IPVideo vs Barn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote live monitoring
- PTZ camera control
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote recording playback
- Two-way audio communication
- Digital zoom and focus
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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.
Barn
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This app provides access to a specific type of surveillance camera system. The camera system must support a flavor of ISAPI and you must be on the local network with it. I wrote this app for my mom and it's available to others too. Enjoy! Love you mom!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IPVideo at every 3 months against Barn's every 10 months. IPVideo also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IPVideo ships an update every 3 months, Barn every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IPVideo | Barn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shih Wei Wan | Dustin Collins |
In-app purchases
IPVideo
No in-app purchases
Barn
No in-app purchases
