WCam vs USB Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WCam
This utility app allows you to view and control Wi-Fi cameras on your local network. It automatically scans for devices and offers adjustable camera settings like resolution and brightness. The app supports various shooting modes and USB camera button functionality.
- Automatic LAN device scanning
- Adjustable camera parameters (format, resolution, brightness, contrast)
- Multiple shooting modes (real-time, low-res preview)
- USB camera button support
- Simple and fast interface
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WCam 是一款简单快捷 WIFI 相机查看软件： 1、自动扫描局域网设备并连接。 2、相机格式、分辨率、亮度、对比度等参数可调。 3、自持多种拍照模式，如实时拍照，低分辨率预览高分辨率拍照等。 4、支持 USB 相机上拍照按钮功能拍照。
USB Camera
Connect USB webcams or capture cards to your iOS device to record video, capture snapshots, or stream live. It can also function as a wireless IP camera for security monitoring with browser access and bi-directional audio. Supports multi-camera setups and loop recording.
- Connect USB webcams and capture cards
- Record video and capture snapshots
- Wireless IP camera functionality
- Live streaming via RTMP/SRT
- Multi-camera support with PIP
- Loop recording with auto-segmentation
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"USB Camera" can let your iOS device connect to USB WebCam or video capture card. You can record video or capture snapshot, OR turn your phone into a wireless IP Camera via build-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring WITH Bi-directional audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera" App. "USB Camera" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. It supports Multi Cam feature which allows you to connect multiple external USB cameras or video capture cards simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports loop-recording. It can set auto-segment when recording and auto-delete old video archives when no enough storage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USB Camera at 2.7 against WCam's 1.0. USB Camera also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). WCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price 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.
USB Camera holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USB Camera has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WCam ships an update every 15 months, USB Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WCam | USB Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 凯兴 莫 | 垚 沈 |
Customer experience
WCam
USB Camera
In-app purchases
WCam
No in-app purchases
USB Camera
No in-app purchases
