Comparison

IP Camera Lite vs MimamoriKun

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IP Camera Lite

Transform your iOS device into a wireless IP camera for security monitoring and live broadcasting. Stream video and audio to media servers, record footage, and view feeds from other IP cameras. Supports high resolutions, multiple cameras, and secure protocols.

Highlights
  • Wireless IP camera functionality
  • RTSP and HTTP server
  • RTMP/SRT live streaming
  • Multi-camera support (iOS 13+)
  • ONVIF and MJPEG viewer
  • Video recording
  • QR code camera adding
Features
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*** Lite edition will add water mark on all video frames of IP Camera Server, including video record and snapshot, without Bi-directional audio, Motion Detection, Mail Notify, OneDrive, FTP, UPnP port forwarding and so on. Upgrade today and enjoy full Edition without ad *** "IP Camera Lite" can turn your iOS device into a wireless IP Camera via built-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring with audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera", it can work with the 'IP Camera for Mac' via AirDrop. "IP Camera Lite" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It also supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. You can turn it on from IP Camera Server. It supports iOS 13 's Multi Cam feature which allows you to capture from front camera, back camera and external USB camera(For iPad Only) simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports output video up to 4K UHD resolution and up to 60FPS (The maximum resolution and frame rate are based on your iOS devices). It supports user name and password authentication, default username and password are admin, you can modify from the Settings App. "IP Camera Lite" provides full IPv6 support! "IP Camera Lite" is also a ONVIF and MJPEG viewer WITH video recording support! It also supports RTSP and SRT, RTMP protocols to playback! Finally, you can add another device's IP Camera Server quickly with build-in QR Code! Using HEVC for video recording/streaming requires iOS 11 or above, and the device must supports HEVC codec. IP Camera Bridge - A MJPEG video streaming and virtual microphone driver for Windows which can make your Windows applications using IP Camera as WebCam with audio input. https://github.com/shenyaocn/IP-Camera-Bridge

About

MimamoriKun

Transform an old smartphone into a WiFi-connected webcam for remote monitoring. Ideal for checking on pets, home gardens, or ensuring garbage has been collected. View multiple devices simultaneously on a PC.

Highlights
  • Reuse old smartphones as webcams
  • WiFi connectivity
  • Peer-to-peer connection
  • Remote video confirmation
  • Multi-device monitoring on PC
  • Pet and home monitoring
Features
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Reuse the surplus smaho as a web camera! If you can use WiFi, use the old smartphone immediately as a web camera! Easy connection from the outdoor video confirmation! Since it is connected with Peer to Peer, video is not transmitted to other than the connected smartphone! Convenient for such cases! · Pet watching while shopping a little · Confirm that garbage has not yet been collected at the time of garbage disposal · Monitoring the situation of home garden When monitoring with a PC, you can see multiple smartphones at once! ■ Notes · It is available on iPhone 4S iOS 9.3.5 or later. · In hot places, the heat of smartphones will rise too much and the application may fall. · Because monitoring connection becomes possible only when ID and password match, we recommend setting password as well. · Browsers monitored by PC are confirmed to work only with Google Chrome. https://mimamori-cloud.azurewebsites.net/ In future I would like to implement the following. · Improve it so that it can be displayed with the screen size of the smartphone because the picture is displayed small now · Depending on some model and OS version, watching might end, so stabilize · Improve energy-saving mode to make energy saving more possible if possible · Display the remaining battery power to the monitor side if possible · Added functions so that you can speak from the monitor side if possible Since there is maintenance of the server, it may charge to future.

Screenshots

IP Camera Lite4 screens
MimamoriKun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IP Camera Lite at none against MimamoriKun's 3. IP Camera Lite also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 1) and rating (3.2 vs 3.0). MimamoriKun's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MimamoriKun sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. IP Camera Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Camera Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Camera Lite has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of IP Camera Lite's written reviews are positive against 45% of MimamoriKun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Camera Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, MimamoriKun monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IP Camera Lite versus MimamoriKun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Camera LiteMimamoriKun
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (35 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer垚 沈Koji Iino

Customer experience

IP Camera Lite

All ratings35 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral5.7%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral9.9%
Negative39.4%

MimamoriKun

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

IP Camera Lite

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MimamoriKun

One-time3
  • To treat juice$0.99
  • To treat lunch$3.99
  • To treat dinner$8.99

Questions

Is IP Camera Lite free?
IP Camera Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MimamoriKun free?
MimamoriKun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IP Camera Lite or MimamoriKun?
IP Camera Lite is rated higher. IP Camera Lite averages 3.2 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while MimamoriKun averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IP Camera Lite or MimamoriKun have ads?
IP Camera Lite shows ads; MimamoriKun does not.
Which is updated more often, IP Camera Lite or MimamoriKun?
IP Camera Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, and MimamoriKun monthly. Most recently, IP Camera Lite was updated on September 26, 2026 and MimamoriKun on June 1, 2026.

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