PV Cam Viewer vs Yi Eye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PV Cam Viewer
Control and view remote video cameras and recorders. Access live previews, record footage, and take photos directly from your device. Download recorded videos and images to your local storage for easy access.
- Direct Wi-Fi connection
- Live preview
- Record footage
- Photo shooting
- Download videos and images
- Multi-mode local recording
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Security & surveillance control app. Support direct Wi-Fi connection to access preview, record, photo shooting to a remote video camera or digital video recorder. Also allow user to download videos & images to a local device. Features: 1. Easy operation user interface 2. Support multi-mode local recording 3. Support Wi-Fi connection for P2P and real-time remote surveillance 4. Support remote videos & images download
Yi Eye
This wire-free home monitoring system allows for easy placement and remote viewing from any angle. Receive instant alerts with video recordings when motion is detected, enabling you to see, hear, and talk to individuals on your smartphone.
- 100% wire-free design
- Remote home monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Video recording on motion
- See, hear, and talk remotely
- Long-lasting battery power
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Yi Eye is 100% wire-free of power cords and wiring hassles remote home monitoring system, allowing you to easily place it wherever you want and monitor your home from every angle,it is thoughtfully designed to make peace of mind easy and accessible. As soon as motion is detected, video starts recording and an alert is sent to your smartphone or tablet,so you can see exactly what caused the alert and decide how to respond. you can see, hear and talk with someone on your smartphone within 3 seconds. With Yi Eye, never leave home alone With Yi Eye, never miss a moment again With Yi Eye, be the first to know Let us start to protect your entire home, inside & out, with Yi Eye long lasting battery power smart home security systems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yi Eye at 2.7 against PV Cam Viewer's 2.2. Yi Eye also leads on ratings volume (546 vs 25) and review sentiment (28% vs 13%). On price, update cadence, 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.
Yi Eye holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yi Eye has 546 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of PV Cam Viewer's written reviews are positive against 28% of Yi Eye's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PV Cam Viewer | Yi Eye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (25 ratings) | 2.7 (546 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 28.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 546 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 淑容 李 | 建兵 傅 |
Customer experience
PV Cam Viewer
Yi Eye
Bugs and requests
PV Cam Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Yi Eye
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to connect to Wi-Fi
- Recordings not saving properly
- App freezes and crashes
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Continuous recording option
- Longer recording duration
- Remote camera control
- Battery status indicator
- Improved customer support
In-app purchases
PV Cam Viewer
No in-app purchases
Yi Eye
No in-app purchases
