Comparison

Trail Cam vs TrailCam Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Trail Cam

Control your wild camera remotely via smartphone. Adjust settings, view photo/video thumbnails, download, delete, and share files. Monitor battery and memory status, and even capture live images.

Highlights
  • Remote camera parameter settings
  • View photo/video thumbnails
  • Download, playback, delete files
  • Share media files
  • Live image capture
  • Battery and memory status
Features
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APP main functions: Use the remote control to turn on the wild camera. Open the APP on smartphone, after connecting to camera successfully, users can do below operations on APP without removing the wild camera. 1. Set the menu parameters of wild camera remotely. (The settings on APP and in wild camera is mutual synchronization.) 2. View the thumbnails of all photo and video files on the TF card taken by the camera directly. 3. Download,playback,delete and share the photo and video files. 4. Show one image that the lens view at present, and can refresh and save the current image. 5. Show important information statistics, such as the the battery level,memory card used capacity,memory card available capacity and number of recorded files. Wild camera main functions: 1.Ultra lower power to standby. 2.After connecting WIFI, the file download speed peak is up to 1.5MB/S at a short distance. 3.Super fast trigger shooting with 0.2 seconds. 4.Support external TF car, up to 512GB. 5.With features of time-lapse recording,target recording time,endless capture and so on.

About

TrailCam Mobile

Manage your 4G LTE and Wi-Fi trail cameras with this intuitive application. Program your devices, view and save captured media, and remotely request new photos or videos. Offers live streaming for Wi-Fi cameras to check positioning and field of view.

Highlights
  • Program trail cameras
  • View, save, and delete photos/videos
  • Remotely request media (cellular)
  • Live stream video (Wi-Fi)
  • Manage multiple cameras
Features
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TrailCam Mobile is a matching app for 4G LTE and Wi-Fi trail cameras. The interface and operation of this app are quite simple, even for a new user. It’s a powerful app that can manage multiple cameras. You can use it to 1) program camera; 2) view/save/delete photos and videos; 3) remotely request pictures and videos (for cellular trail cameras only); 4) Check camera position and field of view with live stream video (for Wi-Fi trail cameras only). Notice: Wi-Fi trail camera can’t connect to home router.

Screenshots

Trail Cam4 screens
TrailCam Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TrailCam Mobile at 74% against Trail Cam's 8%. TrailCam Mobile also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (73 vs 22). Trail Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

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

TrailCam Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Trail Cam's written reviews are positive against 74% of TrailCam Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trail Cam ships an update every 2 months, TrailCam Mobile every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Trail Cam versus TrailCam Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrail CamTrailCam Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (22 ratings)4.9 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews73.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2273 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGD Digital Limited峰 刘

Customer experience

Trail Cam

All ratings22 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%

TrailCam Mobile

All ratings74 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative15.2%

Bugs and requests

Trail Cam

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TrailCam Mobile

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot delete photos
  • Live view not connecting
  • Download functionality broken
  • App sync issues with high photo volume
  • Time zone selection incorrect for Australia
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  • Videos reappear after deletion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Australian time zones
  • Improve photo deletion functionality
  • Allow deletion of photos from servers
  • Clarify photo access permissions
  • Fix time zone synchronization issues

In-app purchases

None

Trail Cam

No in-app purchases

None

TrailCam Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trail Cam free?
Trail Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrailCam Mobile free?
TrailCam Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trail Cam or TrailCam Mobile?
TrailCam Mobile is rated higher. Trail Cam averages 1.5 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while TrailCam Mobile averages 4.9 from 73 ratings.
Do Trail Cam or TrailCam Mobile have ads?
Neither Trail Cam nor TrailCam Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trail Cam or TrailCam Mobile?
Trail Cam ships an update every 2 months, and TrailCam Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Trail Cam was updated on November 3, 2026 and TrailCam Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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