JHCamera vs ieGeek Cam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JHCamera
View live video streams from compatible camera hardware remotely. Receive message reminders and capture photos or videos. This app requires specific hardware to function.
- Remote video viewing
- Live broadcast support
- Message reminders
- Photo and video capture
- Requires JH camera hardware
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JHCamera is a good video viewing application that needs to be used with JH camera hardware. When the JH camera and mobile phone are connected to the Internet, you can view the video captured by the JH camera from anywhere.Support live broadcast, message reminder, photo and video, etc. Features, and more features waiting for you to discover!
ieGeek Cam
Monitor your home's security with live video streaming and motion detection. Receive instant alerts for any detected movement, allowing you to take immediate action for safety. Access recorded footage and manage your surveillance system remotely.
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection recording
- Instant push notifications
- Video playback
- Customizable detection zones
- Video sharing
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ieGeek Cam is an easy-to-use security camera system surveillance app, providing live video and motion detection recording service to instantly know your home's security. Meanwhile, you will receive the instant push message via "ieGeek Cam" alarm system once the motion detected, so you can do accordingly for the safety protection measures. Your family and enterprise be with you, wherever you are. The main functions: 1. Real video playing 2. Share the video image 3. Playback image checking 4. Time & message reminding 5. Customize smart detection zones Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula https://meari-us.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/html/audit/81/storage_server.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ieGeek Cam at 84% against JHCamera's 5%. ieGeek Cam also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 15). JHCamera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 33) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. ieGeek Cam sells 30 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. JHCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.
ieGeek Cam holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ieGeek Cam has 1.6K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of JHCamera's written reviews are positive against 84% of ieGeek Cam's.
JHCamera ships an update every 8 days, ieGeek Cam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JHCamera | ieGeek Cam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.3% of reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #177 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 282 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Joyhonest Technology Co., Ltd | Shenzhen Globalebuy CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
JHCamera
ieGeek Cam
Bugs and requests
JHCamera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ieGeek Cam
Reported bugs
4 issues- Deletion function not working
- Camera logging out unexpectedly
- Issues with multiple device logins
- Inconsistent video quality and frame rate
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize alert sounds
- Longer video recording duration
- Option to disable camera remotely
- Improved integration with smart home platforms
- More advanced motion detection and tracking
In-app purchases
JHCamera
No in-app purchases
ieGeek Cam
- AI Month$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- AI-month-as-1-c$2.991 Month
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- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
- AI Subscription 2 Devices$3.991 Month
- cam basic 7days-month-1$4.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-1$6.991 Month
- 2 device for 1 month$7.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1 duo$9.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1$9.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$9.991 Month
- 3 device for 1 month$11.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-2$11.991 Month
- 4 device for 1 month$15.991 Month
- cam plus-month-2$15.991 Month
- Cloud Subscription Event 10$15.991 Month
- 4G Unlimited Month US Cost$17.991 Month
- 1 device for 1 month$19.991 Month
- 5 device for 1 month$19.991 Month
- 4G Unlimited Month US$20.991 Month
- 1 device for 1 month2 variants$2.99
- 1 device for 1 month$3.99
- 1 device for 1 month$4.99
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- 1 device for 1 year$19.99
- 1 Device AI Service Year$19.99
- Data Unlimited Month US Dis.$20.99
- 1 device for 1 year2 variants$39.99
- Cloud AI Year Event 1 Devices$49.99
- 2 device for 1 year$79.99
