YUTUPRO vs minicam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YUTUPRO
Control your camera remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. View a live preview, take snapshots, record videos, and play back or download media directly to your device.
- Full remote camera control
- Live preview for shot framing
- Snapshot and recording control
- Video playback and photo viewing
- Download media to iOS devices
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The YUTUPRO App makes it easy to fully control your camera remotely with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Key Features: . Get full remote control of all camera functions . See what your camera sees with live preview for easy shot-framing . Control your camera for snapshot and recording . Play back your videos and view your photos . Download videos and photos from camera to your iOS devices
minicam
Connect to a real-time surveillance camera via WIFI from your mobile phone. View live video feeds and save photos or recordings directly to your device for later access.
- Real-time surveillance viewing
- WIFI camera connection
- Save photos and videos
- Unique camera ID identification
- Remote camera access
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minicam is an app that uses WIFI to connect a real-time surveillance camera from a mobile phone. You can watch surveillance video at any time, or you can save photos and videos on your phone for viewing. Each camera is identified by a unique ID number, and when used by the user, only the ID number of the camera that needs to be viewed needs to be set.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: minicam at 126 against YUTUPRO's 26. On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 2.2 for YUTUPRO against 2.2 for minicam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 126 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of YUTUPRO's written reviews are positive against 16% of minicam's.
YUTUPRO ships an update every 5 weeks, minicam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YUTUPRO | minicam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (26 ratings) | 2.2 (126 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | 16.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 126 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Gkuvision Technology Co., Ltd. | 光宗 陈 |
Customer experience
YUTUPRO
minicam
Bugs and requests
YUTUPRO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
minicam
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on iOS 15 and later versions
- App crashes after 10-20 seconds of use
- Device time resets to 0 every hour
- QR code scanning fails or shows invalid errors
- Camera shows offline despite WiFi connection
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- Video recording stops or doesn't record at all
- Motion detection recording not working
- Cannot change password or modify settings
- App closes when attempting to access local files
- Connection drops when away from home WiFi
- Settings become unchangeable after updates
- Calendar/date picker shows blank white screen
- App kicks user out every few minutes
- Live view stops after 10 seconds then crashes
- Device connection fails via QR code
- WiFi password field rejects valid passwords over 20 characters
- Notifications not arriving on iPhone
- App incompatible with older HDminicam versions
- Recording file names show incorrect timestamps
Requested features
16 requests- iOS 15+ compatibility update
- Remove 10-minute recording time limit
- Extend WiFi password character limit to 24+ characters
- iPad-optimized app interface
- Automatic night mode switching
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- Custom WiFi configuration (IP, gateway settings)
- Remote recording deletion functionality
- iCloud integration for cloud storage
- Improved time/date display for recorded files
- Better motion detection notification system
- LED light toggle option in settings
- Full-screen video timeline scrubber
- Scheduled recording time ranges
- Individual recording file deletion
- SMTP email support for alarm images
- Endless recording option (no time limits)
In-app purchases
YUTUPRO
No in-app purchases
minicam
No in-app purchases
