mCamView2 vs Plug and Play Smart
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
Plug and Play Smart
This free universal smart home app lets you control and manage various smart devices from different brands in one place. Monitor device status, set schedules, share control, and create custom scenes for automated actions.
- Remote control of smart devices
- Manage devices from multiple brands
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Set timing tasks and schedules
- Share device control with others
- Create custom scenes for automation
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Plug and Play is a free universal smart home APP. It allows you to remote control and manage your favorite smart devices of different brands in a single App. It supports to monitor real-time device status, set different timing tasks, share control and set scene to trigger on/off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mCamView2 at 5.0 against Plug and Play Smart's 3.8. mCamView2 also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 16%). Plug and Play Smart's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plug and Play Smart has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of mCamView2's written reviews are positive against 16% of Plug and Play Smart's.
mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, Plug and Play Smart monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView2 | Plug and Play Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | Shenzhen CoolKit Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
mCamView2
Plug and Play Smart
In-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
Plug and Play Smart
No in-app purchases
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