Cloudot vs Camstro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Camstro
Monitor your security cameras with real-time video and motion detection. Receive instant alerts for detected motion, ensuring the safety of your home or business. Access playback footage and share video streams from anywhere.
- Real-time video playback
- Motion detection recording
- Instant push notifications
- Playback image checking
- Customizable detection zones
- Video image sharing
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Camstro is an easy-to-use application for monitoring security camera systems. It provides real-time video and motion detection recording services, enabling you to instantly know the security situation of your home. At the same time, once motion is detected, you will receive instant push messages through the Camstro App's alarm system, allowing you to take corresponding security protection measures. No matter where you are, the safety of your family and business premises is always under your control. Main functions: Real-time video playback Share video images Check playback images Time and message reminders Customize intelligent detection zones
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Camstro at none against Cloudot's 10. Camstro also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Cloudot's advantage is ratings volume (262 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Cloudot sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Camstro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camstro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloudot has 262 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Cloudot's written reviews are positive against 100% of Camstro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloudot | Camstro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (262 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 262 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 283 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Joystek Intelligence Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. |
Customer experience
Cloudot
Camstro
Bugs and requests
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
Camstro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
- cam plus-m-1$8.991 Month
- AI-year-1$39.991 Year
- cam basic 7days-y-1$49.991 Year
Camstro
No in-app purchases
