Comparison

NDI Camera vs NDI Viewer

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

Head to head
About

NDI Camera

Transform your smartphone into a professional live-streaming camera. Easily send high-quality, low-latency video and audio to popular platforms like Zoom and MS Teams. Enhance your broadcasts with new camera angles and perspectives.

Highlights
  • Professional live-streaming camera
  • Low-latency video and audio
  • Seamless integration with popular platforms
  • Add new camera angles
  • Mobile source for live production
Features
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The easiest live-streaming camera you will ever use! Turn your phone into a professional live-streaming NDI camera and start streaming high-quality, low-latency video and audio with the touch of a button. NDI Camera is the official NDI app that makes your phone seamlessly capable of sending video into popular platforms like MS Teams, Skype, Zoom, and many more. For professionals, it's the ideal tool to bring mobile phones as a source into your live production system. More flexibility and additional perspectives: introduce new camera angles and add vantage points to your coverage to bring completely new dimensions to your live broadcasts, webcasts, and presentations. Note: Requires support for NDI 4 or newer. Download NDI Camera and start streaming from your phone to your network today!

About

NDI Viewer

View and control NDI-enabled cameras in real-time. Stream video and audio directly from your device and utilize PTZ controls for camera adjustments. Essential for users working with NDI video production.

Highlights
  • Real-time NDI video/audio streaming
  • PTZ camera control
  • View NDI-enabled cameras
  • Live stream monitoring
Features
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NDI viewer is a must-have app for everyone using a NDI-enabled camera. This app allows you to view in real-time a NDI video/audio stream, and control the camera using PTZ controls.

Screenshots

NDI Camera4 screens
NDI Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NDI Viewer at Free against NDI Camera's $19.99. NDI Viewer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). NDI Camera's advantage is rating (3.1 vs 1.1) and review sentiment (38% vs 0%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

NDI Viewer is free to download; NDI Camera costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NDI Camera holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of NDI Camera's written reviews are positive against 0% of NDI Viewer's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
NDI Camera versus NDI Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNDI CameraNDI Viewer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (187 ratings) — better1.1 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews38.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better46
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#45 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVi(z)rt, IncTwine Labs

Customer experience

NDI Camera

All ratings187 ratings
Positive43.3%
Neutral18.7%
Negative38.0%
Written reviews301 reviews
Positive38.2%
Neutral17.3%
Negative44.5%

NDI Viewer

All ratings45 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative97.8%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative96.0%

Bugs and requests

NDI Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 17
  • Freezing and loss of video feed
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Horizontal mirroring of video
  • Inability to detect device on Mac

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for multiple camera lenses
  • Ability to select frame rate
  • More camera settings (white balance, ISO, etc.)
  • Remote control options
  • Portrait mode support

NDI Viewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NDI Camera

No in-app purchases

None

NDI Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NDI Camera free?
NDI Camera costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDI Viewer free?
NDI Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NDI Camera or NDI Viewer?
NDI Camera is rated higher. NDI Camera averages 3.1 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while NDI Viewer averages 1.1 from 46 ratings.
Do NDI Camera or NDI Viewer have ads?
Neither NDI Camera nor NDI Viewer shows ads.

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