Comparison

TinyCam vs NX

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

Head to head
About

TinyCam

Stream live video from your Wi-Fi security cameras directly to your device. Capture photos, record videos, and utilize motion detection for continuous monitoring and security.

Highlights
  • Live Wi-Fi camera streaming
  • Photo taking
  • Video shooting
  • Motion detection recording
Features
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This app is to realize the live streaming of Wi-Fi Security Camera, together with photo taking ,video shooting and motion detection recording etc functions...

About

NX

Watch and record IP cameras, NVRs, and network streams on your iPhone and iPad. The free version offers basic features with limits, while the PRO version removes these restrictions and adds advanced recording and playback options.

Highlights
  • Automatic IP camera discovery
  • Live view with PTZ controls
  • Multiview grids
  • Record to device
  • Motion detection
  • NVR integration
  • iCloud sync
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Watch and record your IP cameras, recorders (NVRs) and network streams on iPhone and iPad. NX-V is free. Try it first to check that your cameras work with the app, then move to NX-V PRO if you need more. Features: • Finds IP cameras on your network automatically, or add one by address or stream URL (RTSP, HTTP) • Live view with sound, PTZ controls, pinch to zoom, and swipe to the next camera • Groups with multiview grids, full-screen landscape on iPhone • Record to your device and view recordings in the Recordings tab • Motion detection that saves a picture of each event • Recorders (NVRs): view a channel of your recorder as a camera, with motion alarms and health alerts • Map of your cameras with their positions • Warning when a camera can't be reached • Logins kept in the iPhone Keychain • iCloud sync of cameras, groups, locations and recordings with your other NX-V apps • Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Portuguese Limits of the free app: Up to 4 cameras per group, 4 cameras in multiview in 2 columns, recordings of up to 5 minutes, and one recorder channel at a time. NX-V PRO removes the limits and adds: • Unlimited cameras per group, and any number of cameras and columns in multiview • Recordings of 5 to 20 minutes with automatic continuation into the next part • Every channel of a recorder • Playback from your recorder and from a camera's own SD card • Motion detection that saves a video clip of each event • Fisheye lens support and camera lens settings Notes: Not all cameras or NVRs support every feature, and what is available varies by camera, NVR and firmware. NX-V is also available for Apple TV and macOS.

Screenshots

TinyCam3 screens
NX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NX at 58% against TinyCam's 3%. NX also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.6). TinyCam's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NX holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of TinyCam's written reviews are positive against 58% of NX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TinyCam ships an update every 3 weeks, NX every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TinyCam versus NX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyCamNX
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (49 ratings)4.2 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews3.3% of reviews57.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建建 黄Philip Bishop

Customer experience

TinyCam

All ratings48 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive3.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative90.0%

NX

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.1%

In-app purchases

None

TinyCam

No in-app purchases

None

NX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TinyCam free?
TinyCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NX free?
NX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TinyCam or NX?
NX is rated higher. TinyCam averages 1.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while NX averages 4.2 from 23 ratings.
Do TinyCam or NX have ads?
Neither TinyCam nor NX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TinyCam or NX?
TinyCam ships an update every 3 weeks, and NX every 10 days. Most recently, TinyCam was updated on November 2, 2026 and NX on November 13, 2026.

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