Comparison

IOTLiving vs Cam Widget

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

Head to head

IOTLiving

Free

📷 Photo & Video

★ 2.548 ratingsView app →

About

IOTLiving

Control smart home devices like cameras and lights from a single application. This app integrates various product categories, eliminating the need for multiple downloads. It offers features like device management, live video streaming, two-way audio, and push notifications for a streamlined smart home experience.

Highlights

Camera control
Smart lighting control
P2P streaming
Device integration
Live video streaming
Two-way audio
Push notifications

Features

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IOTLiving is an app based on camera control, which is based on Haise chip and Shangyun P2P streaming technology. Users can use clock cameras and smart lighting camera products through IOTLiving. At the same time, product categories are integrated. Users do not need to download multiple apps to meet their needs. With IOTLiving +, users can quickly add devices, watch videos, talk to the device, add arming settings to the device, receive device push and other functions, and also provide customers with a better user experience. Reduce tedious APP installation problems

About

Cam Widget

Features

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Please use Cam Widget to change the setting, do live view and download file from the camera 1. Turn on phone wifi to connect to the camera, default password is dvrdvrdvr 2. Run Cam Widget 3. Press LIVEVIEW for live view 4. Press BROWSE DEVICE STORAGE to download file from camera 5. Press ALL-IN-ONE SETUP to change time and setting of camera

Screenshots

IOTLiving4 screens

Cam Widget2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: IOTLiving at every 5 weeks against Cam Widget's every 41 months. IOTLiving also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IOTLiving ships an update every 5 weeks, Cam Widget every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

IOTLiving versus Cam Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	IOTLiving	Cam Widget
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.5 (48 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	15.8% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	48 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 41 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	9.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	52 MB	18 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	火明刘	Zetta Systems Limited

Bugs and requests

IOTLiving

Reported bugs

29 issues

Connection issues after a few days
App stops connecting with camera
Scrambled file search results
Cannot connect to hidden Wi-Fi
Sound doesn't work

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App update made it wonky
Constantly loses connection
Barely usable beyond live view
Won't save downloaded videos to photos album
Microphone function lost
Time zone issues
Stops recording when app is opened
App closes when motion detected
Kicking out of app after short use
Application shutting down frequently
App closes constantly after update
Cannot view footage due to crashing
Playback not working after update
Audio stops playing
Cannot save videos after update
Stopped saving videos to device
Quit saving data to photo album
Doesn't save video
Stopped working on cellular data
Infrared is non-existent
No sound option after update
13 hack attempts on network
Wrong password issues
Cannot view cameras on cellular data

Requested features

22 requests

Ability to select multiple files for transfer
Batch options for viewing and transferring videos
Fix app to continue recording on SIM card when app is opened
Ability to set recordings for more than 1 minute
Fix audio issues for live and playback

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Fix bug where downloaded videos don't save to device
Fix bug where app closes when motion detected
Fix bug where app kicks user out after short use
Fix bug where application shuts down frequently
Fix bug where app closes constantly
Fix bug where playback isn't working
Fix bug where audio stops playing
Fix bug where videos are not saved to photos album
Fix bug where videos are not saved to device
Fix bug where data is not saved to photo album
Fix bug where video is not saved
Fix bug where app stopped working on cellular data
Fix bug where infrared is non-existent
Fix bug where there is no sound option
Fix wrong password issue
Fix time zone issues
Fix microphone function

Cam Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IOTLiving

No in-app purchases

None

Cam Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IOTLiving free?

IOTLiving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Cam Widget free?

Cam Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do IOTLiving or Cam Widget have ads?

Neither IOTLiving nor Cam Widget shows ads.

Which is updated more often, IOTLiving or Cam Widget?

IOTLiving ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cam Widget every 41 months. Most recently, IOTLiving was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cam Widget on October 12, 2026.