# PhoneCam - Local Wifi Camera — user reviews

> 51 indexed App Store user reviews of PhoneCam by Tam Nguyen, rated 4.20/5 from 1,099 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phonecam-local-wifi-camera/id1578851752/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phonecam-local-wifi-camera/id1578851752.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 824 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 27 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 148

## What do users think of PhoneCam?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Works great
- 🚀 Optical zoom feature

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes and doesn't work
- 🔒 Requires paid subscription
- 🔋 High battery usage
- 💸 Expensive

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Fails to connect to devices
- Causes system issues like freezing mouse and keyboard
- Laggy camera feed

**Most requested features**

- Free trial option
- Improve compatibility with OBS
- Add more video control settings

## Newest reviews (12 of 51)

### 1/5 — Kullanımı sorunlu

*2023-03-29, version 2.4*

Kullanamıyorum

### 1/5 — Scam

*2023-03-11, version 2.4*

He comprado la suscripción por un año (Hasta 2024) y ahora no puedo acceder a la app y me pide que vuelva a pagar. Hago click en restaurar compra y me da error, así que he pagado para nada. Menos mal que compré la de uno año y no la de por vida… que por lo menos he perdido 17€ en lugar de 60€. No perdáis el tiempo con esta app, es un TIMO.

### 1/5 — Pathetic app. Don’t waste time. False advertising

*2023-02-25, version 2.3*

Forces you to use premium can’t use free version

Remove from istore. False advertising

### 1/5 — Extreme waste

*2023-01-20*

First of all, a waste of time, running through all the settings to make it work, then a waste of money. Then further jeopardizing my computer by downloading some driver that I can’t find after I download it. Absolutely terrible should not be on the App Store.

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2023-01-15, version 2.3*

Cannot get app to work on OBS studio 28.01. Refund is not available either. Have to setup subscription to test

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2023-01-11*

It doesn’t work with OBS studio. Fussed for ages to try get it to work.

### 1/5 — Cancel my subscription please now❗️

*2022-10-05*

I want to ca

### 1/5 — Not FREE

*2022-08-19*

This app is only FREE to install. As soon as you open it, it wants $80 outright or $25 a year or $7.50 a month. There is absolutely nothing free about this app at all. Not even a free trial. It’s misleading consumers.

### 1/5 — Payments

*2022-08-02, version 2.3*

Can you make a free plan

### 2/5 — i cant connect device and paid for it

*2022-07-27*

this app is a great concept but not if i cant connect to a device

### 1/5 — Деньги на ветер ! 🤦🏽‍♀️

*2022-06-14*

Приложение не выполняет свою функцию + в инструкции по подключению указана неверная информация
Просто открывается камера 🥲

### 1/5 — Terrible Lag

*2022-06-13*

Not good

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-10-31*

Followed every step, but it still doesn’t work

### 1/5 — Not functional

*2025-05-24*

Set up all the software on my pc and it still would not connect everything on the same wifi, proper runtime installed.  Doesn't work with OBS.

### 1/5 — Trae virus

*2024-09-29, version 2.6*

Para conectar a Windows necesitan un ejecutable (exe) que tiene virus de acuerdo a virustotal.com , yo lo bajé y escaneé en esa página de virustotal desde un entorno virtual (Windows Sandbox) , para mayor seguridad.

### 1/5 — Was fine until…

*2024-08-05*

Camera was a bit laggy but overall got the job done. Until it randomly stopped working in OBS & the program would no longer detect the webcam. The box on OBS that indicates where the camera is was no longer there.

Very annoyed as i paid for the subscription.

### 1/5 — Will not connect

*2024-02-20*

Won’t connect

### 1/5 — Total lie of what it does. Does not work. Safe your money, keep looking.

*2023-11-18*

Total trash. Doesn’t work. I want my money back! I paid for the whole year and couldn’t even use it once…. It has no clear instructions for how to use.

### 1/5 — Arnaque

*2023-09-08, version 2.4*

Ne téléchargez pas, vous risquez de vous faire prélever.

### 1/5 — This is a paid app

*2023-08-07*

If there was a free version of this app they did not make it clear on how to use it. I do not need another monthly subscription.

### 1/5 — Who actually uses this Lol

*2023-07-26, version 2.4*

This is a joke there are alternatives that do better than to ask high amounts of money for a simple camera feed to computer using a iphone talk about a scam going on here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

### 1/5 — Не работает

*2023-07-04*

Разработчик вводит в заблуждение, приложение не работает

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Conefused

*2026-02-26*

What does plug in for operating system mean?

### 5/5 — Türkçe yapamıyorum

*2025-06-20, version 2.8*

Offf

### 5/5 — بغداد

*2025-06-14, version 2.8*

جيد جيدا

### 5/5 — Çok iyi ama Türkçe yapın

*2024-02-24, version 2.5*

…

### 5/5 — Fine

*2023-06-17*

Everything is good nothing I'd rubish the app is really good

### 5/5 — Obs

*2023-04-10, version 2.4*

Kamera değiştirmek istiyorum

### 5/5 — keeps making me pay

*2022-07-26*

🤷‍♂️🧎

### 5/5 — Web con

*2022-01-28, version 1.6*

Muy buena 
Además es con alta calidad

### 4/5 — Орес а

*2023-09-08*

, нпсани

### 4/5 — Works

*2022-01-16*

It works great and only reason it’s not five stars it’s because it has a 29 min limit,not sure how long for it to refresh after time is up

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