COOAU Cam vs Cloudot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COOAU Cam
Monitor your indoor and outdoor security cameras remotely. Receive instant motion detection alerts to take immediate safety measures. Keep your family and business secure from anywhere.
- Real-time video playback
- Playback image checking
- Motion detection alerts
- Time and message reminders
- Video image sharing
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COOAU Cam is a mobile application specially designed for indoor/outdoor security cameras. Meanwhile you will received the instant push message via "COOAU Cam" alarm system once the motion detected, so you can do accordingly for the safety protection measures.Your family and enterprise be with you, wherever you are.The main function: 1. Real video playing 2. Playback image checking 3. Time & message reminding 4. Share the video image
Cloudot
This app provides a user-friendly interface for monitoring surveillance. It allows for real-time video playback, checking recorded images, setting reminders, and sharing video footage.
- Real video playing
- Playback image checking
- Time & message reminding
- Share video image
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Cloudot is a user-friendly monitoring surveillance app, easy-to-use meanwhile multi-functional: 1. Real video playing 2. Playback image checking 3. Time & message reminding 4. Share the video image
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COOAU Cam at none against Cloudot's 31. Cloudot's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Cloudot sells 29 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. COOAU Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloudot holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 175 and 263 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 72% positive.
COOAU Cam ships an update every 4 months, Cloudot every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COOAU Cam | Cloudot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (175 ratings) | 4.6 (263 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 175 | 263 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Diyigouxiang Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Joystek Intelligence Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
COOAU Cam
Cloudot
User reviews
COOAU Cam
From 175 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to install
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🖼️ Sharp images, even in dark
- 📶 Good reception in rural areas
- 🔊 Two-way audio works
Room to improve
- 🐛 App update broke cameras
- 🐛 Cannot connect to WiFi
- 🐛 Failed to load, poor network errors
- 🐛 Long delay on doorbell
- 🐛 Seldom picks up motion
Cloudot
From 263 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good quality camera and sound
- 👍 Easy to install and use
- 🔒 Provides security and peace of mind
- 💡 Affordable compared to other options
- 🔋 Good battery life
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, need to reconnect frequently
- 🐛 App crashes or freezes
- 🐛 Unreliable motion detection and notifications
- 🐛 Unable to download/save recorded videos
- 🔋 Battery drains quickly
Bugs and requests
COOAU Cam
Reported bugs
19 issues- App update broke all cameras
- Cameras won't connect to WiFi
- App shows 'failed to load' and 'poor network'
- Long delay on doorbell
- App cannot find camera even when online
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- No motion detection
- Cannot scroll back to see prior events
- Night vision is poor
- Motion detection is poor
- Loses connection constantly
- Lags to connect
- Timeline bar is hard to see
- Cannot send review
- Not compatible with all SD cards
- No simultaneous logins
- Takes a long time to get live view
- Live view is not always HD/4K
- Alarm device not working
- On iPhone, app asks to log in without register option
Requested features
4 requests- Add a button to automatically forward the timeline to the next recording
- Disable the light from turning on
- Improve timeline bar visibility
- Allow simultaneous logins for multiple devices
Cloudot
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doorbell not detected by app
- Inability to change time zone
- Ringtone setting turns off automatically
- Deletion of messages not working
- Frequent app sign-outs
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to save recorded videos locally
- Improve motion detection and notification reliability
- Provide better app stability and connectivity
- Add support for Apple Watch and other smart devices
- Offer cloud storage subscription at a reasonable price
In-app purchases
COOAU Cam
No in-app purchases
Cloudot
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- AI-month-1$3.991 Month
- cam basic 7days-m-1c$4.991 Month
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- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device3 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-m-1$6.991 Month
- AI-month-2$7.991 Month
- cam plus-m-1$8.991 Month
- AI Subscription 5 Devices$9.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$9.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 3 Device$14.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 30 Days$15.991 Month
- cam plus smart ai-month$16.991 Month
- cam plus smart ai-month duo$16.991 Month
- cam plus-m-2$17.991 Month
- Cloud Subscription Continue 1$19.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 4 Device$19.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 10 Device$19.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 5 Device$24.991 Month
- AI-year-1$39.991 Year
- cam basic 7days-y-1$49.991 Year
- cam basic 30days-y-1$69.991 Year
- cam plus-y-1$89.991 Year
- Cloud Event Quarter 3 Days$7.99
- Cloud Event Quarter 7 Days$13.99
- 1 Device AI Service Year$19.99
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- Cloud Event Year 3 Days$29.99
- Cloud Year Event 1 Device$39.99
- Cloud Event Year 7 Days$49.99
- Cloud AI Year Event 1 Devices$49.99
