Comparison

IP Cam Viewer Lite vs AlwaysSafe

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

AlwaysSafe

Monitor your security system remotely. View live camera feeds, playback recorded video clips, and capture still images. Supports multiple cameras simultaneously and allows for two-way audio communication on compatible systems.

Highlights
  • Live camera viewing
  • Playback recorded video
  • Capture still images
  • Multi-camera support
  • Save clips to phone
  • Listen and talk back
Features
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Security in the Palm of your Hands Check on your Security System from wherever you are. Playback stored recordings on your mobile device See Live View of your cameras. Playback video clips Capture single and multi still images to save to your device Supports multicamera viewing at the same time Save clips to your phone. Listen & talk back on supported systems

Screenshots

IP Cam Viewer Lite2 screens
AlwaysSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Cam Viewer Lite at 2.8 against AlwaysSafe's 2.1. IP Cam Viewer Lite also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). AlwaysSafe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. AlwaysSafe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Cam Viewer Lite holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 155 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of IP Cam Viewer Lite's written reviews are positive against 10% of AlwaysSafe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, AlwaysSafe every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IP Cam Viewer Lite versus AlwaysSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Cam Viewer LiteAlwaysSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (155 ratings) — better2.1 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews — better9.7% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better65
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNibblesnBitsSwann Communications Pty Ltd

Customer experience

IP Cam Viewer Lite

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

AlwaysSafe

All ratings65 ratings
Positive18.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative67.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive9.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative79.9%

User reviews

IP Cam Viewer Lite

From 155 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Reliable and functional
  • 💡 Wide range of camera support
  • 🚀 Quick setup and configuration
  • 💰 Affordable upgrade option

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🚫 Ads in paid version
  • 🤔 Confusing upgrade process

AlwaysSafe

From 65 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use app
  • 🔒 Great for older systems
  • 👍 AlwaysSafe app works well at home

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Landscape mode doesn't work
  • 🐛 Connection issues, fails to connect
  • 🐛 Playback and recording issues
  • 🐛 Push notifications not working
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes

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

AlwaysSafe

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Landscape mode not working after iOS 18 update
  • App crashes when trying to connect to WiFi
  • Playback not working, can't view recorded videos
  • Push notifications stopped working
  • App freezes and becomes unusable

Requested features

5 requests
  • Update app to support latest iOS versions
  • Add landscape mode support
  • Improve remote/mobile connectivity
  • Fix push notification issues
  • Enhance playback and recording features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

IP Cam Viewer Lite

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

AlwaysSafe

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 AlwaysSafe free?
AlwaysSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Cam Viewer Lite or AlwaysSafe?
IP Cam Viewer Lite is rated higher. IP Cam Viewer Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while AlwaysSafe averages 2.1 from 65 ratings.
Do IP Cam Viewer Lite or AlwaysSafe have ads?
IP Cam Viewer Lite shows ads; AlwaysSafe does not.
Which is updated more often, IP Cam Viewer Lite or AlwaysSafe?
IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and AlwaysSafe every 7 months. Most recently, IP Cam Viewer Lite was updated on October 12, 2026 and AlwaysSafe on October 14, 2026.

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