Tactacam REVEAL vs ThrowBaks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tactacam REVEAL
Remotely manage and monitor your cellular trail cameras. View photo and video galleries, adjust settings, and track camera health from anywhere. Effortlessly share feeds and keep watch over your outdoor environment.
- Remote camera management
- Photo and video gallery viewing
- On-demand photo capture
- Camera health monitoring
- Effortless setup and activation
- Share photo feeds
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Unlock the power and clarity of remote cellular transmission through the Tactacam REVEAL mobile app. Experience complete mastery over your REVEAL cellular cameras by viewing galleries, sharing feeds, adjusting settings, and reviewing critical stats, all from the comfort of your home. With the Tactacam REVEAL mobile app, release the power of your REVEAL and keep watch over the outdoors. How to Connect: 1. Download the REVEAL app and create your account 2. Follow screen prompts to set up a data plan 3. Scan your REVEAL camera QR code to activate and connect 4. Place your REVEAL camera in its monitoring location Features: - Effortless setup and activation - Manage multiple cameras remotely - Convenient visibility of billing history - View and organize photo and video galleries - Monitor camera health and stats - Share and receive photo feeds with others - Available on-demand photo capture
ThrowBaks
This app lets you revisit your past memories, one year at a time. It supports full-resolution photos, Live Photos, and videos, and displays their original locations. Your privacy is protected as it never collects or stores your data.
- View memories year by year
- Full resolution photos, Live Photos, and videos
- View memory locations
- Share memories to other apps
- 100% ad-free experience
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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ThrowBaks is 100% ad-free, today and ALWAYS. Effortlessly flip back to your past memories one year at a time. Full Resolution Photos,Live Photos, & Videos Easily view your memory's location and share it to all your favorite apps. ThrowBaks was built for anyone who loves a daily dose of nostalgia. ThrowBaks doesn’t collect or store any of your photos or location data—ever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Tactacam REVEAL at 174K against ThrowBaks's 2. Tactacam REVEAL also leads on chart position (#80 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.2). ThrowBaks's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tactacam REVEAL against 5.0 for ThrowBaks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tactacam REVEAL has 174K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Tactacam REVEAL's written reviews are positive against 100% of ThrowBaks's.
Tactacam REVEAL ships an update monthly, ThrowBaks every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tactacam REVEAL | ThrowBaks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (174K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 237 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactacam LLC | Anthony Salesi |
Customer experience
Tactacam REVEAL
ThrowBaks
Bugs and requests
Tactacam REVEAL
Reported bugs
3 issues- App displaying incorrect camera status
- Unreliable photo transmission
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause/suspend camera usage
- Batch photo deletion
- Live camera view
- Automatic animal identification
ThrowBaks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tactacam REVEAL
No in-app purchases
ThrowBaks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Tactacam REVEAL free?
Is ThrowBaks free?
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