Comparison

mCamView2 vs GlobalView Z+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

GlobalView Z+

Features
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GlobalView Z+ is the App for the world’s first 2-in-1 smart home Z-Wave camera + gateway. The App can control and get push notifications over all the Z-Wave devices connected to the camera gateway. It also provides very easy and powerful scene creation and control capabilities that will make all your creative smart home control idea come true. Amazon echo is easily integrated with the App and the camera gateway so that you could do the voice control over all your smart home devices. The App also provides all the video surveillance functions for the camera gateway, including live video, SD card/NAS/Dropbox video playback and time lapse video playback. You can enjoy the smart home control while viewing the live video anywhere in the world.

Screenshots

mCamView23 screens
GlobalView Z+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mCamView2 at every 5 months against GlobalView Z+'s every 24 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, GlobalView Z+ every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
mCamView2 versus GlobalView Z+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermCamView2GlobalView Z+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.09.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB241 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTzu-Lung ChangPlug n play IP cameras

In-app purchases

None

mCamView2

No in-app purchases

None

GlobalView Z+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mCamView2 free?
mCamView2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GlobalView Z+ free?
GlobalView Z+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mCamView2 or GlobalView Z+ have ads?
Neither mCamView2 nor GlobalView Z+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mCamView2 or GlobalView Z+?
mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, and GlobalView Z+ every 24 months. Most recently, mCamView2 was updated on October 8, 2026 and GlobalView Z+ on September 28, 2026.

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