Comparison

IP Cam Viewer Lite vs Siveillance VMS Video

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

Head to head
About

IP Cam Viewer Lite

Remotely view, control, and record footage from your IP cameras and webcams on your iOS device. Supports a wide range of protocols and offers features like digital zoom and grouping. An upgrade unlocks advanced capabilities such as two-way audio and continuous recording.

Highlights
  • Remote viewing and control
  • Record camera footage
  • Digital zoom and pan/tilt
  • Camera grouping
  • Motion detection
  • Supports over 1600 devices
Features
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Free version of IP Cam Viewer Pro. Has ads and limited capabilities. Remotely view, control and record your IP camera, webcam, DVR and NVR using your iOS device. Written by Robert Chou Supports: - RTSP, ONVIF, H.265, H.264, MPEG4 - Pinch to zoom (digital zoom) - optical pan tilt zoom and preset recall - SSL and custom functions per camera model - 1 way and 2 way audio for many cameras (upgrade) - grouping of cameras - auto sequence mode (auto rotates cameras and groups) - Record Mode for 24x7 recording (upgrade) - import/export and email sharing of cameras - in-app motion detection - motion email notification (upgrade) Supports in-app upgrade. Once upgraded, the app works exactly like IP Cam Viewer Pro. Upgrade features include 2-way audio support for Foscam / clone, Axis, Panasonic, Trendnet and many more cameras. Record Mode turns any spare iOS device into a tiny solid state, battery backed, network video recorder to record your cameras 24x7 with search, playback, and export capabilities. Over 1600+ devices supported, some brands include: 3SVision 3xLogic 7Links A-Link A.V. Sistemi AbelCam ABUS ACESEE Acromedia ACTi Active Vision AData Afreey AgileMesh Airlink AirLive Airship Alien Alinking Allnet Amcrest Amovision Annke Apex Apexis Aposonic Appro ArcVision Arecont Argus Surveillance arlotto Arm Electronics Asante ASIP Asoni Astak Avermedia Avigilon AVIOSYS AVS AVTECH Axis Basler Bensoftware Bewan Beward Blue Iris Bluecherry BlueJay BluePix Bosch Brickcom BVUSA Canon CCTVFACTORY CCTVHotDeals Celius Cisco Clas Ohlson Clinton Electronics Cohu Compro Comtrend Conceptronic COP CPCAM Dahua Dali DBPOWER Dedicated Micros Defender Defeway Dericam Digicom Digimerge Digital Watchdog Digitus DigiVue Digix DiVis DLink DoorBird Dropcam Dtt DVRUSA DynaColor EasyN EasySE Edimax Elmo Elro Eminent Encore eneo Escam Etrovision Everfocus eVigilo EvoCam ExacqVision Exelon EYEMAX EyeSpy247 Falcon Fitivision FlexWatch FLIR Floureon FoodTec Solutions Foscam FUHO Fulix Gadspot GE Gembird Genius Geovision Gigamedia GlobeTeck GOING GoPro Goscam GrandSec Grandstream Grandtec Grundig GTEC GVDigital Hawking Tech Heden HeeToo HeiTel Hesavision Hikvision hiQview HiSilicon Histream HISUNG Honeywell HooToo Hunt Electronics I-View ICam ICAMView ICanTek iCatch ICRealtime Icy Box IDS Security IGuard Imogen imotion Inscape Data INSTAR Insteon Integra Intellinet Interlogix INVID IPCC IPS IPUX IQinVision iSpy iTech Digital ITX iVigilo Jetview JVC KGuard KMW Kodicom LevelOne LG Linksys Loftek Logilink Logitech Lorex LTS Lumenera Lupus Luxriot Maginon Mammoth Technologies Marmitek MaxSecure MayGion Merit LILIN Messoa MicroDigital Micronet Microseven Milesight Milestone Mitsu Vision Mobotix Monacor MonoPrice motionEye Motorola Nadatel NeoVista Nest netatmo Netcam Studio Netgear NetMedia Night Owl NOVUS NuSpectra NUUO Nuvico OnSSI ONVIF OpenEye Optica Opticam Optiview Optivision OvisLink Panasonic Pelco Pinetron Pixord Planet Planex Plustek Polaroid Power Telecomm PROCCTV ProTalk Provideo PTZOptics PY Software Q-See QNAP QVIS RapidOS Raspberry RaySharp Rayvision Remote Eyes Reolink Rifatron Robox Rosewill Samsung Sanyo Savitmicro Secom Secubest Security Labs SecuritySpy Sensormatic Sercomm Seteye Sharx Shixin Siemens Sitecom Smart Witness SmartEye SmartIndustry Snooperscope Solwise Sony SparkLan Speco Tech Spy Cameras Sricam StarDot Sumas Sumpple Sunba Sunell SunEyes SuperCircuits Surveon SVAT Swann Synology Talon Talos TechVision TecVoz TELCA Telefonica Teleste TelView Tenvis Tibetsystem Timhillone TomTech Topica Toshiba TP-Link Trek TRENDnet TriVision True-H TVT Digital Ubiquiti UNIMO Unitek Uniview UniVision USAG Ustream UTC Vantage Veo/Vidi Video Insight VideoIQ Videoswitch Vidi Vigilant Vilar/Vipcam VisionGS Visionhitech VISIONxIP VisorTech Visualint Vitek Vivotek Vonnic Vstarcam Wanscam Wansview WatchNET Wavestore WebcamXP Wodsee WowWee X10 XTS Y-Cam y3k Yawcam Yoics Yoko Tech Zavio ZiLink Zmodo Zoneminder Zonet Zoneway Zosi ZyXEL

About

Siveillance VMS Video

Access your video management system securely and easily from your mobile device. View live and recorded footage, control outputs, and even push video from your phone's camera.

Highlights
  • Push video from mobile device
  • Control outputs and events
  • View live and recorded video
  • Secure HTTPS connectivity
  • Control PTZ cameras
  • Multi-server and multi-site support
  • Two-way audio communication
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Siveillance VMS Video Mobile gives you quick, secure and user friendly access to your video management system anytime, anywhere from your smartphone or tablet. Key Features: • Video Push: A feature that allows you to push video from your mobile device’s camera directly into your Siveillance VMS Solution • Control outputs and events, such as opening and closing doors and switching lights on or off • View, define and create exports • View live video from one or multiple cameras • Play back video recordings • HTTPS support for secure connectivity • Control pan-tilt-zoom cameras • Set up multiple servers and connect to cameras from different sites • Listen to audio and speak through the camera-connected speakers using the Push-To-Talk button • Access to Demo Server to explore the product even if you do not have a Siveillance Video system installed already • Available in multiple languages Siveillance Video Family: • Siveillance Video Core • Siveillance Video Core Plus • Siveillance Video Advanced • Siveillance Video Pro

Screenshots

IP Cam Viewer Lite2 screens
Siveillance VMS Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Siveillance VMS Video at 100% against IP Cam Viewer Lite's 48%. Siveillance VMS Video also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). IP Cam Viewer Lite's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 3) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price 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. IP Cam Viewer Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Siveillance VMS Video asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Siveillance VMS Video holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Cam Viewer Lite has 155 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of IP Cam Viewer Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Siveillance VMS Video's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Siveillance VMS Video every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
IP Cam Viewer Lite versus Siveillance VMS Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Cam Viewer LiteSiveillance VMS Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (155 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings155 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNibblesnBitsSiemens AG

Customer experience

IP Cam Viewer Lite

All ratings155 ratings
Positive39.4%
Neutral12.3%
Negative48.4%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive48.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative43.3%

Siveillance VMS Video

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

IP Cam Viewer Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • PTZ controls not working after update
  • Unable to add new cameras
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices
  • Paid version not properly unlocking

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for more camera models
  • Improve user interface and design
  • Enable audio and recording features in free version
  • Provide better customer support

Siveillance VMS Video

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IP Cam Viewer Lite

One-time1
  • IP Cam Viewer Lite Upgrade (01)$4.99
None

Siveillance VMS Video

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IP Cam Viewer Lite free?
IP Cam Viewer Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Siveillance VMS Video free?
Siveillance VMS Video is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Cam Viewer Lite or Siveillance VMS Video?
Siveillance VMS Video is rated higher. IP Cam Viewer Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Siveillance VMS Video averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do IP Cam Viewer Lite or Siveillance VMS Video have ads?
IP Cam Viewer Lite shows ads; Siveillance VMS Video does not.
Which is updated more often, IP Cam Viewer Lite or Siveillance VMS Video?
IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Siveillance VMS Video every 5 months. Most recently, IP Cam Viewer Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Siveillance VMS Video on November 6, 2026.

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