Comparison

IPVideo vs Phone IP Camera Surveillance

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

Head to head
About

IPVideo

Access and manage your NVR, DVR, and IP cameras remotely. Monitor live feeds, control PTZ cameras, receive motion alerts, and review recordings from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Remote live monitoring
  • PTZ camera control
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Remote recording playback
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Digital zoom and focus
Features
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IPVideo is the remote video application for NVR, DVR, and IP camera products. Features include remote live monitoring, digital output triggering, digital input alarm detection, camera motion detection, PTZ camera control, two-way audio communication to a camera, remote focus for auto focus camera, digital zoom. Remote playback feature can search recording for NVR or DVR. SD card recording of an IP camera can be searched and viewed. Motion and alarm events can be notified via Apple Push Notification Service. By clicking on the event, the event can be easily reviewed. PTZ features include preset recall, pan, tilt, and zoom for a PTZ, auto pan for patrol mode. More features such as camera groping views and matrix view with user authentications are supported. For compatibility with your device, please contact your hardware manufacturer or vendor.

About

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

Transform your phone into a remote surveillance camera for home, pets, or babies. Features motion detection with push notifications, remote audio control, and secure browser access from any device. Ideal for monitoring and anti-theft.

Highlights
  • Remote camera functionality
  • Browser access from any device
  • Video and audio feed
  • Motion detection with push notifications
  • Remote TTS (talk) feature
  • Adjustable quality for slow connections
  • Remote flash control
Features
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Phone IP Camera lets you turn your device into a remove camera (IP Cam) in order to surveil, spy and check whatever you want, i.e. your house, your pet, your baby and similar. It is also a good anti-theft device thanks to its motion detection feature. Main features: - Turns your device into a remote camera; - Access the camera from any device through a browser*; - Video + Audio feed**; - Motion Detection: after a detection the camera will start recording and will send you a push notification to all the enabled devices; - Remote TTS, make the camera talk; - Support for slow connections, change quality and speed settings; - Enable/Disable Flash remotely; - Username + Password login; - Disable audio for privacy; - Good security level, only you know your address, your username and your password! - Works also both in portrait and landscape modes. For any question you can drop an email to info@genovasoftworks.com. Using the app you accept the privacy policy and terms available at www.genovasoftworks.com/terms.php. The app requires a subscription to work. You can cancel anytime from your account settings. * You can access the IP Cam from any device on the local network. To access it from outside your local network you will need to forward the port the ip cam is using. Motion detection push notifications do not require port forwarding. ** Video only feed has no delay, while Video + Audio feed has 20s delay.

Screenshots

IPVideo4 screens
Phone IP Camera Surveillance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phone IP Camera Surveillance at 3.9 against IPVideo's 2.3. Phone IP Camera Surveillance also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 3). IPVideo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Phone IP Camera Surveillance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. IPVideo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phone IP Camera Surveillance holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone IP Camera Surveillance has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IPVideo ships an update every 3 months, Phone IP Camera Surveillance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
IPVideo versus Phone IP Camera Surveillance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIPVideoPhone IP Camera Surveillance
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)3.9 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings332 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShih Wei WanGENOVA Softworks

Customer experience

IPVideo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

All ratings31 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

IPVideo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Phone IP Camera Surveillance

Subscriptions1
  • Phone IP Cam Monthly Unlock1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is IPVideo free?
IPVideo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phone IP Camera Surveillance free?
Phone IP Camera Surveillance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IPVideo or Phone IP Camera Surveillance?
Phone IP Camera Surveillance is rated higher. IPVideo averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Phone IP Camera Surveillance averages 3.9 from 32 ratings.
Do IPVideo or Phone IP Camera Surveillance have ads?
Neither IPVideo nor Phone IP Camera Surveillance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IPVideo or Phone IP Camera Surveillance?
IPVideo ships an update every 3 months, and Phone IP Camera Surveillance every 4 months. Most recently, IPVideo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Phone IP Camera Surveillance on October 30, 2026.

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