Comparison

USB Fusion vs USB Camera

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

Head to head
About

USB Fusion

This application allows users to manage and enhance Magewell USB Fusion capture devices. It supports adding various media types, web pages, and annotations to presentations, with options to switch, crop, and flip sources. Users can also record or screenshot their presentations.

Highlights
  • Network device discovery
  • Add images, videos, PDFs, and web pages
  • Switch, crop, and flip sources
  • Touch/stylus annotation
  • Apply watermarks
  • Record and screenshot presentations
Features
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The USB Fusion App is a free tablet application for managing and extending the functionality of Magewell USB Fusion capture devices. It can automatically discover USB Fusion devices on the network and enables users to add captured images, media files such as pictures, video clips, music and PDFs, as well as web pages into their presentations. The App also enables USB Fusion users to switch, crop or flip the sources, annotate with a finger touch or stylus, apply watermarks, view the PDF, browse the web page, and record or take screenshots of the presentation.

About

USB Camera

Connect USB webcams or capture cards to your iOS device to record video, capture snapshots, or stream live. It can also function as a wireless IP camera for security monitoring with browser access and bi-directional audio. Supports multi-camera setups and loop recording.

Highlights
  • Connect USB webcams and capture cards
  • Record video and capture snapshots
  • Wireless IP camera functionality
  • Live streaming via RTMP/SRT
  • Multi-camera support with PIP
  • Loop recording with auto-segmentation
Features
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"USB Camera" can let your iOS device connect to USB WebCam or video capture card. You can record video or capture snapshot, OR turn your phone into a wireless IP Camera via build-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring WITH Bi-directional audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera" App. "USB Camera" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. It supports Multi Cam feature which allows you to connect multiple external USB cameras or video capture cards simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports loop-recording. It can set auto-segment when recording and auto-delete old video archives when no enough storage.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: USB Fusion at 100% against USB Camera's 43%. USB Fusion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). USB Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

USB Fusion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USB Camera has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of USB Fusion's written reviews are positive against 43% of USB Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

USB Fusion ships an update every 3 months, USB Camera every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
USB Fusion versus USB Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSB FusionUSB Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB36 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNanjing Magewell Electronics Co., Ltd.垚 沈

Customer experience

USB Fusion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

USB Camera

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

USB Fusion

No in-app purchases

None

USB Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USB Fusion free?
USB Fusion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is USB Camera free?
USB Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USB Fusion or USB Camera?
USB Fusion is rated higher. USB Fusion averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while USB Camera averages 2.7 from 10 ratings.
Do USB Fusion or USB Camera have ads?
USB Camera shows ads; USB Fusion does not.
Which is updated more often, USB Fusion or USB Camera?
USB Fusion ships an update every 3 months, and USB Camera every 2 weeks. Most recently, USB Fusion was updated on October 12, 2026 and USB Camera on October 24, 2026.

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