EdiLife vs USB Camera pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EdiLife
Easily monitor and control your Edimax smart home devices remotely. Access live video feeds, manage appliances, and receive motion-activated alerts from any 3G or Wi-Fi connection. Enjoy simple setup with Plug-n-View technology.
- Remote device control
- Live video streaming
- Environment monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Power consumption tracking
- Two-way audio support
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EdiLife is an easy-to-use app for Edimax smart home device, ideal for monitoring environment or controlling your home appliance from any 3G or Wi-FI connection. With Edimax’s innovative Plug-n-View technology, you can say goodbye to inconvenient and complicated setting procedures. It’s extremely easy to connect your Edimax network camera/smart plug to the cloud in just a few simple steps and access it remotely with a smartphone, tablet, or computer no matter where you are. Features of the EdiLife iPhone app: 1. Easy, intuitive setup and network management 2. Location-based group management 3. Live video viewing from any 3G or Wi-Fi connection 4. Easily manage your home electronics anywhere/anytime 5. Monitor power consumption of your home electronics 6. Motion activated snapshots 7. Adjust brightness, saturation, sharpness, video quality and pan & tilt speed settings remotely*1 8. Push notifications supported 9. Remote pan and tilt control*1 10. Video events supported*2 11. Two way audio supported*3 *1 For pan/tilt supported models *2 For video event supported models *3 For two way audio supported models Supported Edimax devices: 1. IC-3116W 2. IC-3140W 3. IC-3210W 4. IC-5150W 5. IC-5160GC 6. IC-5170SC 7. IC-6220DC 8. IC-6230DC 9. IC-7112W 10. IC-7113W 11. IC-9110W 12. IC-9110W V2 13.SP-1101W V1 14.SP-2101W V1
USB Camera pro
This app enables iPads to function as external displays for USB cameras and video capture cards. It offers plug-and-play connectivity without drivers, supporting various devices and providing features like recording, screenshots, and image enhancement.
- Connect USB cameras and capture cards to iPad
- External display for video capture
- Plug-and-play, no driver needed
- Synchronous recording of audiovisual picture
- One-click screenshot
- Super resolution picture quality enhancement
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Use the latest iOS17 feature "Support external cameras in your iPadOS app" to implement iPad as additional output devices for video display. USB Camera Pro is an App that supports USB camera, USB video capture card and other USB devices to connect to iPad tablet through OTG, and drives iPad tablet to display audiovisual images. This App software is plug-and-play, no driver required, and supports a variety of USB cameras, USB video capture cards, and computer TV and other devices. The latest version also supports synchronous recording of the displayed audiovisual picture, one-click screenshot, performance detection, screen adjustment, super resolution picture quality enhancement, color adjustment, screen image reversal and other features. Note: Due to hardware reasons, this App is not currently supported for iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USB Camera pro at 3.2 against EdiLife's 1.9. USB Camera pro also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 10%). EdiLife's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USB Camera pro holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of EdiLife's written reviews are positive against 46% of USB Camera pro's.
EdiLife ships an update every 3 months, USB Camera pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EdiLife | USB Camera pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (15 ratings) | 3.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 46.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDIMAX | 长沙春觉信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
EdiLife
USB Camera pro
In-app purchases
EdiLife
No in-app purchases
USB Camera pro
No in-app purchases
