NeuralCam Live vs Magic Webcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NeuralCam Live
Transform your iPhone into an AI-powered webcam for video calls and live streams. Enhance your appearance with professional video styles, blur distracting gestures, and improve low-light performance. Seamlessly integrates with popular video conferencing and streaming software.
- AI-powered video enhancement
- Professional video styles
- Gesture and nudity blurring
- Low light video improvement
- Face-following ring light
- Head-bubble background hiding
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Look your best on video calls and live streams! NeuralCam Live turns your iPhone into an AI powered webcam that professionally edits your live video stream, blurs embarrassing gestures and more. "NeuralCam Live is by far one of the best and easiest ways to use your iPad or iPhone as a webcam. The video quality is great, plus you get a few filters to spruce things up." - WIRED NeuralCam Live works with Zoom, Meet, Teams, OBS and most other video call and streaming software & browsers on your Mac. NeuralCam Live first turns the iPhone into a webcam similar to other webcam apps, BUT then it uses proprietary AI technology to provide some completely new and unique Smart Webcam features. These create a whole new video call or streaming experience: FACE IMAGE QUALITY METER Detects the amount of face lighting, type of face position and background and displays an overall Face Image Quality score. It helps you set up an optimal video call environment and avoid making typical mistakes, such as sitting with your back towards a bright window or filming yourself from an unfavorable low angle. PRO-LOOKING VIDEO STYES Our AI power Style Engine edits the video feed like a professional colorist would, in a range of different styles. The end-result is a more impactful look, allowing you to choose the style that best fits your mood, the type of call or the environment you're in. GESTURE GUARD Detects and blurs different types of gestures that don't have their place in a video call. It detects face touches (scratching face, picking nose, yawning, etc.) and nudity. Don’t get caught off-guard like in those viral Zoom videos. LOW LIGHT MODE (PLUS SUBSCRIPTION) Brightens up your video with a similar (though a lot more lightweight) technique used in our NightMode photo app. It allows you to look good in video calls even in low light settings, a gentle light from your monitor is usually enough to provide a nice video feed. And just in case you need to light up things even more, you can use the face-following RING LIGHT Creates a face-following ring light out of the screen of your iPhone which allows you to make video calls even in pitch dark rooms. HEAD-BUBBLE MODE It’s a more interesting way to hide your background. We think current background segmentation (“green screen”) used by most video call apps looks bad, really bad. Using face tracking, we put you in a "head bubble" and hide everything around it. It hides a cluttered background or your 3 year old storming into the room. SETUP 1. Download the app on your iPhone 2. Connect the app to your Mac using a USB cable 3. Open the app on your iPhone and go through the Setup: - Allow access for the app to use your iPhone camera - Airdrop the NeuralCam Live Plugin to your Mac (alternatively, email a download link to your email) - Install the NeuralCam Live Plugin - Access https://neural.cam/check or open up your favorite video call app to connect the app for the first time 4. That's it! Choose the style of your liking and enjoy looking amazing in video calls & streams! NEURALCAM LIVE PLUS SUBSCRIPTION: Subscribe to NeuralCam Live Plus to get access to all features in the app including a regularly updated list of premium video styles. NeuralCam Live Plus can be purchased as a monthly or yearly subscription and is available with a free trial on the yearly option. Once the trial is over, you’ll be charged the subscription fee. Your Plus subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. If your subscription is subject to any promotional discount, the discount will expire upon the end of the current period and you’ll be charged the standard rate upon renewal. Go to your iTunes Account under subscriptions to manage your membership and to turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Terms of Use: https://neural.cam/terms.html
Magic Webcam
Stream high-quality video and audio from your device to any browser on your Wi-Fi network with minimal latency. Supports multiple resolutions, camera switching, and simultaneous streaming to several devices. You can also record and download videos directly from the browser.
- Real-time streaming
- 1080p video resolution
- Audio streaming
- Switch between front/back cameras
- Stream to multiple browsers
- Record and download video
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Stream fullscreen video and audio directly to any Browser in your Wifi network. A true realtime streaming solution with sub 100 millisecond latency, 30 FPS 1080p Video and CD quality Audio. STREAM TO ALMOST ANY DEVICE Magic Webcam can stream fullscreen video and audio to multiple devices in the same Wifi Network. Just start the App and point the Browser on your viewing device to the provided URL. You can even record video straight from the Browser. FEATURES - Different video resolutions, up to 1080p - Audio streaming - Switch between all cameras (front & back) - Toggle light - Stream to multiple browsers simultaneously - Record and download MPEG Video directly in the Browser Works with all modern browsers, including Safari, Firefox & Chrome. This App is the successor to the popular “Instant Webcam”. It's a full rewrite, with a better UI, better stability, better performance and higher resolution video.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Webcam at 5.0 against NeuralCam Live's 4.4. Magic Webcam also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). NeuralCam Live's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (409 vs 1). 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. NeuralCam Live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Magic Webcam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Magic Webcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeuralCam Live has 409 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
NeuralCam Live ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Webcam every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | NeuralCam Live | Magic Webcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (409 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 409 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neural Cam SRL | PhobosLab |
Bugs and requests
NeuralCam Live
Reported bugs
15 issues- Mac doesn’t recognize Camera
- Doesn’t connect over usb
- Not consistent
- Still not working
- Didn’t work more often than it did
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- Does not detect usb connection
- Crashes every five second
- Doesn’t work with my Macbook
- No microphone support
- Zoom randomly will not recognize
- Drivers changed setup, Finder windows not functioning
- Need a separate mic
- Tech Support Left Me Hanging
- Doesn’t show up as a video source option
- Crashes during a meeting and the image turns green
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to dim screen automatically
- Gesture guard improvement/fix
- Fix accidental button presses
- Fix accidental filter activation
- Use iPhone mic for calls
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- Improve Zoom integration reliability
Magic Webcam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NeuralCam Live
- NeuralCam Live Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- NeuralCam Live Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Magic Webcam
- Pro Version$1.99
Questions
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