INKBIRD vs TrailCam Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances, temperature, and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for perfect cooking. Create a connected home network for a more enjoyable and convenient lifestyle.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
- Intuitive user interface
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
TrailCam Go
Manage your Wi-Fi and cellular trail cameras with ease. Set up devices, view live feeds, browse captured media, and download content directly to your smartphone for sharing.
- One-step setup
- OTA firmware updates
- Bluetooth camera setup
- Live video installation check
- Remote camera setting changes
- Browse and download media
- Capture photos/videos via app
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TrailCam Go is an application for Wi-Fi and cellular trail cameras. Main features: 1. One step setup, easy to install. 2. OTA firmware update makes you always get the latest intresting functions. With the APP, you can 1. Setup the trail camera by bluetooth. 2. Check the installation through live video. 3. Check and change the settings of the trail camera. 4. Browser the photos and videos on the trail camera. 5. Download photos or videos to smartphone's gallery, easy to share the funny photos or videos to your friends. 6. Take photos or videos on APP when live view.
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Verdict
INKBIRD and TrailCam Go both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of TrailCam Go's written reviews are positive against 23% of INKBIRD's. TrailCam Go also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TrailCam Go holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 44% of TrailCam Go's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, TrailCam Go weekly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | TrailCam Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7K ratings) | 3.9 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.9% of reviews | 43.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | JICHEN TECHNOLOGY CO,LTD |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
TrailCam Go
User reviews
INKBIRD
From 7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to set up and use
- 🔒 Reliable connection
- 👍 Useful features
- 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
- 👍 Great customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and connectivity issues
- 👎 Unintuitive app interface
- 🔋 Battery life concerns
- 👎 Difficult to configure
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with mandatory account
TrailCam Go
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great camera and app
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🔋 Excellent battery life
- 📷 Crisp, clear photos and videos
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and connection issues
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing photos/videos
- 📱 App not very user-friendly or intuitive
- 🔌 Struggles to connect to home Wi-Fi
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
TrailCam Go
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when deleting media
- Landscape mode not working after updates
- Camera not detecting motion consistently
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to connect to home Wi-Fi network
- Option to auto-upload footage to cloud storage
- Faster and more reliable connectivity
- Improved app navigation and usability
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
TrailCam Go
No in-app purchases
