iWFCam vs FanX Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWFCam
Connect to your camera over the internet for remote viewing and control. Stream live video, capture photos, and record videos to easily monitor your home from anywhere.
- Configure internet camera connection
- Remote real-time video viewing
- Capture photos
- Record videos
- Home monitoring
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The App allows users to configure a camera to connect to the Internet, view real-time video remotely, and capture photos and videos, making it easy for users to monitor their own homes.
FanX Security
Monitor live video feeds and review recorded footage from your home or business. Receive instant motion detection alerts to ensure timely safety measures. Stay connected to your family and enterprise from anywhere.
- Live video streaming
- Playback image review
- Motion detection alerts
- Push notifications
- Video image sharing
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"FanX Security" is established to provide a comprehensive set of video service platforms for family and enterprise us. You can easily check live video feeds and playback images of your apartment, villa, shop, factory, and office, etc., via the FanX Security video service platform. Meanwhile, you will receive instant push notifications via the FanX Security alarm system as soon as motion is detected, allowing you to take appropriate safety measures promptly. Your family and enterprise are connected to you, no matter where you are. The main features include: ● Live video playback ● Playback image review ● Timely reminders and message notifications ● Video image sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FanX Security at 100% against iWFCam's 14%. FanX Security also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). iWFCam's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (143 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. iWFCam sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FanX Security asks for nothing beyond the download.
FanX Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iWFCam has 143 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of iWFCam's written reviews are positive against 100% of FanX Security's.
iWFCam ships an update monthly, FanX Security every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWFCam | FanX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yishengneng Digital Technology Co., Ltd | 深圳市梵想信息技术有限公司 |
Customer experience
iWFCam
FanX Security
Bugs and requests
iWFCam
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to format SD card
- Incorrect time zone settings
- Inconsistent video recording
- Disappearing video footage
- Failure to connect to WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Add horizontal and vertical flip
- Improve night vision
- Allow remote camera control
- Add cloud storage option
- Improve motion detection
FanX Security
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iWFCam
- Monthly storage for 7-days motion$1.99
- Quarterly storage for 7-days motion$4.99
FanX Security
No in-app purchases
