Video Surveillance Ivideon vs IP CAM Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Video Surveillance Ivideon
This app provides remote video monitoring and recording for security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs. It offers real-time event notifications, cloud storage, and easy access to live and recorded footage from any connected device. The service is scalable for both home and business use.
- Remote video monitoring
- Event notifications and recordings
- Cloud storage
- Supports multiple locations
- Real-time updates
- Scalable for home and business
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Ivideon offers one of the best apps for video surveillance, remote video monitoring, and video recording for security cameras, DVRs, and NVRs. It lets you keep tabs on things while you’re away, with event notifications and recordings stored either locally or in the Ivideon cloud. Ivideon easily supports both single and multiple locations. It tracks what matters most to you, no matter where you are. It keeps you updated on important events in real time and stores those events in the cloud for easy access. Ivideon’s video-surveillance service is scalable, simple, and reliable. From a webcam monitoring a home to an IP-camera network serving an international business, Ivideon can handle it. Every day, more than 2,000,000 individuals and businesses use Ivideon to: • access high-quality video online (with sound) through any standard connected device including iPhone, iPad, Mac • record and store video in the cloud with guaranteed reliability and data security • receive automatic push- and e-mail notifications of suspicious movements or sounds • quickly search and view recorded surveillance video • access quality video over any bandwidth down to 3G • easily expand to any number of cameras • share camera access with PTZ, Archive, and Live options • transfer and store data securely • embed surveillance feeds in websites or blogs • share camera links over social networks • search video events linked to POS, access control, and home automation systems Ivideon is safe. Ivideon is simple to install and maintain. And Ivideon is accessible from anywhere—but with all the functionality of more expensive and complex solutions. And if you get stuck, our help desk is ready 24/7. Plug and play Big-name cameras like iLuv, Oco, Philips, Axis, Dahua, Hikvision, Milesight, and many others, love Ivideon right out of the box. Plug and play—no computer needed. But all cameras—Swann, Lorex, FLIR, D-Link, Foscam, TRENDnet, EasyN, ACTi, Edimax, TP-Link, Logitech, Belkin, and many others—can be configured to work with Ivideon quickly and easily. All you need is a computer with an Internet connection and to download our free Ivideon Server app here: http://www.ivideon.com/get/. In five minutes you’re good to go. See how easy it is, for free!
IP CAM Controller
View and control your IP cameras with intuitive tap-to-move functionality. Supports multiple cameras, motion detection alerts, and full-screen viewing. Easily share camera access with others.
- Tap to Center/Move camera control
- Multiview for multiple cameras
- Motion detection alerts
- Full screen mode
- Save snapshots
- Unlimited cameras
- Share camera access
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IP CAM Controller is designed to give you straightforward and hopefully a cool way to view and control your IP camera by providing Tap to Center (or Tap to Move, depends on camera model) - just tapping on the image and camera moves. We are actively adding more features, please stay tuned. Features - Tap to Center: camera centers to the position where you just tapped; or Tap to Move for camera does not support TTC: moves to the direction (1 out of 4 or 8) against the center; - Multiview, controlling multiple cameras in one screen; - Motion detection, whenever your camera has moment, alert you by vibration and push notification; - Full screen mode when phone in landscape; - Save snapshot to your camera roll; - Unlimited number of cameras and multiviews; - Share camera access by file or link; - Support a wide range of cameras in almost all major brands in the world. Partial list of supported camera brands: ABUS, ACTi, AirLink, Apexis, Arecont, Astak Mole, Axis, AVTECH, Blue Iris, BOSCH, Brickcom, Canon, Channel Vision, COMPRO, Cytech, Dericam, D-Link, Eagle Eye, EasyN, Edimax, Excelon, Foscam, Grandstream, Grantec, iCatch, Instar, Ipux, IPX, JVC, Kaicong, KGuard, Level One, LinkSys, LogiLink, Lorex, Marmitek, Maygion, MIPS, Mobotix, Motion Webcam, Nuvico, Panasonic, Rayvision, SecuritySpy, Sharx, SmartHome, Solwise, Sony, Storage Options, SYAC, Tenvis, Toshiba, TP-Link, TRENDnet, TriVision, Vilar, Vitek, VivoTek, Vstarcam, WansView, WebcamXP/Webcam7, X10, Yudor, Y-Cam, 7Links Visit www.JerryHuang.net for support and more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Video Surveillance Ivideon at none against IP CAM Controller's 11. Video Surveillance Ivideon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (536 vs 39). IP CAM Controller's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. IP CAM Controller sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Video Surveillance Ivideon asks for nothing beyond the download.
IP CAM Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Video Surveillance Ivideon has 536 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Video Surveillance Ivideon's written reviews are positive against 63% of IP CAM Controller's.
Video Surveillance Ivideon ships an update every 6 weeks, IP CAM Controller weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Video Surveillance Ivideon | IP CAM Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (536 ratings) | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.7% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 536 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Video Solutions | Jiale Huang |
Customer experience
Video Surveillance Ivideon
IP CAM Controller
Bugs and requests
Video Surveillance Ivideon
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when viewing events
- Landscape mode not working properly
- Delayed live feed updates
- Push notifications not working
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved motion detection
- Longer video clip storage
- Better audio quality
IP CAM Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Video Surveillance Ivideon
No in-app purchases
IP CAM Controller
- Axis Audio$3.99
- D-Link Audio$3.99
- Foscam Audio$3.99
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- IP WebCam Audio$3.99
- Maygion Audio$3.99
- Panasonic Audio$3.99
- TRENDNet Audio$3.99
- VivoTek Audio$3.99
- TVT Audio$3.99
- Astak Mole Audio$3.99
- AD FREE!$5.99
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