Live Webcam vs Orbcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live Webcam
Explore over 70,000 live webcams globally, categorized for easy access. View live streams and recorded videos, and see cameras on a map relative to your location. It also includes a built-in browser for related Wikipedia pages.
- Access 70,000+ global webcams
- Categorized viewing (Popular, HD, Live, Nearby)
- Map view of webcams
- Location-based webcam listings
- Live stream and recorded video playback
- Built-in browser for Wikipedia
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Live Webcam puts over 70,000 live and recorded cameras from around the world in your pocket — city streets, mountain passes, beaches, ski resorts, and famous landmarks, all in one app. NEW: Search any city or landmark by name and jump straight to the webcams nearest to it. BROWSE YOUR WAY • Popular — the most-watched cameras right now • Newest — recently added webcams • Live — cameras currently streaming live video • Nearby — webcams closest to your location EXPLORE ON THE MAP Every camera plotted on an interactive map. Tap a pin for a live preview, or zoom out and browse by region. WATCH LIVE, OR REWIND THE DAY Many cameras stream live. For the rest, scrub through a day, month, or year of recorded snapshots to see how a place changes with the seasons, the weather, or the time of day. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Found a view you love? Save it to your Favorites for one-tap access next time. LEARN MORE Open the linked Wikipedia article for context on where you're looking, or get turn-by-turn directions with Apple Maps. YOUR PRIVACY Live Webcam collects no personal data. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to track — just point, watch, and explore. Whether you're checking the surf before a trip, watching snow pile up at a ski resort, or just curious what a street in Tokyo looks like right now — Live Webcam gives you a live window on the world.
Orbcam
Explore live webcam feeds from across the globe. Discover nearby cameras or browse by popular categories like beaches and mountains. Save your favorite feeds for quick access and view their locations on an interactive map.
- Discover webcams globally
- Browse by category
- View locations on map
- Curate favorite webcams
- Check nearby cameras
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Orbcam allows you to discover and view webcams from around the world. Check out nearby webcams or browse by category such as 'beach' or 'mountain'. View webcam locations on a map, and curate your handpicked list of favorites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Live Webcam at Free against Orbcam's $4.99. Live Webcam also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months). Orbcam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3). 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
Live Webcam is free to download; Orbcam costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orbcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Live Webcam has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Live Webcam's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orbcam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Live Webcam ships an update every 5 weeks, Orbcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live Webcam | Orbcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Osipyan Sergey | Furnace Creek Software LLC |
Customer experience
Live Webcam
Orbcam
In-app purchases
Live Webcam
No in-app purchases
Orbcam
No in-app purchases
