mCamView2 vs GWCAMVIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mCamView2
View live video from plug-and-play IP cameras on your mobile devices. Access recorded footage remotely and control camera functions like pan and tilt. Receive event logs and temperature monitoring alerts.
- Live IP camera viewing
- On-screen pan/tilt control
- Remote SD Card/NAS/Dropbox playback
- Time Lapse video playback
- Event log and push notifications
- Temperature monitoring
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mCamView2 is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your mobile devices anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, on-screen pan/tilt control are also supported. The latest features: 1. Time Lapse video playback 2. SD Card/NAS/Dropbox playback remotely 3. Event log 4. Share video to other App 5. Temperature monitoring 6. Hardware video decode for better performance 7. improved video finger zooming 8. Push notification
GWCAMVIEW
This surveillance software allows you to view live video streams, record and playback footage, and control PTZ cameras remotely. It supports push notifications for alerts and taking snapshots.
- Live video streaming
- Video recording and playback
- Remote video playback
- Snapshots
- PTZ control
- Apple Push Notification service support
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GWCAMVIEW is a surveillance software, which support Apple Push Notification service, support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback, snapshots and PTZ control, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mCamView2 at 5.0 against GWCAMVIEW's 3.3. mCamView2 also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). GWCAMVIEW's advantage is ratings volume (532 vs 1) and review sentiment (48% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
mCamView2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GWCAMVIEW has 532 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of mCamView2's written reviews are positive against 48% of GWCAMVIEW's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView2 | GWCAMVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (532 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 48.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 532 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | GW Security Inc |
Customer experience
mCamView2
GWCAMVIEW
Bugs and requests
mCamView2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
GWCAMVIEW
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras randomly going offline
- Playback skipping and freezing issues
- Notification settings not working as expected
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Improved mobile app with better UI and functionality
- Remote access and control from any device
- Advanced motion detection and alert settings
- Seamless integration with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
GWCAMVIEW
No in-app purchases
