Comparison

IP Cam Viewer Pro vs iCam Pro

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 Pro

View, control, and record footage from your IP cameras, webcams, DVRs, and NVRs on your iOS device. It supports 2-way audio for baby monitoring and offers a recording mode to turn spare devices into network video recorders.

Highlights
  • Remote viewing and control
  • Video recording
  • 2-way audio support
  • In-app motion detection
  • Motion email notifications
  • Supports over 1600 devices
  • Digital and optical zoom
Features
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Remotely view, control and record your IP camera, webcam, DVR and NVR using your iOS device. Written by Robert Chou Use as a baby monitor with 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, export capabilities, in-app motion detection, and motion email notification. 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 - grouping of cameras - auto sequence mode (auto rotates cameras and groups) - Record Mode for 24x7 recording - import/export and email sharing of cameras - in-app motion detection - motion email notification 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

iCam Pro

Remotely monitor live video and audio from multiple webcams on your mobile device. Receive motion and sound alerts, record events, and even talk back to your camera source. Cloud backup is available for recorded events.

Highlights
  • Remote multi-cam monitoring
  • Live audio and video streaming
  • Motion and sound detection alerts
  • Record and playback events
  • Talk back feature
  • Cloud event backup
  • Apple Watch notifications
Features
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iCam Pro is the next generation of our popular webcam viewing app, iCam. iCam Pro allows you to remotely monitor multiple live video and audio webcam feeds from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad over WiFi and EDGE/3G/4G/LTE. iCam Pro also includes support for iCam Pro Cloud, a service that automatically backs up iCamSource Pro events to the cloud as soon as they are recorded. Event backups can then be easily viewed from iCam Pro or downloaded directly from the web if the iCamSource Pro ever goes offline or the computer is stolen. iCam has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, and Good Morning America in addition to the "Dog Lover" iPhone TV Ad - http://skjm.com/news.php Popular uses include baby monitor, pet cam, nanny cam, spy cam, and security camera. Record and playback recorded video Events and receive Notifications on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad when Motion or Sound are detected by your iCamSource Pro(s). iCam Pro Features include: - Widescreen video support. - Significantly improved real-time video quality and frame rate. - Sound detection and recording. - Detection, notification, and scheduling settings can be set remotely from the iCam Pro app. - Manually Start / Stop recording from the iCam Pro app. - Talk Back to the computer running the iCamSource Pro from your mobile device. - Receive and review brief animated summary notifications of your iCamSource Pro's most recent motion detection events on Apple Watch. - Improved recording video / audio playback. - User interface improvements in both the iCam Pro app and the iCamSource Pro. - Auto-detection of network IP cam JPEG and MJPEG URLs in the iCamSource Pro. iCam Pro is free to use on your local network. Remote access and notifications require iCam Pro Service, available either as a one-time purchase, or as a low-cost monthly subscription. Please note that to use iCam Pro you will also need to download the free iCamSource Pro software from http://skjm.com/icampro/ or purchase our iCamSource Pro Mobile app. The iCamSource Pro software supports Windows 7/8/10 and Mac OS X 10.9 and later. iCamSource Pro Mobile supports camera-enabled iOS devices running iOS 7 or later. The iCam Pro Cloud service requires the purchase of a Cloud Storage auto-renewable subscription. There are three subscription levels available, starting at US$4.99/month for 5 GB of event storage. Please visit http://skjm.com/icampro/help/cloud.php for more information, including links to the iCam Pro Cloud Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NOTICE: If you are ever having issues please contact support instead of just leaving a bad review as we have no way of contacting you to help resolve your problem. Thanks! You can also visit http://skjm.com/icampro/support.php#faq for a list of other Frequently Asked Questions. Terms of Use: http://skjm.com/icam/terms.php Privacy Policy: http://skjm.com/privacy.php About Auto-Renewing Subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - 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.

Screenshots

IP Cam Viewer Pro2 screens
iCam Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iCam Pro at Free against IP Cam Viewer Pro's $4.99. iCam Pro also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.4). IP Cam Viewer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). On ratings volume, ads 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

iCam Pro is free to download; IP Cam Viewer Pro costs $4.99 up front. iCam Pro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. IP Cam Viewer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCam Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 225 and 289 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of IP Cam Viewer Pro's written reviews are positive against 48% of iCam Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Cam Viewer Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, iCam Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IP Cam Viewer Pro versus iCam Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Cam Viewer ProiCam Pro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (225 ratings)4.3 (289 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.0% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings225289 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNibblesnBitsSKJM, LLC

Customer experience

IP Cam Viewer Pro

All ratings227 ratings
Positive56.8%
Neutral8.4%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews693 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative24.7%

iCam Pro

All ratings288 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral3.5%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

IP Cam Viewer Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iCam Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • PC software crashes frequently
  • Unable to connect cameras on same network
  • Paid subscription features not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Automatic motion/sound detection alerts
  • Support for higher video resolutions
  • Ability to save recorded video locally
  • Web-based viewing option
  • Easier multi-camera management

In-app purchases

None

IP Cam Viewer Pro

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

iCam Pro

Subscriptions5
  • iCam Pro Service (Subscription)$0.991 Month
  • iCam Pro Unlimited Private Proxy Data (Subscription)$4.991 Month
  • 5 GB of Cloud Storage$4.991 Month
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  • 22 GB of Cloud Storage$19.991 Month
  • 60 GB of Cloud Storage$49.991 Month
One-time2
  • 25 MB of Private Proxy Data$0.99
  • iCam Pro Service (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is IP Cam Viewer Pro free?
IP Cam Viewer Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCam Pro free?
iCam Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IP Cam Viewer Pro or iCam Pro?
iCam Pro is rated higher. IP Cam Viewer Pro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 225 ratings, while iCam Pro averages 4.3 from 289 ratings.
Do IP Cam Viewer Pro or iCam Pro have ads?
Neither IP Cam Viewer Pro nor iCam Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Cam Viewer Pro or iCam Pro?
IP Cam Viewer Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and iCam Pro every 3 months. Most recently, IP Cam Viewer Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and iCam Pro on October 20, 2026.

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