Comparison

FOWL vs KingfisherPro

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

Head to head

FOWL

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 2.159 ratingsView app →

KingfisherPro

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 5.03 ratingsView app →

About

FOWL

Access and manage your video surveillance cameras remotely. Monitor live feeds, record footage, take snapshots, and review past recordings using your device's UID. Ideal for home security, store management, and area surveillance.

Highlights

Remote real-time monitoring
Video recording
Photographing/snapshotting
Playback of recordings
Cloud login via device UID
Intelligent management operations

Features

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FOWL is an intelligent and convenient mobile video surveillance software. It can log in through the device UID in the cloud, and remotely perform intelligent management operations such as real-time monitoring, recording, photographing, and playback of the camera. It is a good helper for your home life, store management, and regional monitoring!

About

KingfisherPro

View and manage your IP cameras in real-time. This client allows you to watch live video feeds, communicate via two-way audio, and control camera movements. It also provides tools for managing user accounts, device settings, and recorded data.

Highlights

Real-time IP camera viewing
Two-way audio communication
PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) control
User account management
Device parameter configuration
Record data management

Features

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It's a client used with plug and play IP cameras. You can view the real time IP cameras videos, talk and listen, PTZ control by using this version. And you can manage the user account, device parameters and the record datas. It's your wonderful assistent to manage your ip cameras.

Screenshots

FOWL4 screens

KingfisherPro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KingfisherPro at 5.0 against FOWL's 2.1. KingfisherPro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). FOWL's advantage is review sentiment (24% vs 8%) and ratings volume (59 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. FOWL sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and KingfisherPro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KingfisherPro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOWL has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of FOWL's written reviews are positive against 8% of KingfisherPro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

FOWL versus KingfisherPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	FOWL	KingfisherPro
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.1 (59 ratings)	5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	24.1% of reviews — better	7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	59 — better	3
Update frequency	Monthly	Monthly
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0	9.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	165 MB	45 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	维龙何	瑜孙