So far so good…
After using this app for a few months, it is very buggy. It only captures footage when the camera is the active page in the app, but it keeps leaving this page because of IOS activity and a very annoying pop up asking you to rate the app. The only way around this I have found is to use automation to open the camera page at regular times during the day to ensure the camera is functioning. Also some files saved to the cloud become corrupted and you can not view them. The files are deleted from the phone and corrupted on the cloud. Would be a great idea to allow access to the files from within the files app in iOS, but you can only access them through the app itself.
The other annoying thing is that the feedback form in the app does not work. When you send a message to the developers to give them feedback it comes up with an error sending the message. Hence why I have given a lengthy review here. All in all a promising app that needs to become more active with bug fixes and performance improvements.
V3.37 has serious bugs. Sound is no longer recorded with the video. If you switch between cameras, then the video stops recording all together and an app restart is required. Turning off monitoring has no effect if the camera is opened.
Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to write all of that out — it is the most useful report I have had on this app, and most of version 3.40 came directly out of it. Fixed in 3.40, which is rolling out now: - No sound in recordings. A change in 3.37 handed the audio session to the live-streaming code and never took it back, so recordings were silent — and noise detection was silently disabled with it. Both work again, and the recording indicator now shows a badge when audio genuinely is not available. - Switching cameras stopped recording. The lens switch tore the capture session down mid-recording and left the recorder stuck, so every later event had no video. It is now a clean event boundary with a timeout — no app restart needed. - Turning monitoring off had no effect while the camera screen was open. On iOS 26 the iCloud sync that carried the toggle can stall while the camera is running. The toggle is now also sent straight to your camera devices as a push, so it applies immediately. - Corrupted files / question marks. The background cleanup was deleting media records that had not finished syncing yet, and that deletion synced to every device. It no longer does, and recording now stops before the disk fills instead of piling up empty events. - The rating popup. It now only appears after a real success moment, at most once per version, and either answer settles it for that version. Not done, and I would rather say so than pretend: opening recordings through the iOS Files app, changing camera settings from the viewer, and low-light tuning are all on the list but not built yet. The feedback form was genuinely broken — it was erroring on send rather than reaching me, which explains the silence. That is fixed now — the in-app link works again, and it is the same form at https://www.anh-app.com/contact/. Thanks for sticking with the app long enough to write this.
Yours N Mine
developer unresponsive
Response from developer
You are right that this went unanswered for far too long, and I am sorry. The cause was real: the app was reading the interface orientation rather than the device's physical orientation, which is why the recording came out fine while the on-screen preview was rotated and cropped. Version 3.40 reworks that — physical orientation now wins — and it is rolling out now. If the preview is still wrong on your iPad Air after updating, please send me a screenshot through https://www.anh-app.com/contact/ and I will chase it on that specific device.
Almost Perfect
Response from developer
Good news, and sorry it took a while: live audio while viewing is in. When you open a device you now hear what the camera hears, which should cover exactly the case you describe with the crate cover. Version 3.40 is rolling out now and also fixes recorded audio, which had regressed in an earlier build. Thanks for the clear feature request — it is the reason the audio work got prioritised.
Simple and useful
Response from developer
Thank you — simple is the whole point, and it is surprisingly easy to lose. Glad it holds up.
Great app!
I installed the app and tried the free version for a few days and it was exactly what I was looking for. So I upgraded to unlock all of the features. I love the simplicity of the app and I also love that it works seamlessly between my iPhone.
I reached out to Anh and I recommend 2 features (tap to focus and focus lock). In less than 2 weeks Anh implemented the changes and it made the app even better.
I highly recommend this app. It’s a great way to re-use older products, the app is easy to use, and Anh has been great with support and feature recommendations.
I look forward to continuing to use the app and recommending it to others.
Response from developer
Thank you — this is a lovely review to come back to, and the peephole setup is still my favourite thing anyone has done with the app. Tap-to-focus and focus lock are staying put. If another idea comes up, https://www.anh-app.com/contact/ reaches me, same as before.
Perfekt!
Response from developer
Vielen Dank für die netten Worte! Genau darum geht es bei AiCam — alte Geräte weiterverwenden, ohne Werbung, Tracking oder Datensammlung. Falls Ihnen für den fünften Stern etwas fehlt, schreiben Sie mir gern über https://www.anh-app.com/contact/.
Nice App, But Needs a Little Work
Response from developer
You found a real bug, and it took far too long to fix — sorry about that. The trigger switches were not being persisted properly, so they reverted on their own exactly as you describe. Version 3.40 keeps your trigger choices across launches. It is rolling out now. Thank you for reporting it clearly enough that it was findable.
Used for hacking
You go egypt!
Response from developer
I am sorry your family went through that. On how the app works: a device can only view a camera if it is signed into the same iCloud account or was paired with it in person on the same Wi-Fi, and live video travels encrypted between the two devices — no account or server of mine holds it. If someone else can see your camera, the thing to secure is the iCloud account: change the password, check Settings → your name → Devices, and turn on two-factor authentication. I cannot see or act on anyone's data myself, but if you believe the app did something it should not, https://www.anh-app.com/contact/ reaches me.
Wonderful App
Response from developer
Thank you — and the S3 request is noted properly, not politely. Today storage is iCloud or on-device only. I do not want to promise a date for arbitrary S3-compatible endpoints, but it is the request I hear most from people who run their own storage, and it stays on the list.
Tester
Response from developer
Die App ist seit Mitte 2023 vollständig auf Deutsch — und seit Version 3.40 zusätzlich auf Spanisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Portugiesisch, Polnisch, Türkisch und Chinesisch. Danke für den Anstoß damals. Falls Sie es noch einmal probieren und etwas fehlt, schreiben Sie mir gern über https://www.anh-app.com/contact/.
iCloud Drive
Response from developer
Answering this properly, four years late: you were right on both counts. Today a recording can be exported from its detail screen (a premium feature), but there is still no export-all, and the recordings folder is not browsable from the Files app — the app keeps them in its own iCloud container so they can be evicted and re-downloaded safely. Both are on the list; I would rather say that than promise a date. If you are still using the app, https://www.anh-app.com/contact/ reaches me.
Sehr gut
Response from developer
Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback.
Excellent
Response from developer
Hello! Thank you for your positive feedback! We are pleased that you are satisfied with the application!
DONT GET THIS APP
Response from developer
Coming back to this because the problem you hit was real, and it took until version 3.40 to fix properly: a viewer's identity could fail to reach the camera, and devices on the same account did not always register with each other, so live viewing simply never connected. Pairing now works either by signing both devices into the same iCloud account, or by pairing them once on the same Wi-Fi from the Devices screen. Recordings can sync to your own iCloud as they happen, so they survive the phone being taken, and premium can lock the app behind a passcode. If you ever try it again and it still will not connect, https://www.anh-app.com/contact/ reaches me directly.
This app is a surprise
The only downside of this app is that I have to power the phone from an outlet and secure it with a tripod but I have those as spare so it’s not really a big deal for me
Response from developer
Thank you! We will keep making you happy!
So far so good!
Response from developer
Hello! Thank you for your positive feedback! We are pleased that you are satisfied with the application!
Fast perfekt
Response from developer
Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback.
Smart camera app with on-device AI
Response from developer
We are very happy that you find the app helpful. Hope you'll continue to support AiCam.
