Webcams vs Orbcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Webcams
Explore public webcams globally to check traffic, weather, and snow conditions before you travel. View live feeds, time-lapse videos, and images from various categories like beaches and landscapes. Find webcams nearby or in specific locations.
- View public webcams worldwide
- Check traffic, weather, and snow conditions
- See live feeds and time-lapse videos
- Filter by category, current conditions, and camera type
- Sort webcams by proximity or popularity
- Map view with webcam locations
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Wondering how the traffic is? How the weather conditions on the beach are? If there is snow on the mountain roads? Watch public webcams nearby when you travel. You can see the latest webcam images and if available live and time lapse videos. Webcams worldwide are listed. For time lapse videos, check how the landscape changes within 24 hours, 30 days, a year, or even longer. SORTING * Sort webcams by closest or most viewed. FILTER * Filter webcam images by current or daylight. * Filter camera type by HD, live or time lapse. * Filter cameras by several categories, like beach, landscape or traffic. FEATURES * See webcams nearby in a tile-styled list. * See webcams nearby on the map. Tap on each pin to get more information. * See webcams nearby in a list with search capability. * Share webcams on social media. EXTRA FEATURES (available as in-app purchases): * More webcams: Webcams displays a limited number of cameras. See all available webcams nearby. * Set location: Set your location manually to discover webcams near a place you want to go. * Route navigation: Step-by-step navigation from your current location to a selected webcam nearby. Tap on a webcam on the map and see the route to get there along with distance and time of arrival. See instructions for each step on the route. Choose to go by car or by foot. Source: The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (www.vegvesen.no/en/Home) under the Norwegian License for Open Government Data (NLOD) 2.0 (data.norge.no/nlod/en/2.0/) and windy.com.
Orbcam
Explore live webcam feeds from across the globe. Discover nearby cameras or browse by popular categories like beaches and mountains. Save your favorite feeds for quick access and view their locations on an interactive map.
- Discover webcams globally
- Browse by category
- View locations on map
- Curate favorite webcams
- Check nearby cameras
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Orbcam allows you to discover and view webcams from around the world. Check out nearby webcams or browse by category such as 'beach' or 'mountain'. View webcam locations on a map, and curate your handpicked list of favorites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Webcams at Free against Orbcam's $4.99. Webcams also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). Orbcam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 21 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Webcams is free to download; Orbcam costs $4.99 up front. Webcams sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Orbcam asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Webcams against 5.0 for Orbcam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Webcams ships an update every 21 months, Orbcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Webcams | Orbcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppsFab AS | Furnace Creek Software LLC |
Customer experience
Webcams
Orbcam
In-app purchases
Webcams
- More webcams$0.99
- Set location$0.99
- Route navigation$0.99
Orbcam
No in-app purchases
