Comparison

Security Cloud Camera vs Phone IP Camera Surveillance

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Security Cloud Camera

Transforms your phone or tablet into a home security camera using your iCloud account. It offers simple setup and secure motion detection, saving captured images to your iCloud Drive for remote viewing.

Highlights
  • Phone/tablet to CCTV camera conversion
  • Simple setup
  • Secure motion detection
  • Image capture and iCloud storage
  • Remote viewing via iCloud
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Security Cloud Camera turns your phone or tablet into a CCTV camera. The main advantages of Security Cloud Camera are simplicity and security. To start monitoring with Security Cloud Camera, you need just an iPhone or iPad with access to your iCloud account. Transferring images between devices is possible when devices are logged in to the same iCloud account. After switching on, the application starts motion detection. When the motion is detected, the program takes a picture and the data is sent to your iCloud Drive so your data is safe and only you have access to it. At any time from any computer with internet access you can view the recorded photos via iCloud account.

About

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

Transform your phone into a remote surveillance camera for home, pets, or babies. Features motion detection with push notifications, remote audio control, and secure browser access from any device. Ideal for monitoring and anti-theft.

Highlights
  • Remote camera functionality
  • Browser access from any device
  • Video and audio feed
  • Motion detection with push notifications
  • Remote TTS (talk) feature
  • Adjustable quality for slow connections
  • Remote flash control
Features
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Phone IP Camera lets you turn your device into a remove camera (IP Cam) in order to surveil, spy and check whatever you want, i.e. your house, your pet, your baby and similar. It is also a good anti-theft device thanks to its motion detection feature. Main features: - Turns your device into a remote camera; - Access the camera from any device through a browser*; - Video + Audio feed**; - Motion Detection: after a detection the camera will start recording and will send you a push notification to all the enabled devices; - Remote TTS, make the camera talk; - Support for slow connections, change quality and speed settings; - Enable/Disable Flash remotely; - Username + Password login; - Disable audio for privacy; - Good security level, only you know your address, your username and your password! - Works also both in portrait and landscape modes. For any question you can drop an email to info@genovasoftworks.com. Using the app you accept the privacy policy and terms available at www.genovasoftworks.com/terms.php. The app requires a subscription to work. You can cancel anytime from your account settings. * You can access the IP Cam from any device on the local network. To access it from outside your local network you will need to forward the port the ip cam is using. Motion detection push notifications do not require port forwarding. ** Video only feed has no delay, while Video + Audio feed has 20s delay.

Screenshots

Security Cloud Camera3 screens
Phone IP Camera Surveillance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Security Cloud Camera at 100% against Phone IP Camera Surveillance's 0%. Security Cloud Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.2 vs 3.8). Phone IP Camera Surveillance's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 6). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Phone IP Camera Surveillance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Security Cloud Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Security Cloud Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone IP Camera Surveillance has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Security Cloud Camera's written reviews are positive against 0% of Phone IP Camera Surveillance's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Security Cloud Camera ships an update every 21 months, Phone IP Camera Surveillance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Security Cloud Camera versus Phone IP Camera Surveillance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecurity Cloud CameraPhone IP Camera Surveillance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better3.8 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings631 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.311.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawel MitekGENOVA Softworks

Customer experience

Security Cloud Camera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

All ratings31 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Security Cloud Camera

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

Subscriptions1
  • Phone IP Cam Monthly Unlock1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Security Cloud Camera free?
Security Cloud Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phone IP Camera Surveillance free?
Phone IP Camera Surveillance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Security Cloud Camera or Phone IP Camera Surveillance?
Security Cloud Camera is rated higher. Security Cloud Camera averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Phone IP Camera Surveillance averages 3.8 from 31 ratings.
Do Security Cloud Camera or Phone IP Camera Surveillance have ads?
Neither Security Cloud Camera nor Phone IP Camera Surveillance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Security Cloud Camera or Phone IP Camera Surveillance?
Security Cloud Camera ships an update every 21 months, and Phone IP Camera Surveillance every 4 months. Most recently, Security Cloud Camera was updated on June 2, 2026 and Phone IP Camera Surveillance on September 14, 2026.

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