SmartCam Pro vs Home Security Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartCam Pro
Access your smartphone camera remotely from any location to view live feeds. Stay connected with family, monitor your home, or check on your office.
- Remote camera access
- Live video streaming
- View from any location
- Family monitoring
- Office surveillance
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No matter how far the distance is, open your smartphone and you'll see it any time at any places. You can see parents and baby to feel the family, see the office and colleagues to get relaxed during traveling.
Home Security Camera
Transform your old smartphones and tablets into a powerful home security and pet monitoring system. Easily link devices for live streaming, motion detection, and instant alerts, ensuring your home and loved ones are always protected.
- Live video streaming
- Motion and sound detection
- Human detection alerts
- Multi-device linking
- Cloud storage for recordings
- Quick QR code setup
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Visory Security is a CCTV camera on mobile for incredible home protection or pet care. Use it as your pet monitor, and even CCTV camera recorder or video camera for your cam security system. To use it as a video dog monitor for live streams, you need to link together at least two devices (smartphones or tablets) – one for capturing a video and one for watching it. A wide range of applications: - monitor your pet when you leave them alone - perfect for using as a WiFi kids monitor - know what is going on in the room when you are not there - arrange a smart security and alert system: the intruder will not slip unnoticed General features: Compatible with many mobile devices, you can link together an iPhone and any smartphone easily. Quick setup via QR code To link two devices together you need to do as little as scan a QR code. Support two and more live streams simultaneously Need to arrange a security camera and video dog monitor sessions simultaneously? With this app, you can do it easily. Need to arrange more surveillance sessions? The app is at your help. Impeccable user security and confidentiality This home security surveillance and monitoring app provides a secured connection and does not collect any user data. Add as many devices as you need for free. Rich features for incredible home protection and pet care (coming soon): - Night video camera Arrange overnight surveillance sessions. Or just keep your eye on what is going on in the darkroom to control and stay tuned. - Sound and motion detection Nothing will be left unnoticed. Get an instant alert as the system detects any sound or motion. Kids cry and bark detection The app detects kids cry and barking and send you an instant alert. Perfect for using as a pet monitor or nanny cam app. - Human detection Enhance your home IP cam security system with a human detection feature and get only useful alerts. The app distinguishes a human being from other objects – dogs, cats, etc. Get an instant alert as the system detects a human being in the room. Perfect for using as a home security app. - Cloud storage. All recordings are auto-saved to the cloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Home Security Camera at 4.6 against SmartCam Pro's 2.2. Home Security Camera also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 18). SmartCam Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Home Security Camera sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. SmartCam Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home Security Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Home Security Camera has 3.3K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SmartCam Pro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Home Security Camera's.
SmartCam Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Home Security Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartCam Pro | Home Security Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 洪波 王 | Tapnetic LLC |
Customer experience
SmartCam Pro
Home Security Camera
Bugs and requests
SmartCam Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Home Security Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to connect to cameras
- Subscription issues and failed refunds
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
4 requests- Zoom control for camera
- Improved customer support
- Easier integration with multiple devices
- Offline/local storage option
In-app purchases
SmartCam Pro
No in-app purchases
Home Security Camera
- Weekly sub-Cloud Baby Monitor$3.997 Days
- Cloud Camera – Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly sub - Nanny Cam3 Days trial$14.993 Months
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- Yearly sub - Home Pet Monitor$17.991 Year
- Yearly sub - Security Camera3 Days trial$35.991 Year
- Super premium3 Days trial$39.991 Month
- Visory yearly subscription$49.991 Year
- Monthly super premium subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Yearly sub - Remote Camera$69.991 Year
- Visory yearly subscription$69.991 Year
Questions
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