mCamView2 vs GWViewLINK
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
GWViewLINK
Monitor your premises remotely with live video previews and playback. Manage device information, recorded videos, snapshots, and alarm alerts through a user-friendly interface. Supports multiple languages and advanced decoding formats for comprehensive surveillance.
- H.264 & H.265 decoding support
- Live video preview (16+ channels)
- Playback video preview (4 channels)
- Device information management
- Record video and snapshot management
- Alarm information management
- Multi-language support
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With a user-friendly interface and powerful features, GWViewLINK offers peace of mind, allowing you to monitor your premises through your device. The key features include: *Decoding support H264 & H265. *Live video preview of 16 channels at least. *Playback video preview of 4 channels. *Management of the sets of devices info. *Management of the sets of record videos and snapshot images. *Management of the device alarm Infos. *Support for 21 languages if you want to switch. *More and more functions you can find when in use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mCamView2 at 5.0 against GWViewLINK's 1.0. mCamView2 also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months). GWViewLINK's advantage is ratings volume (3 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 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of mCamView2's written reviews are positive against 0% of GWViewLINK's.
mCamView2 ships an update every 5 months, GWViewLINK every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamView2 | GWViewLINK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tzu-Lung Chang | GW Security Inc |
Customer experience
mCamView2
GWViewLINK
In-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
GWViewLINK
No in-app purchases
