Harz Webcams vs Orbcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harz Webcams
Access over 20 live webcam feeds from the Harz and Hochharz regions. Get real-time weather updates and check ski slope conditions from anywhere. Save your favorite views for quick access.
- Over 20 live webcams
- Real-time weather updates
- Check ski slope conditions
- Today Widget support
- Favorite webcams
- View popular and random webcams
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With the Harz Webcams app you can view every webcam of the Harz & Hochharz regions wherever you are! There are more then 20 webcams to view, and they give you a good impression of the weather currently in the area, and if the ski slopes are in good shape. - More then 20 webcams - Support for the Today Widget, to view your favourite webcam in the Notification Center - View the most popular webcams in the area - View random webcams - Add webcams to your favorites
Orbcam
Explore live webcam feeds from across the globe. Discover nearby cameras or browse by popular categories like beaches and mountains. Save your favorite feeds for quick access and view their locations on an interactive map.
- Discover webcams globally
- Browse by category
- View locations on map
- Curate favorite webcams
- Check nearby cameras
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Orbcam allows you to discover and view webcams from around the world. Check out nearby webcams or browse by category such as 'beach' or 'mountain'. View webcam locations on a map, and curate your handpicked list of favorites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Harz Webcams at Free against Orbcam's $4.99. Harz Webcams also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Harz Webcams is free to download; Orbcam costs $4.99 up front. 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 Harz Webcams against 5.0 for Orbcam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Harz Webcams ships an update every 3 weeks, Orbcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harz Webcams | Orbcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Horstmanshof | Furnace Creek Software LLC |
Customer experience
Harz Webcams
Orbcam
In-app purchases
Harz Webcams
No in-app purchases
Orbcam
No in-app purchases
