GlobalView vs mCamView2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GlobalView
View live video from plug-and-play IP cameras on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad without complex network setup. Access remote settings, control pan/tilt, and record footage from anywhere, anytime.
- Live video streaming
- Remote camera control
- On-screen pan/tilt
- Audio support
- Snapshot and recording
- Finger-zooming
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GlobalView is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. No public IP address is needed for the IP camera, no port mapping or DDNS is needed for router configuration. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your iPhone/iPod touch anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, remote video settings update, on-screen pan/tilt control, audio, snapshot, finger-zooming, video recording and playback are also supported.
mCamView2
View live video from plug-and-play IP cameras on your mobile devices. Access recorded footage remotely and control camera functions like pan and tilt. Receive event logs and temperature monitoring alerts.
- Live IP camera viewing
- On-screen pan/tilt control
- Remote SD Card/NAS/Dropbox playback
- Time Lapse video playback
- Event log and push notifications
- Temperature monitoring
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mCamView2 is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your mobile devices anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, on-screen pan/tilt control are also supported. The latest features: 1. Time Lapse video playback 2. SD Card/NAS/Dropbox playback remotely 3. Event log 4. Share video to other App 5. Temperature monitoring 6. Hardware video decode for better performance 7. improved video finger zooming 8. Push notification
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Verdict
GlobalView and mCamView2 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GlobalView's written reviews are positive against 33% of mCamView2's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GlobalView against 5.0 for mCamView2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of GlobalView's written reviews are positive against 33% of mCamView2's.
GlobalView ships an update every 9 months, mCamView2 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GlobalView | mCamView2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug n play IP cameras | Tzu-Lung Chang |
Customer experience
GlobalView
mCamView2
In-app purchases
GlobalView
No in-app purchases
mCamView2
No in-app purchases
