Cyclops 1.0 vs Tactacam Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclops 1.0
Control your Wi-Fi camera remotely to live stream, capture photos and videos, and apply effects. Download edited content to your device and share it on social media.
- Live camera stream preview
- Trigger photo and video capture
- Apply effects to media
- Download media to device
- Share edited files on social media
- Format camera SD card
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The “Cyclops 1.0" app is a remote controller of the Cyclops Gear CGX3 Wi-Fi camera. You can connect the CGX3 via Wi-Fi by the iPhone or iPad with Cyclops 1.0 App. After you establish the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, Edit and Apply Effects on both picture and Video, and download the video or picture to your phone or tablet. Also now you can share these edited files to your social media platforms. Connection Step: 1. Open camera Wi-Fi 2. Connect to the camera WiFi, the password is: recordlife. 3. Open the Cyclops 1.0 App Features: 1. Preview stream, live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, in the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support delay capture. 4. Support video quality change. 5. Support image size change. 6. Support white-balance change 7. Format the camera SD card. 8. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 9. Single photo playback. 10. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 11. Photo & video capture by Device camera. 12. Apply effects on Video & Pictures. 13. Share the files on your social media platforms.
Tactacam Connect
Control your action camera remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Stream live footage, start/stop recordings, and manage your videos with editing and download options for easy social media sharing.
- Live camera streaming
- Record start/stop
- Video editing
- Download videos
- Format SD card
- Adjust resolution
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Connect and control your Tactacam POV camera using your iPhone or iPad with the app. After establishing connection, you can instantly watch your camera's feed, start or pause recording, edit or playback videos, and download them straight to your device for easy sharing on all your social media platforms. How to Connect: Open the Tactacam Connect app Select the POV camera to connect Turn on your camera’s Wi-Fi when prompted Features: View your camera's live stream Start and stop recording Adjust video resolution and frame rates Set white balance Easily edit footage with integrated video editor Format your SD card Watch, download, or remove videos Automatically add time and date with iPhone or iPad when connected Supports full video and audio playback before downloading Auto-rotate function available Slow-motion and time-lapse functions available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tactacam Connect at 63% against Cyclops 1.0's 13%. Tactacam Connect also leads on rating (3.6 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (87 vs 11). Cyclops 1.0's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tactacam Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tactacam Connect has 87 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Cyclops 1.0's written reviews are positive against 63% of Tactacam Connect's.
Cyclops 1.0 ships an update every 3 months, Tactacam Connect every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cyclops 1.0 | Tactacam Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (11 ratings) | 3.6 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 87 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CYCLOPS GEAR LLC | Tactacam LLC |
Customer experience
Cyclops 1.0
Tactacam Connect
Bugs and requests
Cyclops 1.0
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tactacam Connect
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cannot connect to new phones (iPhone 14 or newer)
- Videos show as unavailable in the app
- Camera freezes, requires battery removal
- No live preview, only black screen
- Camera shuts off at random
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- Videos deleted from library unexpectedly
- App does not connect to Solo Extreme
- App does not connect to Solo Hunter or 5.0
- App hangs at 'connecting' step
- App cannot see camera battery
- App freezes when switching between camera/video modes
- Recorded videos are not saved
- Custom names and settings are erased
Requested features
5 requests- Update app for new phones
- Fix video unavailable issue
- Improve connection stability
- Ensure firmware updates
- Allow video deletion in Tactacam Wifi app
In-app purchases
Cyclops 1.0
No in-app purchases
Tactacam Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cyclops 1.0 free?
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