minicam vs LOOKING CAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LOOKING CAM
This app connects to sports cameras and dashcams via WiFi, allowing users to access and process GPS data, photos, and videos. It supports various hardware solutions for uses like evidence collection and sharing.
- Connects to sports cameras and dashcams
- Access GPS files, images, and videos
- Process media resources
- Supports WiFi connection
- Facilitates evidence collection
- Enables media sharing
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LOOKING CAM是一款支持多種硬件方案的運動相機、行車記錄儀等設備的客戶端軟件，讓用戶可以通過設備的WiFi網絡獲取設備拍攝的GPS文件、圖片、視頻資源，並進行一定的處理滿足用戶對資源的使用場景，比如取證、分享等。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LOOKING CAM at 3.9 against minicam's 2.2. minicam's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 7%) and ratings volume (128 vs 28). 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.
LOOKING CAM holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 16% of minicam's written reviews are positive against 7% of LOOKING CAM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | minicam | LOOKING CAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (128 ratings) | 3.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews — better | 6.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光宗 陈 | LOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
minicam
LOOKING CAM
Bugs and 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)
LOOKING CAM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
minicam
No in-app purchases
LOOKING CAM
No in-app purchases
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