# PawPeek: Pet Camera — No cloud, no subscription > No cloud, no subscription (iPhone/iPad app by SHIH TSUNG CHEN.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pawpeek-pet-camera/id6789409150 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [SHIH TSUNG CHEN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789409152) - Category: Lifestyle, Social Networking - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 15 MB - Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan) - Released: 2026-07-29 - Data updated: 2026-08-22 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pawpeek-pet-camera/id6789409150/reviews.md ## What is PawPeek? Your old iPad is the best pet camera you'll ever own. (Before you start: you'll need two devices running iOS 16 or later - one as the camera, one to watch from.) PawPeek turns a spare iPad or iPhone into a home camera: recording, live remote viewing, two-way talk and AI pet detection - no monthly fee, no account to create, and your video never passes through any cloud server. AI PET DETECTION (ON DEVICE) Recording starts only when your cat or dog shows up, so you use about 10x less storage. The AI runs entirely on the device; nothing is uploaded anywhere. EVERY CAMERA ON ONE WALL Put an old device in each room and watch them all live, side by side, on your phone. Wherever your cat wanders, you'll see it. VIDEO CALL YOUR PET Tap any camera to see them, hear them and talk to them - your face appears on the camera's screen. REMOTE PLAYBACK AND A DAILY TIME-LAPSE Watch clips back while you're out. Snapshots build up through the day into a one-tap time-lapse of your pet's day. PAIR BY QR, KEYS THAT ROTATE A new device pairs by scanning the QR code on the camera's screen. Each pairing key is used once and then replaced, so pairing only works from inside your home. Revoke any device whenever you want. WATCH FROM ANYWHERE, STILL NO FEES Zero setup on your own Wi-Fi. When you're out, the direct connection is automatic if your router supports NAT-PMP/UPnP and has a public IP address. WORKS EVEN WHEN THE NETWORK KEEPS DEVICES APART Office, dorm and guest Wi-Fi often isolate devices from one another. PawPeek switches automatically to a direct device-to-device link - no router, no configuration. Just keep the two devices near each other with Wi-Fi turned on. BACK UP TO YOUR OWN CLOUD Recordings can back up automatically to iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive and others - your account, which we never touch. In-app purchase "PawPeek Pro" (one-time, not a subscription): unlocks watching from several devices at once, plus cat-arrival alerts. No subscription. No account. No cloud. Your home, your video. Requires two devices running iOS 16 or later (one as the camera, one to watch from). ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | PawPeek Pro | $9.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.12 — 2026-08-21 • Pet Diary is now a factual summary of the behaviour log — every number matches the records, and earlier entries update automatically • When remote access can't open a port, the app now tells a carrier-level limit apart from a second router at home, with the right fix for each • The browser-access code is longer, and sources that keep guessing wrong are blocked automatically ### 1.0.11 — 2026-08-19 • Fixes a problem where paired cameras could disappear from the list. Pairing data is kept in the device's Keychain — we run no server and receive nothing ### 1.0.10 — 2026-08-17 New • Snap the moment they show up (Pro): a photo the instant your pet appears — no waiting for them to look at the camera Fixed • Daily Recap now shows the camera name and the date and time on the real-speed segments too • Daily Recap no longer rebuilds the same day, and keeps only the last two days on the device — the copy in Photos is untouched • When storage runs low, your pet's clips are the last to go • Connecting inside your own network no longer asks an outside server for an address • Fixed stuttering that could happen while using talk-back ### 1.0.9 — 2026-08-15 This release focuses on stability, fixing a number of long-standing issues that were hard to notice. Stability • Fixed a crash that could occur on some devices while watching — the underlying video component has been updated and connection teardown rewritten • Fixed "Today" still showing the previous day's records after midnight • Fixed a case where a camera on a personal hotspot could never be reached • Fixed timelapse and Daily Recap not resuming after an interrupted write, and the same day being generated twice • Fixed talk-back showing a black screen when video falls back to the backup path • Fixed Pro unlock breaking when a camera was renamed or shared a name • Plus a number of battery and record-accuracy fixes New • Daily Recap: the day plays as a timelapse, slowing to real speed with sound whenever your pet appears • Daily Recap now reaches every phone in the family (Pro) • Pet Diary (beta): written on-device by Apple Intelligence, never through the cloud • Pet Gaze captures photos more often • Talk-back keeps working when video falls back to the backup path • Turning off auto-record now explains what you lose first • The camera wall on Mac and iPad adapts its layout to the window width ### 1.0.8 — 2026-08-11 • Remote lens switching — 0.5x ultra-wide and front camera, right from your phone • Camera screen auto-dims to save power; capture continues, tap to wake • Remote snapshot & remote recording (Pro) • Pet Gaze now works for dogs too (Pro) • Fewer false person alerts — swipe to report, and it learns which area to ignore • Smarter pairing QR for easier away-from-home setup • Fixed lens switching not responding while recording --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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