Comparison

OutdoorEXP vs Eclipse

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

Head to head
About

OutdoorEXP

Remotely access and view images from your hunting camera anywhere in the world. Receive alerts for low battery, SD card capacity, and expiring service packages. Share your captured moments with friends.

Highlights
  • Remote image viewing
  • Hunting camera status monitoring
  • Low battery alerts
  • Low SD card capacity alerts
  • Expiring service package alerts
  • New picture notifications
  • Photo sharing
Features
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OutdoorEXP is a powerful and easy to use hunting camera assist software. No matter where you are in the world, you can connect to the Internet to receive and view the images from your hunting camera, even if you are thousands of miles away. If you wish, you can also share your wonderful photos with your friends via popular social software. The App also has a lot of details you might not expect. For example, it monitors the status of your hunting camera and automatically alerts you about low battery, low SD card capacity, and expiring service packages. It can also alert you after your hunting camera has taken a new picture. It also allows you to pay for more advanced service packages... To get started, you'll need to purchase a hunting camera from Outdoor Expert and add it to the app.

About

Eclipse

Capture photos and videos discreetly with a black screen, ensuring your privacy. This app offers advanced focus and stabilization for high-quality images, perfect for journalists, investigators, and privacy-conscious users.

Highlights
  • Invisible Mode with dark screen
  • Advanced focus and stabilization
  • High photo and video quality
  • Covertly capture moments
  • Ensures complete privacy
Features
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Every camera setting is free. 4K, your iPhone's top frame rate, burst, timers, silent capture. No trial, no unlock, no watching an ad to take a photo. Eclipse takes photos and video while the screen shows something ordinary. Tap anywhere to shoot, press a volume button, or fire the shutter from your Apple Watch while the phone stays flat on the table. FREE FOR EVERYONE - Black screen capture: the screen looks off while the camera runs - 4K and the highest frame rate your iPhone supports, up to 120 or 240fps for slow motion - Burst, self-timer, and a delay between shots - Silent capture, with a haptic instead of a sound - Volume button shutter, and an Apple Watch shutter (2 photos and 1 video a day) - A private album inside the app, locked behind Face ID - Audio-only recording with auto-stop, saved as .m4a - Slideshow playback - Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center shortcuts ECLIPSE PRO ADDS - Three more screen looks: your own image, a web page, a QR scanner - An unlimited private album, and no ads - Unlimited Apple Watch capture, and the watch's own capture settings - Widget backgrounds and icons you choose RESPONSIBLE USE Recording people without their consent is illegal in many places. Eclipse is built for recording your own surroundings, and you are responsible for complying with the law where you are. Eclipse PRO is an auto-renewable subscription: Monthly US$4.99 / Yearly US$29.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends; manage in Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://iphonehiddencamera.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://iphonehiddencamera.com/privacy/

Screenshots

OutdoorEXP4 screens
Eclipse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eclipse at 4.6 against OutdoorEXP's 2.4. Eclipse also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (21 vs 5). OutdoorEXP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Eclipse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OutdoorEXP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eclipse holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OutdoorEXP ships an update every 2 months, Eclipse every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
OutdoorEXP versus Eclipse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutdoorEXPEclipse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangdong Outdoor Technology LimitedPongYin Siu

Customer experience

OutdoorEXP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Eclipse

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

None

OutdoorEXP

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Eclipse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Cake Tip$2.99
  • Gift Tip$4.99

Questions

Is OutdoorEXP free?
OutdoorEXP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OutdoorEXP or Eclipse?
Eclipse is rated higher. OutdoorEXP averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Eclipse averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do OutdoorEXP or Eclipse have ads?
Neither OutdoorEXP nor Eclipse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OutdoorEXP or Eclipse?
OutdoorEXP ships an update every 2 months, and Eclipse every 4 days. Most recently, OutdoorEXP was updated on June 9, 2026 and Eclipse on September 30, 2026.

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