ieGeek Cam vs Camstro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ieGeek Cam
Monitor your home's security with live video streaming and motion detection. Receive instant alerts for any detected movement, allowing you to take immediate action for safety. Access recorded footage and manage your surveillance system remotely.
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection recording
- Instant push notifications
- Video playback
- Customizable detection zones
- Video sharing
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ieGeek Cam is an easy-to-use security camera system surveillance app, providing live video and motion detection recording service to instantly know your home's security. Meanwhile, you will receive the instant push message via "ieGeek 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 functions: 1. Real video playing 2. Share the video image 3. Playback image checking 4. Time & message reminding 5. Customize smart detection zones Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula https://meari-us.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/html/audit/81/storage_server.html
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 rating: Camstro at 5.0 against ieGeek Cam's 4.5. Camstro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 33). ieGeek Cam's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 4) and chart position (#163 vs unranked). 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. ieGeek Cam sells 30 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Camstro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Camstro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ieGeek Cam has 1.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ieGeek Cam ships an update every 2 months, Camstro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ieGeek Cam | Camstro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Globalebuy CO., LTD. | Shenzhen Kean Digital co., LTD. |
Customer experience
ieGeek Cam
Camstro
Bugs and requests
ieGeek Cam
Reported bugs
4 issues- Deletion function not working
- Camera logging out unexpectedly
- Issues with multiple device logins
- Inconsistent video quality and frame rate
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize alert sounds
- Longer video recording duration
- Option to disable camera remotely
- Improved integration with smart home platforms
- More advanced motion detection and tracking
Camstro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ieGeek Cam
- AI Month$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- AI-month-as-1-c$2.991 Month
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- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
- AI Subscription 2 Devices$3.991 Month
- cam basic 7days-month-1$4.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-1$6.991 Month
- 2 device for 1 month$7.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1 duo$9.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1$9.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$9.991 Month
- 3 device for 1 month$11.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-2$11.991 Month
- 4 device for 1 month$15.991 Month
- cam plus-month-2$15.991 Month
- Cloud Subscription Event 10$15.991 Month
- 4G Unlimited Month US Cost$17.991 Month
- 1 device for 1 month$19.991 Month
- 5 device for 1 month$19.991 Month
- 4G Unlimited Month US$20.991 Month
- 1 device for 1 month2 variants$2.99
- 1 device for 1 month$3.99
- 1 device for 1 month$4.99
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- 1 device for 1 year$19.99
- 1 Device AI Service Year$19.99
- Data Unlimited Month US Dis.$20.99
- 1 device for 1 year2 variants$39.99
- Cloud AI Year Event 1 Devices$49.99
- 2 device for 1 year$79.99
Camstro
No in-app purchases
