Comparison

IPC360 vs minicam

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

Head to head
About

IPC360

Monitor your home remotely with live video streaming, two-way audio, and motion detection alerts. Pan and tilt cameras can be controlled with simple taps or by moving your phone, offering a comprehensive view of your surroundings. Store recordings on an SD card for later review.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Pan and tilt camera control
  • Motion detection alerts
  • SD card video recording
  • Gyroscope-supported panoramic view
Features
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- IPC360 provides home users with 360 extraordinary experience as staying home when they are away from home. With the establishment of worldwide stream servers, users can easily feel home on their phone or tablet by watching, listening and talking. -When a Pan&Tilt camera is added, you can create panoramic navigation picture,with which you can simply rotate the camera exactly to the direction you want just by a “tap”. You can set maximum 3 sets of shooting angels via panoramic navigation picture. -With a simple tap on your mobile phone, you can initiate a 2-way conversation with your family remotely. Its specially designed microphone and speaker ensures loud and clean voice quality. -By simply panning your mobile phone left and right, a complete panoramic view will be displayed to provide a better viewing experience. The gyroscope support, integrated in the App, is able to follow the mobile phone orientation, making it easier to see every corner being monitored. Functions: -The IPC360 camera uses wide-angle lens to produce bright and crystal images. With FHD/HD resolution (1920x1080/1280x720), it delivers excellent image quality even if your enlarged to view small details. -IPC360 camera always keeps an eye on things that is important to you. With built-in high accuracy motion detection technology, the camera sends notification to your mobile phone detailing when, where, and what movement was detected so you always stay on top of things that you care about. As additional function, there are some kinds of camera have PIR sensor, which can detection the invisible radiation from human body. -Support up to 128GB SD card, it stores video and audio of special moments, worked with two mode: continue(real time record) or trigger(best storage capacity optimization) mode. -Our adaptive streaming technology automatically adjust to the optimal viewing quality based on your network conditions.

About

minicam

Connect to a real-time surveillance camera via WIFI from your mobile phone. View live video feeds and save photos or recordings directly to your device for later access.

Highlights
  • Real-time surveillance viewing
  • WIFI camera connection
  • Save photos and videos
  • Unique camera ID identification
  • Remote camera access
Features
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minicam is an app that uses WIFI to connect a real-time surveillance camera from a mobile phone. You can watch surveillance video at any time, or you can save photos and videos on your phone for viewing. Each camera is identified by a unique ID number, and when used by the user, only the ID number of the camera that needs to be viewed needs to be set.

Screenshots

IPC3603 screens
minicam3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IPC360 at 4.3 against minicam's 2.2. IPC360 also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 126) and review sentiment (31% vs 16%). minicam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IPC360 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. minicam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPC360 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPC360 has 6.4K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of IPC360's written reviews are positive against 16% of minicam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IPC360 versus minicam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPC360minicam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6.4K ratings) — better2.2 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews31.2% of reviews — better16.2% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better126
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPUWELL CLOUD TECH LIMITED光宗 陈

Customer experience

IPC360

All ratings6,351 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews791 reviews
Positive31.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative54.5%

minicam

All ratings126 ratings
Positive27.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative62.7%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative77.8%

User reviews

IPC360

From 6.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Faultless
  • 🚀 Good and reliable camera
  • 🚀 Great cheap baby monitor option
  • 🚀 Always Works
  • 🚀 Highly Recommend

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alerts don't work
  • 🐛 Cannot fetch videos
  • 🐛 Forced cloud subscription ruined it
  • 🐛 Not working
  • 🐛 Decent but not good

minicam

From 126 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📹 Video recording quality is decent
  • 📡 WiFi connectivity works when properly configured
  • 🎯 Easy to use interface for basic functionality
  • 💰 Affordable price point
  • 🔧 Works well for model railroading and hobbyist use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently, especially on iOS
  • 📱 Incompatible with iOS 15+ (major breaking issue)
  • 🔌 WiFi connection drops constantly
  • ❌ Cannot connect to device despite multiple attempts
  • ⚠️ Poor customer support and no help available

Bugs and requests

IPC360

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cameras not working
  • App doesn't work!
  • Can't see!!
  • Suddenly stopped
  • DANGEROUS TO USE AS BABY CAMERA
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  • Bad Connection
  • Causes phone to shut off
  • Restarting Iphone
  • It pastes your clipboard to itself on opening
  • 这次更新翻车了,听不到摄像方的声音
  • Older versions were better
  • Cannot easily delete all data from cloud.
  • Freeze
  • Terrible terrible app
  • Where is the delete option on alerts
  • I can't get the sound to work for me to use it as a baby camera
  • Video playback doesn't work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Fast forward button
  • Support for RTSP
  • Ability to record video when motion is detected
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  • Ability to rotate video if mounted vertically
  • Option to disable night vision

minicam

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 15 and later versions
  • App crashes after 10-20 seconds of use
  • Device time resets to 0 every hour
  • QR code scanning fails or shows invalid errors
  • Camera shows offline despite WiFi connection
Show 14 more
  • Video recording stops or doesn't record at all
  • Motion detection recording not working
  • Cannot change password or modify settings
  • App closes when attempting to access local files
  • Connection drops when away from home WiFi
  • Settings become unchangeable after updates
  • Calendar/date picker shows blank white screen
  • App kicks user out every few minutes
  • Live view stops after 10 seconds then crashes
  • Device connection fails via QR code
  • WiFi password field rejects valid passwords over 20 characters
  • Notifications not arriving on iPhone
  • App incompatible with older HDminicam versions
  • Recording file names show incorrect timestamps

Requested features

16 requests
  • iOS 15+ compatibility update
  • Remove 10-minute recording time limit
  • Extend WiFi password character limit to 24+ characters
  • iPad-optimized app interface
  • Automatic night mode switching
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  • Custom WiFi configuration (IP, gateway settings)
  • Remote recording deletion functionality
  • iCloud integration for cloud storage
  • Improved time/date display for recorded files
  • Better motion detection notification system
  • LED light toggle option in settings
  • Full-screen video timeline scrubber
  • Scheduled recording time ranges
  • Individual recording file deletion
  • SMTP email support for alarm images
  • Endless recording option (no time limits)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

IPC360

One-time10
  • 7days cloud storage (1 month)$1.99
  • 15D/1M/Event cloud storage$2.99
  • 30D/1M/Event cloud storage$3.99
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  • 7days cloud storage (6 months)$8.99
  • 7D/1M/CONT cloud storage$8.99
  • 7days cloud storage (1 year)$14.99
  • 15D/12M/Event cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/6M/Event cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/1M/CONT cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/12M/Event cloud storage$29.99
None

minicam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IPC360 free?
IPC360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is minicam free?
minicam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IPC360 or minicam?
IPC360 is rated higher. IPC360 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while minicam averages 2.2 from 126 ratings.
Do IPC360 or minicam have ads?
IPC360 shows ads; minicam does not.
Which is updated more often, IPC360 or minicam?
IPC360 ships an update every 2 months, and minicam every 2 months. Most recently, IPC360 was updated on October 3, 2026 and minicam on October 2, 2026.

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