mCamView2 vs GWcloudview
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
GWcloudview
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GWCloudView is a video preview software based on P2P technology, support access to a variety of types such as embedded IPC/NVR/DVR devices.Include equipment management, preview, video playback, and other main functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GWcloudview at monthly against mCamView2's every 5 months. GWcloudview also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 9.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, GWcloudview monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView2 | GWcloudview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | Shenzhen Ruision Technology Co.,Ltd |
In-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
GWcloudview
No in-app purchases
Questions
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