Comparison

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera vs beam Home

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

Head to head
About

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera

This portable tool streams live video and captures still images wirelessly to your smart device. Inspect hard-to-reach areas with voice notes and save your findings for later. Easily share recorded video, images, and sound.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Voice notes
  • Still image capture
  • Wireless WIFI transmission
  • Record, save, and share media
  • Inspect inaccessible areas
Features
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Masterforce™ Inspection Camera/Video - WIFI embedded, is a portable; multi-functional inspection tool that provides live streaming video with voice notes as well taking still images. The device transmits video wirelessly to smart devices, enabling the user to inspect visually inaccessible areas. The camera connects via WIFI to most smart devices using its unique SSID. Using the Masterforce™ Inspection Camera/Video app, video, still images, and sound can be recorded, saved, and shared.

About

beam Home

Control and monitor your garage door remotely using your smartphone. Grant access to others and receive alerts if your door is left open. Integrates with other smart home devices for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • Remote garage door control
  • Activity monitoring
  • Customizable door names
  • Grant access to friends/family
  • Open door notifications
  • Smart home integrations
Features
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This update improves the overall stability, reliability, and performance of the application. By updating deprecated libraries and enhancing internal components, the app is better equipped to support the latest platforms and devices. Additionally, a new crash monitoring solution has been integrated, enabling our team to detect, investigate, and resolve issues more quickly. This helps reduce unexpected crashes and ensures a more reliable experience for our users.

Screenshots

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera1 screens
beam Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: beam Home at 4.2 against Masterforce™ Inspection Camera's 2.3. beam Home also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 20%). Masterforce™ Inspection Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

beam Home holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: beam Home has 233 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Masterforce™ Inspection Camera's written reviews are positive against 38% of beam Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera ships an update every 14 months, beam Home every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Masterforce™ Inspection Camera versus beam Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasterforce™ Inspection Camerabeam Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (15 ratings)4.2 (233 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15233 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMenard, Inc.Beam Labs LLC

Customer experience

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

beam Home

All ratings232 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

Bugs and requests

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

beam Home

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes during setup
  • App crashes on launch after update
  • Cannot log in after setup
  • Reset password link not sent
  • Controller disabled due to too many failed attempts
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  • Controller requires paired door sensor error
  • App malfunctions when needed
  • Door sensor drains battery quickly
  • Cannot link with Alexa
  • Apple Watch app closes when trying to open

Requested features

3 requests
  • Watch complication for Apple Watch
  • Ability to turn opener light on/off
  • Update app with Apple HomeKit support

In-app purchases

None

Masterforce™ Inspection Camera

No in-app purchases

None

beam Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masterforce™ Inspection Camera free?
Masterforce™ Inspection Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is beam Home free?
beam Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Masterforce™ Inspection Camera or beam Home?
beam Home is rated higher. Masterforce™ Inspection Camera averages 2.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while beam Home averages 4.2 from 233 ratings.
Do Masterforce™ Inspection Camera or beam Home have ads?
Neither Masterforce™ Inspection Camera nor beam Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Masterforce™ Inspection Camera or beam Home?
Masterforce™ Inspection Camera ships an update every 14 months, and beam Home every 2 months. Most recently, Masterforce™ Inspection Camera was updated on October 20, 2026 and beam Home on October 20, 2026.

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