minicam vs V99AI
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.
V99AI
Easily view real-time and recorded video from your home or business. Receive timely notifications for any unusual activity and communicate via voice intercom. Share access with family for peace of mind.
- Remote video monitoring
- Real-time video playback
- Motion trajectory tracking
- Mobile monitoring alarms
- Voice intercom
- Device sharing
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"V99AI" is a free video service product for home users. Through the video surveillance service of "V99AI", you can easily view real-time video and video playback of your apartments, villas, shops, factories, offices and other places; through the alarm service of "V99AI", you can receive timely notifications of your Pay attention to any unusual information about the venue. [Remote Monitoring] View your camera remotely through the APP and understand the situation at home anytime and anywhere; [Voice Intercom] No matter how far away you are, you can interact via voice at any time, as if your home is right next to you; [Device Sharing] You can share your device with your family and watch together for more peace of mind; [Motion Trajectory Tracking] Automatically capture the movement trajectory of objects, track and shoot alarms in real time, and monitor more intuitively; [Mobile Monitoring Alarm] Immediately notify the police of any abnormality and capture alarm pictures, check abnormal situations through video recording, and protect your safety;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: V99AI at 50% against minicam's 16%. V99AI also leads on rating (2.7 vs 2.2). minicam's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 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.
V99AI holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: minicam has 128 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of minicam's written reviews are positive against 50% of V99AI's.
minicam ships an update every 2 months, V99AI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | minicam | V99AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (128 ratings) | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 光宗 陈 | 毅霖 赖 |
Customer experience
minicam
V99AI
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)
V99AI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
minicam
No in-app purchases
V99AI
No in-app purchases









