Comparison

IP Cam Viewer Lite vs Amcrest Connect

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

Amcrest Connect

Control your electronics remotely with this app. Schedule devices to turn on or off, save energy, and automate your home without complex setups or subscriptions. Manage multiple devices from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Remote and wireless device control
  • Automatic scheduling
  • Energy saving features
  • Plug-and-play setup
  • Wi-Fi range extension
  • Unlimited device capacity
Features
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The Amcrest WiFi Smart Plug turns your iPhone into a home remote you can use with the Amcrest Connect app to turn your electronics on or off from anywhere! Use it with your TV, computer, reading light, or any other electronic you choose! Set a schedule on any device to save energy and money. Now, you have the simplest method to implement home automation without outrageous installation fees, monthly subscriptions, contracts, or unnecessary equipment. With the WiFi Smart Plug, you can hold your home in your hands. Remote & Wireless Control / Smart Charging & Energy Saving / Automatic Scheduling / Customer Shutdown Timers / Plug-and-Play with Wi-Fi Direct Support / Wi-Fi Range Extending Function Features: Remote/Wireless access to devices so you can control them anywhere and anytime with the Amcrest Connect app Plug-and-Play set-up with Wi-Fi Direct so you can get started immediately without complex configuration Enhanced Wi-Fi Mode so you can strengthen and extend the wireless signal in your home or office Automatic Intelligent Charging Protection so you can preserve your smartphone's battery life from degrading Scheduled Tasks and Shutdown Timer Utilities so you can customize your control over your devices Unlimited capacity for devices on the Amcrest Connect app so you can control however many devices you want

Screenshots

IP Cam Viewer Lite2 screens
Amcrest Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Cam Viewer Lite at 2.8 against Amcrest Connect's 1.8. IP Cam Viewer Lite also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 18%) and ratings volume (155 vs 10). Amcrest Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Amcrest Connect 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 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Cam Viewer Lite has 155 ratings behind it against 10, 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 18% of Amcrest Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, Amcrest Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IP Cam Viewer Lite versus Amcrest Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Cam Viewer LiteAmcrest Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (155 ratings) — better1.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews48.2% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNibblesnBitsAmcrest

Customer experience

IP Cam Viewer Lite

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

Amcrest Connect

All ratings10 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

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

Amcrest Connect

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

Amcrest Connect

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 Amcrest Connect free?
Amcrest Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IP Cam Viewer Lite or Amcrest Connect?
IP Cam Viewer Lite is rated higher. IP Cam Viewer Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Amcrest Connect averages 1.8 from 10 ratings.
Do IP Cam Viewer Lite or Amcrest Connect have ads?
IP Cam Viewer Lite shows ads; Amcrest Connect does not.
Which is updated more often, IP Cam Viewer Lite or Amcrest Connect?
IP Cam Viewer Lite ships an update every 6 weeks, and Amcrest Connect monthly. Most recently, IP Cam Viewer Lite was updated on October 26, 2026 and Amcrest Connect on October 22, 2026.

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