Janus Lock vs iWFCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Janus Lock
Manage your smart door locks and access rights directly from your mobile device. Track who unlocks your door and when, and create physical passcodes for easy access. Share and manage keys with friends at a granular level.
- Unlock door remotely
- Track unlock history
- Create physical passcodes
- Share and manage access
- Hardware firmware updates
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Janus Lock is the next-generation smart door lock system which enables you to manage your locks and access rights all on your mobile phone. Key features: - Unlock the door with this app, for sure! - History tracking: Who and when unlocks my lock?! - Create and manage the physical 4-key passcodes so you don't even need to pull out your phone. - Share any keys or passcodes to your friends and manage them in a granular level. - Support hardware firmware update to unlock more new features in the future!
iWFCam
Connect to your camera over the internet for remote viewing and control. Stream live video, capture photos, and record videos to easily monitor your home from anywhere.
- Configure internet camera connection
- Remote real-time video viewing
- Capture photos
- Record videos
- Home monitoring
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The App allows users to configure a camera to connect to the Internet, view real-time video remotely, and capture photos and videos, making it easy for users to monitor their own homes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Janus Lock at none against iWFCam's 2. Janus Lock also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 14%). iWFCam's advantage is ratings volume (140 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. iWFCam sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Janus Lock asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for Janus Lock against 2.1 for iWFCam. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iWFCam has 140 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Janus Lock's written reviews are positive against 14% of iWFCam's.
Janus Lock ships an update every 6 weeks, iWFCam monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Janus Lock | iWFCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) — better | 2.1 (140 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews — better | 14.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Henis Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Yishengneng Digital Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Janus Lock
iWFCam
Bugs and requests
Janus Lock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iWFCam
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to format SD card
- Incorrect time zone settings
- Inconsistent video recording
- Disappearing video footage
- Failure to connect to WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Add horizontal and vertical flip
- Improve night vision
- Allow remote camera control
- Add cloud storage option
- Improve motion detection
In-app purchases
Janus Lock
No in-app purchases
iWFCam
- Monthly storage for 7-days motion$1.99
- Quarterly storage for 7-days motion$4.99
