Comparison

Clan at home vs WINCH

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

Head to head
About

Clan at home

Monitor and control your home remotely using your smartphone or tablet. Receive instant alerts for movement or sound, view live streams, and review past recordings. Share access with family and friends for comprehensive home protection.

Highlights
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Live streaming
  • Movement and sound alerts
  • Recordings playback
  • Family sharing
  • Indoor and outdoor cameras
Features
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Clan is your home away from home. Protect, monitor and control your home and everything you value from Clan using your smartphone or tablet. Control your Clan products using the simple to use Clan app. Share Clan with family and friends to allow them to monitor and protect your home when you’re not there. Clan security cameras are made for monitoring and protecting the home including children, babies, pets and older relatives. Receive instant security alerts on your phone when Clan detects movement or sound. View a livestream of your home wherever you are and go back in time to check what happened at home when you weren’t there. Works with Clan Security Cameras Sophia – Indoor Security Camera Sophia’s your eyes and ears at home, wherever you are. You can check in with her any time and she’ll also let you know instantly when she hears a sound or sees anything move. And because she can store up to 1000 hours of recordings, you won’t miss anything. Let Sophia help you look after babies, pets and loved ones. Olivia - Indoor Rotating Security Camera Olivia sees and hears everything. You’ll know when anything moves wherever Olivia is. You can move Olivia sideways and up and down using Clan so she can view the whole room and she can work with other members of the Clan Oscar and Sophia to monitor the whole house when you’re not there. Oscar – Outdoor Security Camera Oscar will help protect your property day and night. Whatever the weather he will see everything and make sure you know if he sees someone moving or hears a sound near your home. He’s easy to set up and will make sure you can monitor everything that happens outside your property. Oscar will work with Olivia and Sophia on Clan to make sure you can monitor and protect every part of your home. Clan will require a working Internet Connection and WiFi.

About

WINCH

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WINCH is made up of three distinct areas. The winch calculator enables individuals to input car, winch and terrain information in order to estimate how much force will be required to move their vehicle. The winch check list comprises of 12 simple questions to ask before commencing winching. These simple safety checks will help to keep you safe. If you're not sure what you're checking, links will take you straight through to the skills section. The skills section details some of the basic knowledge required for safe winching.

Screenshots

Clan at home4 screens
WINCH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clan at home at Free against WINCH's $5.99. WINCH's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Clan at home is free to download; WINCH costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clan at home ships an update every 8 months, WINCH every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Clan at home versus WINCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClan at homeWINCH
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereBusiness UKJames Moore

Bugs and requests

Clan at home

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Cannot expand to full screen
  • Camera continually goes offline
  • App crashes constantly during playback
  • Frequent chunks of time missing from video recordings
  • SD cards corrupted and unusable
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  • Cameras only work with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
  • Screen rotation not working on iOS 16
  • Cannot view playback, app crashes
  • Restarting camera when viewing live
  • Cannot log on, account details not recognised
  • Cannot reset password (country/region not supported)
  • Cameras go offline with mesh Wi-Fi
  • Alerts can be slow to come through
  • Poor night vision, reflections
  • App needs to be turned off and on again after internet drop/power cut
  • Timeline is hard to read/navigate without cloud subscription
  • Clicking 'view now' on notification takes to current time, not event time
  • Cannot select a date to view, only scroll last 24 hours
  • App stops sending notifications

Requested features

16 requests
  • Ability to expand to full screen
  • Improve connection stability/offline issues
  • Improve playback functionality (faster scrolling, speed options)
  • Add ability to save records to computer/phone
  • Update app for iOS 16 screen rotation
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  • Improve sound quality and volume
  • Make timeline easier to read/navigate
  • Allow fast forward/rewind at different speeds
  • Improve Wi-Fi compatibility (5GHz, mesh networks, WiFi 6)
  • Add Bluetooth/IR/hotspot connection for easier remote access
  • Allow viewing multiple cameras on screen
  • Improve night vision clarity
  • Proper two-way audio
  • Ability to remotely reboot cameras
  • Remember camera connections after network changes
  • Improve control of events/notifications

WINCH

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Clan at home

No in-app purchases

None

WINCH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clan at home free?
Clan at home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WINCH free?
WINCH costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clan at home or WINCH have ads?
Neither Clan at home nor WINCH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clan at home or WINCH?
Clan at home ships an update every 8 months, and WINCH every 2 months. Most recently, Clan at home was updated on November 2, 2026 and WINCH on October 27, 2026.

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