DM Camera vs USB Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DM Camera
Control hardware to capture photos and record videos remotely via Wi-Fi. Adjust resolution settings for both photos and videos to manage storage space efficiently.
- Remote photo capture
- Remote video recording
- Wi-Fi hardware control
- Adjustable resolution
- Save photos and videos
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The app can be used to control hardware to take photo and record video by via wifi protocol. ant the same time, it can also switch resolution to save photo and video.
USB Camera
Connect USB webcams or capture cards to your iOS device to record video, capture snapshots, or stream live. It can also function as a wireless IP camera for security monitoring with browser access and bi-directional audio. Supports multi-camera setups and loop recording.
- Connect USB webcams and capture cards
- Record video and capture snapshots
- Wireless IP camera functionality
- Live streaming via RTMP/SRT
- Multi-camera support with PIP
- Loop recording with auto-segmentation
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"USB Camera" can let your iOS device connect to USB WebCam or video capture card. You can record video or capture snapshot, OR turn your phone into a wireless IP Camera via build-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring WITH Bi-directional audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera" App. "USB Camera" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. It supports Multi Cam feature which allows you to connect multiple external USB cameras or video capture cards simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports loop-recording. It can set auto-segment when recording and auto-delete old video archives when no enough storage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DM Camera at none against USB Camera's shown. DM Camera also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (53 vs 10). USB Camera's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (43% vs 21%). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
USB Camera holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DM Camera has 53 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of DM Camera's written reviews are positive against 43% of USB Camera's.
DM Camera ships an update every 4 months, USB Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DM Camera | USB Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (53 ratings) | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Joyhonest Technology Co., Ltd | 垚 沈 |
Customer experience
DM Camera
USB Camera
In-app purchases
DM Camera
No in-app purchases
USB Camera
No in-app purchases
