G and 5G network, and fulfills the functions of the devices connected to the HikCentral Professional, such as Remote Site, Live view, Remote playback, Receive Alarm Notice and so on.

Screenshots

EZView UNV4 screens
HikCentral Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HikCentral Mobile at 4.7 against EZView UNV's 3.2. EZView UNV's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

HikCentral Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 652 and 278 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of EZView UNV's written reviews are positive against 18% of HikCentral Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EZView UNV ships an update every 3 weeks, HikCentral Mobile every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EZView UNV versus HikCentral Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEZView UNVHikCentral Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (652 ratings)4.7 (278 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews18.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings652 — better278
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUniview Technologies Co., Ltd.明军 顾

Customer experience

EZView UNV

All ratings647 ratings
Positive51.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative38.0%
Written reviews690 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative72.8%

HikCentral Mobile

All ratings278 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

EZView UNV

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cameras randomly going offline
  • Playback not working after recent update
  • App crashing on launch after iOS update
  • Time/date display issues on recorded footage
  • Motion detection not triggering notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for 2FA
  • Improve motion detection and notification accuracy
  • Provide better camera time/date synchronization
  • Implement faster and smoother PTZ controls
  • Add ability to download recorded footage directly from app

HikCentral Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EZView UNV

No in-app purchases

None

HikCentral Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EZView UNV free?
EZView UNV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HikCentral Mobile free?
HikCentral Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EZView UNV or HikCentral Mobile?
HikCentral Mobile is rated higher. EZView UNV averages 3.2 out of 5 from 652 ratings, while HikCentral Mobile averages 4.7 from 278 ratings.
Do EZView UNV or HikCentral Mobile have ads?
Neither EZView UNV nor HikCentral Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EZView UNV or HikCentral Mobile?
EZView UNV ships an update every 3 weeks, and HikCentral Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, EZView UNV was updated on November 6, 2026 and HikCentral Mobile on November 6, 2026.

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