EZView UNV vs Guard Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EZView UNV
Access Uniview surveillance products remotely. View live or recorded video, manage cloud devices, and receive alarms directly on your mobile phone.
- Remote access to Uniview products
- View live video
- View recorded video
- Receive alarms
- Manage cloud devices
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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.
Guard Live
Monitor your small business security from anywhere. View live and recorded video, control PTZ cameras, and receive alarm notifications. Designed for networks with up to 6 NVRs.
- Live and recorded video viewing
- PTZ camera control
- Two-way audio communication
- Alarm notifications
- Cloud device sharing
- File management
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Guard Live is a simplified mobile surveillance app specially designed for small businesses, suitable for scenarios with less than 6 NVRs (16 channels per NVR at most). With Guard Live, you can acces surveillance products through network, view live and recorded video, control PTZ, start two-way audio, receive alarms, share cloud devices and manage files from anywhere.
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Verdict
EZView UNV and Guard Live both sit at 3.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 34% of Guard Live's written reviews are positive against 14% of EZView UNV's. Guard Live also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). EZView UNV's advantage is ratings volume (652 vs 45) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for EZView UNV against 3.3 for Guard Live. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EZView UNV has 652 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of EZView UNV's written reviews are positive against 34% of Guard Live's.
EZView UNV ships an update every 3 weeks, Guard Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EZView UNV | Guard Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (652 ratings) | 3.3 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 652 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uniview Technologies Co., Ltd. | KeyLife International Technology Limited |
Customer experience
EZView UNV
Guard Live
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
Guard Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EZView UNV
No in-app purchases
Guard Live
No in-app purchases
