CTRONICS vs CamHipro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Head to head
About
CTRONICS
Stream live video from your camera and capture still images directly from the feed. Remotely control your camera's functions for a seamless viewing and recording experience.
Highlights
- Watch online video
- Catch photos on video
- Control the camera
Features
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1.watch the on line video 2.catch the photo on video 3.control the camera
About
CamHipro
Manage your IP cameras with this software. View live feeds, review recorded footage, and access various camera management features. Designed for easy control of your surveillance system.
Highlights
- Manage IP cameras
- Watch real-time video
- Playback recorded video
- Easy camera control
- Good security features
Features
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CamHipro is a IP Camera software that manages your IP Camera, watch real-time video, play back video, and more. ===EULA=== [标准Apple使用条款(EULA)]:(https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
Screenshots
CTRONICS4 screens
CamHipro4 screens
Verdict
The call
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CTRONICS at none against CamHipro's 21. CTRONICS also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (37% vs 23%). CamHipro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (395 vs 60). On price, ads and device support 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. CamHipro sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. CTRONICS asks for nothing beyond the download.
ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings
CTRONICS holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CamHipro has 395 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of CTRONICS's written reviews are positive against 23% of CamHipro's.
UpkeepUpdate frequency
CTRONICS ships an update every 6 weeks, CamHipro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
| Parameter | CTRONICS | CamHipro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (60 ratings) — better | 2.4 (395 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews — better | 22.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 | 395 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHENZHEN C-TRONICS CO., LIMITED | 琦 赵 |
Customer experience
CTRONICS
All ratings60 ratings
Positive38.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative44.4%
CamHipro
All ratings395 ratings
Positive28.1%
Neutral10.1%
Negative61.8%
Written reviews773 reviews
Positive22.8%
Neutral16.2%
Negative61.1%
User reviews
CTRONICS
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well with cameras
- 👍 Great motion capture
- 👍 Easy setup for some
- 👍 Good camera quality
- 👍 Added joystick movement
Room to improve
- 🐛 Video inversion issues
- 🐛 Playback problems
- 🐛 Authentication issues
- 🐛 Connection difficulties
- 🐛 Poor customer support
CamHipro
From 395 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔒 Good security features
- 👍 Decent camera quality
- 🚀 Simple setup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Buggy after updates
- 🐛 Unreliable motion detection
- 🐛 Playback issues
- 🐛 Deletes cameras after updates
Bugs and requests
CTRONICS
Reported bugs
67 issues- Video seems to be inverted
- Turning iPad does the opposite in landscape
- App in portrait but wrong way round
- Video is landscape but upside down in portrait
- None of the 8 cameras show video in playback
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- Downloaded videos still don't play
- App no longer works with modern authentication
- Device have many faults
- Motion sense all over the place
- Highlight an area & it motion senses the whole screen
- Smart humanoid detection doesn't work
- Notifications don't work
- App not talking to the cameras
- Won't let me erase SD card data
- Video stays vertical when mirroring iPhone to TV
- App doesn't actually turn horizontal
- App works well if you have set it up correctly
- Since iOS 15 update, no more notifications
- Cannot connect, stopped working
- Stuck loading
- View is sideways on Macbook or iPad
- Video stays vertical and doesn’t change to horizontal
- App doesn’t actually turn horizontal
- Network anomalies after connecting to live camera
- Only watch few hours back video
- More than 6 hours old videos do not play or download
- Camera stopped responding
- Camera simply does not wake up
- Camera doesn’t connect to WIFI anymore
- Notifications stopped working after upgrade to IOS 15.2.1
- CCTV system has stopped working after uploading version 15.0.2
- System will load but no CCTV coverage
- Night video doesn’t work
- Alarm recording time is shorter
- Human recognition sensing records in blocks of 14 seconds
- Email settings not an option for all camera models
- Very difficult to connect
- Unable to share to another device or person
- First device did not work anymore after connecting to second device
- Camera was easy to configure alongside the app
- Can't watch none of the video captured on my motion detector online
- Simply will not connect from the app to the camera
- Keep having to reset both cameras and go through setup again every day or so
- App needs some changes
- App takes forever to receive any feedback
- App is too slow and frequently freezing
- Constant notification sounds
- Constant False notifications with no screen message
- Disable CTRONICS app stops false notifications
- Camera keeps dropping out about every 4-6 hrs
- After 1 week can't connect at all
- App was good but after the last update it takes more than twice as long to get the cameras online
- Camera seems to have a bad connection to router
- Sometimes it takes a time to load
- The app no longer sends notifications
- Barely works anymore
- App can’t find the camera
- After 13.5 update I have no push notifications
- Alarm and motion sensor notification doesn’t work
- Has to be very close to the modem, otherwise won’t connect
- New version has cam stuck in auto pan
- No control
- Application lente et bug souvent
- Always needing to be reset
- App doesn’t work anymore
- Crashing on iPhone 10 X
- Will not load on the iPhone 10X
Requested features
27 requests- Provide a video on YouTube for internet connection
- Add a feature to select all videos at once
- Improve video quality settings
- Allow longer recording times for motion triggers
- Add ability to set alarm off from live view
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- Provide a version for Apple Watch
- Make email settings available for all camera models
- Add custom alarm sound for iPhone
- Add arrows for continuous camera turning
- Improve motion detection accuracy
- Add smart humanoid detection improvements
- Allow for 24/7 recording
- Improve notification system
- Add ability to erase SD card data
- Fix video orientation issues on AirPlay
- Fix video orientation issues on Mac/iPad
- Allow users to download older videos
- Enable camera to change Wi-Fi without reset
- Allow sharing to another device or person
- Improve app speed and responsiveness
- Add option to select all videos for deletion
- Provide a DVD or website for setup instructions
- Add more seconds to motion alarm recordings
- Allow faster loading of cameras
- Add a button to set alarm off from live view
- Add a feature to download camera after deleting it
- Allow watching recorded videos at sped-up speeds
CamHipro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Compatibility issues with iOS 16
- Time/date resets unexpectedly
- Notifications not working
- Cameras disappearing from app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change password
- Faster video playback
- More customization options
- Support for more camera brands
- Alexa integration
In-app purchases
None
CTRONICS
No in-app purchases
21 purchases
CamHipro
Subscriptions16
- [sub]30-day vid / 1 month(008)$7.991 Month
- [sub]30-day vid / 1 month(007)$7.991 Month
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One-time5
- 7-day video / one week$0.99
- 7-day video / one month$4.99
- 30-day video / one quartal$39.99
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- 30-day video / half year$69.99
- 30-day video / one year$99.99
Questions
Is CTRONICS free?
CTRONICS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CamHipro free?
CamHipro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CTRONICS or CamHipro?
CTRONICS is rated higher. CTRONICS averages 2.6 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while CamHipro averages 2.4 from 395 ratings.
Do CTRONICS or CamHipro have ads?
Neither CTRONICS nor CamHipro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CTRONICS or CamHipro?
CTRONICS ships an update every 6 weeks, and CamHipro every 3 weeks. Most recently, CTRONICS was updated on September 22, 2026 and CamHipro on September 23, 2026.
