IP Cam Viewer Lite vs Drones for DJI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote viewing and control
- Record camera footage
- Digital zoom and pan/tilt
- Camera grouping
- Motion detection
- Supports over 1600 devices
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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
Drones for DJI
Enhance your DJI drone flying experience with advanced control features. This app offers smooth operation, customizable automatic flights, and comprehensive camera settings for a variety of DJI drone models.
- Smooth, stable drone operation
- Customizable automatic flight paths
- Panoramic shooting support
- FPV mode integration
- Save and load waypoint missions
- Advanced camera and aircraft settings
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Smart Drones Controller is the optimal support software available for DJI drones. Compatible for DJI Mini 3, DJI Mavic 3 Classic, DJI Avata, DJI Mini 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 3, DJI Mini SE, DJI Air 2S, DJI FPV, DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, Mavic Mini. Feature highlights: • Incredible stability, Smooth operation with no lag. • Advanced waypoint support, you can customize your own automatic flight. • Support panoramic shooting. • Support for FPV mode. • Save and load local waypoint. • Support camera pointing in waypoint mode. • Advanced camera and aircraft settings. Control everything about your drone. You can choose a weekly subscription or yearly subscription (3 days trial). – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase (After free trial period if offered). – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/drone-controller-policy/ Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/drone-controller-terms/ Any questions? Contact us: hmamobileapps@gmail.com Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Disclaimer: This Drone Controller compatible app is not the official product of DJI Inc, but an optimized support app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drones for DJI at 4.5 against IP Cam Viewer Lite's 2.8. Drones for DJI also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 155). IP Cam Viewer Lite's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 11%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. IP Cam Viewer Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drones for DJI sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drones for DJI holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drones for DJI has 2.8K ratings behind it against 155, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of IP Cam Viewer Lite's written reviews are positive against 11% of Drones for DJI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Drones for DJI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP Cam Viewer Lite | Drones for DJI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (155 ratings) | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.2% of reviews — better | 10.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 155 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NibblesnBits | Free AI Utility Apps LLC |
Customer experience
IP Cam Viewer Lite
Drones for DJI
User reviews
IP Cam Viewer Lite
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Drones for DJI
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great app
- 👍 Easy to play
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive
- 🚫 Doesn't work with certain drones
- 🔒 Fraudulent app
- 🤯 Doesn't work as expected
- 🤔 Compatibility issues
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
Drones for DJI
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black screen camera view
- Crashes and freezes
- Incorrect drone support information
Requested features
2 requests- Support for more drone models
- Improved compatibility
In-app purchases
IP Cam Viewer Lite
- IP Cam Viewer Lite Upgrade (01)$4.99
Drones for DJI
- Upgrade your aircraft$6.997 Days
- Unlock Monthly Package$12.991 Month
- Annual Premium Package3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- One-time payment package$59.99
Questions
Is IP Cam Viewer Lite free?
Is Drones for DJI free?
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