Comparison

Home Security Camera vs Pass the Notebook

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

Head to head
About

Home Security Camera

Transform old smartphones and tablets into a live-streaming security and pet monitoring system. Receive instant alerts for motion, sound, and human detection to ensure your home and loved ones are always safe.

Highlights
  • Live streaming security camera
  • Pet and baby monitoring
  • Sound and motion detection alerts
  • Human detection alerts
  • Multi-device linking
  • QR code setup
Features
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Visory Security is a CCTV camera on mobile for incredible home protection or pet care. Use it as your pet monitor, and even CCTV camera recorder or video camera for your cam security system. To use it as a video dog monitor for live streams, you need to link together at least two devices (smartphones or tablets) – one for capturing a video and one for watching it. A wide range of applications: - monitor your pet when you leave them alone - perfect for using as a WiFi kids monitor - know what is going on in the room when you are not there - arrange a smart security and alert system: the intruder will not slip unnoticed General features: Compatible with many mobile devices, you can link together an iPhone and any smartphone easily. Quick setup via QR code To link two devices together you need to do as little as scan a QR code. Support two and more live streams simultaneously Need to arrange a security camera and video dog monitor sessions simultaneously? With this app, you can do it easily. Need to arrange more surveillance sessions? The app is at your help. Impeccable user security and confidentiality This home security surveillance and monitoring app provides a secured connection and does not collect any user data. Add as many devices as you need for free. Rich features for incredible home protection and pet care (coming soon): - Night video camera Arrange overnight surveillance sessions. Or just keep your eye on what is going on in the darkroom to control and stay tuned. - Sound and motion detection Nothing will be left unnoticed. Get an instant alert as the system detects any sound or motion. Kids cry and bark detection The app detects kids cry and barking and send you an instant alert. Perfect for using as a pet monitor or nanny cam app. - Human detection Enhance your home IP cam security system with a human detection feature and get only useful alerts. The app distinguishes a human being from other objects – dogs, cats, etc. Get an instant alert as the system detects a human being in the room. Perfect for using as a home security app. - Cloud storage. All recordings are auto-saved to the cloud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pass the Notebook

Features
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Pass the Notebook is a shared notebook for your people — your family, your book club, your oldest friends. Anyone in the notebook can add an entry whenever they like, and everyone reads along. WRITE TOGETHER • Write on a page, then add photos, stickers and captions anywhere on it • Start your writing anywhere on the page, and it flows around your photos and stickers • Take photos in the app, crop and frame them, and wrap your writing around them • Tap any photo to view it full screen and zoom in • Add handwritten notes and sketches • Choose from illustrated sticker collections, with more to download • Reply to an earlier entry with a quote so the conversation is easy to follow • Ping someone when an entry is meant for them • Start a poll and watch the votes come in • Export a notebook as a PDF • Make friends Managers to help run a big group A BOOKSHELF OF NOTEBOOKS Give each notebook a cover. Choose one of twelve illustrated designs, like marbled paper, botanical linocut or a retro travel poster, or use your own photo. A PROMPT EVERY MORNING Each notebook gets a question at the same time every day for the whole group — something small to write about when you don't know where to start. The owner or a manager picks the time, or turns it off. KEEP THE STREAK See how many days in a row your group has written, and celebrate the milestones together. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There's no account to create and no server of ours in the middle. Notebooks sync through your own iCloud account and are shared with the people you invite using Apple's iCloud sharing. We can't read them. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. SAFE FOR YOUR GROUP Notebooks are invite-only. Report an entry, block someone, or leave a notebook at any time. Owners and managers can remove entries, and owners can remove members. WORKS ON IPHONE, IPAD AND IPHONE DUO Notebook View lays your entries out on paper pages that turn like a real notebook: two facing pages on iPad and an unfolded iPhone Duo, with the spiral on the fold. On iPad, the notebook list, the thread and the composer sit side by side. Home Screen widgets show new activity, open polls and your streak. FREE AND PRO Free: create as many private notebooks as you like, share one notebook with one other person, and join every notebook you're invited to — with no limits on writing. Pro expands sharing. It's a one-time purchase — not a subscription — and is shared with your Family Sharing group: • Create multiple shared notebooks • Invite up to 25 people to each (sharing uses iCloud and is subject to its limits) • Write your own daily prompts Pass the Notebook needs an iCloud account to sync and share notebooks.

Screenshots

Home Security Camera4 screens
Pass the Notebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pass the Notebook at every 4 days against Home Security Camera's every 2 weeks. Home Security Camera's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Home Security Camera sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Pass the Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Security Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, Pass the Notebook every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Home Security Camera versus Pass the Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Security CameraPass the Notebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB123 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTapnetic LLCLuis Arosemena

Bugs and requests

Home Security Camera

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to connect to cameras
  • Subscription issues and failed refunds
  • Inconsistent app performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • Zoom control for camera
  • Improved customer support
  • Easier integration with multiple devices
  • Offline/local storage option

Pass the Notebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Home Security Camera

Subscriptions20
  • Weekly sub-Cloud Baby Monitor$3.997 Days
  • Cloud Camera – Weekly$4.997 Days
  • All Access Weekly 6$5.997 Days
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  • Yearly sub - Home Baby Monitor$11.991 Year
  • Monthly sub - Nanny Cam3 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • Yearly sub - Home Pet Monitor$17.991 Year
  • Visory Premium – Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Yearly sub - CCTV Recorder3 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Cloud Camera – 3-month$24.993 Months
  • Yearly sub - Remote Camera3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly sub - Security Camera3 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Super premium3 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • Visory yearly subscription$49.991 Year
  • Super product monthly$49.991 Month
  • Monthly super premium subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Super premium3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Super premium1 Month trial$49.991 Year
  • Visory Premium – Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly sub - Remote Camera1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly sub - Remote Camera7 Days trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

Pass the Notebook

One-time1
  • Pass The Notebook Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Home Security Camera free?
Home Security Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pass the Notebook free?
Pass the Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Security Camera or Pass the Notebook have ads?
Neither Home Security Camera nor Pass the Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Security Camera or Pass the Notebook?
Home Security Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pass the Notebook every 4 days. Most recently, Home Security Camera was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pass the Notebook on October 29, 2026.

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