Comparison

PolyCam vs Droid Dashcam

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

Head to head
About

PolyCam

Transform your phone into a dash cam to record drives and store footage securely in the cloud. Offers HD recording, incident flagging, and auto-deletion of old videos. Provides peace of mind with free cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Record HD video up to 1080p
  • Choice of camera angles
  • 28 days free cloud storage
  • Flag incidents to prevent deletion
  • Auto delete old footage
  • Set phone storage limits
  • Display speed and journey time
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PolyCam turns your phone into a dash cam allowing you to record your driving and keep your footage stored in the cloud for free giving you peace of mind that your video is safe should you need it. Features: • Record HD video in resolutions up to 1080p • Choice of camera to allow zoomed or wide angle • 28 days of free cloud storage for your footage • Flag incidents to ensure videos are not deleted • Auto delete old footage • Set storage limits on your phone • Display speed and journey time while you drive • Share videos stored on the cloud Over the next few months we are also planning to develop more features including: • Navigation • Claim report template • Driving risk score to use for insurance

About

Droid Dashcam

This app acts as a dashboard camera for your vehicle, continuously recording video with embedded date and GPS information. It offers loop recording, customizable subtitles, and options to back up important footage.

Highlights
  • Hardcoded timestamp and GPS subtitles
  • Loop recording with storage limits
  • Auto-start recording
  • Backup important recordings
  • Customizable audio/video settings
  • Accessible via Files app and iTunes
Features
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Droid Dashcam is a driving video recorder app (dashboard camera, black box) built for vehicle drivers. It continuously records videos in loop mode and overlays important information as subtitles directly onto the footage. Key Features: * Hardcoded Subtitles (captions embedded directly into the videos): - Timestamp (various date and time formats available in settings) - GPS coordinates - GPS speed - GPS altitude (above sea level) - Address - Custom text, e.g., vehicle registration plate (car number) * Loop Recording (automatically deletes old videos when storage is low, with an option to set a maximum storage limit for all recordings, e.g. 20 GB, ensuring your device never runs out of space) * Auto-start recording when the app launches * Backup your important recordings by moving them to an iCloud folder on the records screen. * Audio / Video settings (customize your recordings with adjustable resolution, bitrate, fps, video codec) * Records can be accessible via native Files app and iTunes * Interface settings (metric or imperial units, GPS coordinates format: decimal degrees or DMS)

Screenshots

PolyCam4 screens
Droid Dashcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PolyCam at 5.0 against Droid Dashcam's 3.8. PolyCam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Droid Dashcam's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Droid Dashcam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PolyCam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of PolyCam's written reviews are positive against 86% of Droid Dashcam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyCam ships an update every 3 months, Droid Dashcam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PolyCam versus Droid Dashcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyCamDroid Dashcam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPolysurance LimitedOleh Sviderskyi

Customer experience

PolyCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

Droid Dashcam

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

PolyCam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Droid Dashcam

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is PolyCam free?
PolyCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Droid Dashcam free?
Droid Dashcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PolyCam or Droid Dashcam?
PolyCam is rated higher. PolyCam averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Droid Dashcam averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do PolyCam or Droid Dashcam have ads?
Droid Dashcam shows ads; PolyCam does not.
Which is updated more often, PolyCam or Droid Dashcam?
PolyCam ships an update every 3 months, and Droid Dashcam fortnightly. Most recently, PolyCam was updated on November 3, 2026 and Droid Dashcam on October 30, 2026.

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