Comparison

HomeView Pro vs Silver B&W Camera

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

Head to head
About

HomeView Pro

Remotely view and control your IP cameras from your iPhone or iPad. This app offers real-time video and audio monitoring, motion detection with push notifications, and remote playback capabilities. It supports PTZ control for indoor cameras and light control for outdoor cameras.

Highlights
  • Real-time video and audio monitoring
  • Remote PTZ control
  • Motion detection and push notifications
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Remote playback of recordings
  • Control camera lighting
Features
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HomeView Pro is a customized APP for use with our IP Cameras. With this APP, you can remotely view and control your IP camera by using iphone or ipad. The use of advanced P2P technology makes our IP camera truly plug and play. It supports remote PTZ control of our indoor IP camera and also controls the lighting on our outdoor IP camera with integrated LED light. Features: 1. Real time video and audio monitoring 2. Camera accessible through 3G and WiFi 3. Supports iphone and ipad (iOS 7.0 and later) 4. Motion Detection and Push Notification supported 5. Auto and Manual recording 6. Remote playback 7. Two-way audio 8. Remote control for setting lights 9. Supports downloading recording files to cell phone/tablet

About

Silver B&W Camera

Capture stunning black & white or color photos and videos with advanced manual controls. Offers RAW and ProRAW formats, customizable B&W transformations, and various video resolutions and frame rates.

Highlights
  • Manual focus and exposure
  • B&W and color photo modes
  • RAW and ProRAW capture
  • Customizable B&W color transformation
  • 4K and Full HD video recording
  • Manual white balance
  • Image stabilization
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Color and black & white camera app with ProRAW and RAW formats and manual control support for every photography enthusiastic. You can take great B&W photos where color is transformed to grayscale just the way you want. And you can take great color photos — even in RAW or ProRAW format and you can control the camera with manual focus and exposure settings. Users in over hundred countries have downloaded this camera app. Color adjustment sliders for B&W transformation and quick access mode buttons are shown on screen alongside preview window. After settings are selected preview window can be expanded to full screen for better viewing if so desired. Great photo features include • ability to shoot B&W or color photos (default mode can be selected in settings) • sliders to set how light or dark red, green and blue color are transformed to grayscale • quick access buttons to select color mode, natural b&w transformation or any single color channel to grayscale transformation • exposure bias +/- • manual exposure (ISO and shutter speed) • manual white balance • manual focus • zoom with control buttons or pinch gesture • flash mode selection • camera lens selection if device has multiple cameras • image stabilization setting (automatic or off) • RAW and ProRAW mode (**) (see additional information on www.ahola.dev/raw) • JPEG and HEIC photo formats (**) Also great video features • 4K, Full HD and 720p video (*) • 60, 50, 30, 25 and 24 fps (*) • video stabilization standard, cinematic or off (*) • color and B&W • H.264 and HEVC video file formats (*) This app is free download and is ad supported. If paid version is previously downloaded or in app purchase of full version is made at any time then no ads are shown. ** Note about app privacy: Ahola Development does not collect any user data or track users in any way. All data collection and user tracking is done by ad framework used in app. This framework is Google AdMob and it operates in confinement set by Apple in iOS and iPadOS systems restricting access to user private and personal data. ** (*) Actual available settings are depending on a device capabilities and selected combination of settings. For example cinematic stabilization mode may not be usable or available. Mismatching settings are downscaled to best available device capability. 4K video with 24, 25 or 30 fps on iPhone 11 Pro and later devices. HEVC video mode requires supported device. (**) HEIC and ProRAW requires supported device otherwise feature can not be used.

Screenshots

HomeView Pro4 screens
Silver B&W Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HomeView Pro at none against Silver B&W Camera's 2. HomeView Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Silver B&W Camera sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. HomeView Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HomeView Pro against 5.0 for Silver B&W Camera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
HomeView Pro versus Silver B&W Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeView ProSilver B&W Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrank ZhangAhola Development

Customer experience

HomeView Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Silver B&W Camera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

HomeView Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Silver B&W Camera

One-time2
  • Free Trial (no ads)Free
  • Full Version (no ads)$1.99

Questions

Is HomeView Pro free?
HomeView Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silver B&W Camera free?
Silver B&W Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeView Pro or Silver B&W Camera?
HomeView Pro and Silver B&W Camera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do HomeView Pro or Silver B&W Camera have ads?
Silver B&W Camera shows ads; HomeView Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, HomeView Pro or Silver B&W Camera?
HomeView Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Silver B&W Camera every 3 months. Most recently, HomeView Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Silver B&W Camera on October 29, 2026.

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