Canny Cam vs 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canny Cam
Monitor your home, office, or shop remotely with real-time video surveillance. Receive instant alerts for abnormal activity and access video history. Control camera direction and communicate via intercom.
- Real-time video surveillance
- HD video viewing
- Remote PTZ control
- Intelligent video recording
- Real-time notification and playback
- Real-time intercom
- Alarm and information push
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Canny Cam is a mobile real-time video surveillance software used with cloud camera. Through this client, you can view your home, shops, offices and other places at any time in real-time video and video history, also receive immediate alert to the place of abnormal information alarm, and take safety precautions at the first time. Main function: Support mobile real-time video surveillance; Real Time HD video viewing; Remote PTZ control, operate on the camera direction rotation through the touch screen; Support remote intelligent video recording, video real-time notification and playback; Support real-time intercom, video electronic amplification and other functions; Real time alarm and information push. When the environment is detected, the client will receive the alert information immediately. Canny Cam Automatic Subscription Service Description 1. Subscription Cycle Continuous monthly service, a monthly deduction 2. Subscription Price 1 cam record for 7 days, monthly price is $ 2.99 1 cams record for 30 days, monthly price is $ 6.99 2 cams record for 7 days, monthly price is $ 4.99 2 cams record for 30 days, monthly price is $ 11.99 4 cams record for 7 days, monthly price is $ 8.99 4 cams record for 30 days, monthly price is $ 20.99 8 cams record for 7 days, monthly price is $ 14.99 8 cams record for 30 days, monthly price is $ 34.99 3. Payment Method For accounts that purchase automatic subscriptions, the cost of the next subscription period will be deducted from your iTunes account 24 hours before the expiration. After the deduction is successful, the service time will be extended by one subscription period. 4. Cancel Automatic Subscription If you need to cancel the automatic subscription, please manually go the phone "Settings" -->Enter "iTunes Store and App Store"-->Click "Apple ID"-->Select "View Apple ID"-->Enter "Account Settings" -->Click "Subscribe", and then select Canny Cam subscription service to cancel the automatic subscription. If you do not close the subscription 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, you will be deemed to agree to continue to authorize, and the subscription will be automatically renewed. Cloud storage automatic subscription service agreement: https://mipcm.com/eula/cannycam/eula_en.html
3
Connect smart devices to your network for video recording and receive detection alerts. Enhance your home security by integrating additional smart devices. Get support via email for any assistance needed.
- Smart device network connection
- Video recording
- Detection alerts
- Security enhancement
- Additional device integration
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The 3-Link app links smart device to your network for video recording and detection alerts. Learn how to enhance your security with additional smart devices.If any help need, please feel free to contact us at support@3-link.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3 at 3.3 against Canny Cam's 2.5. 3 also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 21%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Canny Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Canny Cam sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and 3 sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
3 holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Canny Cam's written reviews are positive against 59% of 3's.
Canny Cam ships an update every 2 weeks, 3 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canny Cam | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (51 ratings) | 3.3 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 辉 陈 | Shenzhen Huayi Video Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Canny Cam
3
Bugs and requests
Canny Cam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
3
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when creating an account
- Login button is out of view and not clickable
- Cannot log in after app update
- App doesn't recognize connected devices
- Data update failed and cameras lost
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- Subscription link fails
- Custom zone monitoring not functional
- Camera resetting daily
- App crashes when requesting verification code
- Cannot view recorded events
- Keyboard covers 'OK' button during setup
- Cannot delete camera
- App does not scroll down to click sign in button
- Cannot view alerts
- Login page changed, no 'OK' button
Requested features
6 requests- Allow multiple users to be logged in simultaneously
- Fix scrolling issue on login screen
- Improve motion detection accuracy
- Allow manual recordings to be saved to SD card
- Provide clear explanations for settings
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- Make subscription more flexible (e.g., family plan)
In-app purchases
Canny Cam
- 1cam 7 days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- 1cam 15days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Basic Member(1 device)1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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- 2cams 7days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Standard Member (1 device)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- 1cam 30days loop recordMonthy.1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- 4cams 7days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- 10c 30days loop record Monthy.1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Standard Member (4 devices)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- 2cams 30day loop recordMonthy.1 Month trial$11.991 Month
- 8cams 7days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Standard Member (1 device) REC1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- 20c 60days loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Premium Member (20 devices)1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- 4cams 30day loop recordMonthy.1 Month trial$20.991 Month
- 1cams 30day CVR loop record.1 Month trial$24.991 Month
- 8cams 30day loop recordMonthy1 Month trial$34.991 Month
- Basic Member(1 device) Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Standard Member (1 device) Yearly1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Standard Member (4 devices) Yearly1 Month trial$99.991 Year
3
- cloud product 1$0.29
- cloud 8.49$8.49
- cloud 15.99$15.99
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- cloud 24.99$24.99
- cloud single device discount$29.99
- cloud 34.99$34.99
- cloud 39.99$39.99
- cloud single device$49.99
- cloud 59.99$59.99
- cloud 69.99$69.99
- cloud no account$79.99
- cloud 89.99$89.99
- cloud 99.99$99.99
- cloud account no discount$129.00
- cloud 139.99$139.99
