Xodo Smart vs BDcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xodo Smart
Control and manage your smart home devices with an intuitive interface. Enjoy a stable and efficient cloud experience for seamless interaction with your connected appliances.
- Intimate interaction design
- Stable cloud background
- Efficient cloud background
- Smart home device management
- Convenient smart home experience
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Intimate interaction design, stable and efficient cloud background, let you have a simple and convenient smart home life experience.
BDcam
This utility app transforms your mobile device into a remote camera viewer. Monitor your home and property in real-time, communicate with family members, and grant shared access to live camera feeds for enhanced security and connection.
- Long-distance camera viewing
- Real-time image monitoring
- Two-way family communication
- Shared camera access
- Property safety protection
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"BDcam" can turn on the mobile phone to see the camera from a long distance; it can monitor the changes of the camera image in real time to protect the safety of family property; it can also have a smooth conversation with family members like making a phone call; it can also authorize and invite multiple family members to watch the real-time image of the camera together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xodo Smart at 4.7 against BDcam's 2.0. Xodo Smart also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 16) and review sentiment (34% vs 25%). BDcam's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Xodo Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Xodo Smart has 1.3K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Xodo Smart's written reviews are positive against 25% of BDcam's.
Xodo Smart ships an update every 11 months, BDcam every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xodo Smart | BDcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | 2.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Contixo Inc | Hangzhou Denghong Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Xodo Smart
BDcam
Bugs and requests
Xodo Smart
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent disconnections
- Glitches after software updates
- Inability to log in or access account
Requested features
3 requests- Improve notification system
- Add cloud storage options
- Enhance app stability and reliability
BDcam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Xodo Smart
No in-app purchases
BDcam
No in-app purchases
