mCamView2 vs Protect
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
Protect
Monitor your home security remotely. View live and recorded footage from your cameras, adjust settings like motion detection and notifications, and even communicate through the device. Control motorized cameras to pan and tilt for a comprehensive view of your premises.
- Live camera view
- Recorded video playback
- Motion detection settings
- Remote audio and talk
- Motorized camera control
- Push notifications
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Control your camera with Protect-Home app, watch live view and recorded videos from your smartphone. The Protect-Home application is the dedicated tool to: - activate your camera from the corresponding range (using the QRCode which is located on the camera) - watch, set and control several cameras at the same time for an easier experience - adjust the parameters of your camera (set the luminosity, sensibility of the motion detection, enable push notifications with remote access to recorded videos...) - keep an eye on your premises - listen and talk remotely through your camera - if your camera is motorized, control remotely the motors and direction
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Verdict
mCamView2 and Protect both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of mCamView2's written reviews are positive against 20% of Protect's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for mCamView2 against 5.0 for Protect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of mCamView2's written reviews are positive against 20% of Protect's.
mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, Protect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView2 | Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 19.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| 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 | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | Avidsen France |
Customer experience
mCamView2
Protect
In-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
Protect
No in-app purchases
