Comparison

iVanGuard vs Codecam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iVanGuard

Monitor and control A-MTK IP cameras with this surveillance software. Features include 24-channel live view, PTZ control, and group management for easy organization. Receive push notifications for alerts.

Highlights
  • PTZ control
  • 24-channel live view
  • Fluent zoom
  • Group camera management
  • Easy live view switching
  • Push notifications
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IP camera surveillance and monitoring software for A-MTK IP cameras. For more information about IP cameras, please refer to http://www.a-mtk.com Features: * Control Camera PTZ (Pan / Tilt / Zoom) * 24-channel Live View * Free And Fluent Zoom View of Video * Group Management: Group Cameras into Groups * Easy Switch Live View for Groups * Right side ListView can change order * Image setting support non mjpeg cameras * support push notification

About

Codecam

Unlock the full potential of your iPhone camera with advanced manual controls for both photos and videos. Adjust settings like shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and focus for professional-quality results. Explore various compression and frame rate options for video recording.

Highlights
  • Manual shutter speed and ISO
  • Manual white balance (temperature, tint)
  • Manual focus control
  • Adjustable video compression and frame rates
  • Video zoom with focal length display
  • Video stabilization options
Features
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All the power of the iPhone camera at your fingertips! With the incredibly capable camera that is your iPhone, and Codecam, the most simple, easy to use, yet very powerful app, you can enjoy the unlimited possiblities that the complete control over your iPhone's camera can provide! Photo features: - shoot in JPEG, like the stock camera app, or shoot JPEG+RAW, which also records a DNG file next to your jpeg (it will still look like a single photo in the photos app). You can import the DNG to you computer, or edit it on your iPhone with an app that supports DNG raw files. - manual shutter speed, ISO. Lock your exposure by picking a new value, or by long pressing the automatically selected one. Long press again to go back to auto. You can also swipe up and down on the screen to apply an exposure compensation while in automatic exposure mode. - manual white balance: temperature and tint. You can lock the current value just like the exposure, or pick the exact values. White balance presets are also available: Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, plus two Incandescent and Fluorescent presets. - manual focus: switch between auto an manual focus by tapping the button, or by tapping an area on the image to focus on it. A slider to manually focus is also available. Video features: - video zoom: you can zoom by pinching the image, up until the point where upscaling would occur. For 4K, you can override this behaviour to allow zooming until the 1080p crop. The approximate focal length for the given zoom is also shown on the screen (converted to the equivalent focal length of a Super 35 or Full Frame sensor). - the same manual controls for shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus as in photo mode. Smooth autofocus using Focus Pixels on the iPhone 6 or newer is available. - compressions supported: 15 Mbit, 25 Mbit, 50 Mbit, 75 Mbit, 100 Mbit, 200 Mbit, 400 Mbit in H.264 (or H.265 in newer devices) with selectable IPB or ALL-I modes, and MPJEG compression with either optimal (9/10 or 8/10 for 4K) or full quality (10/10) setting (note: the displayed bitrate in MJPEG mode is an estimation of the maximum possible bitrate) - frame rates supported: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30 - additional frame rates supported by iPhone 5s: 720p50, 720p60 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6: 720p120 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6: 1080p50, 1080p60, 720p240 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 6s and 7: 1080p120, 2160p30, 2160p25, 2160p24 - additional frame rates supported by the iPhone 8, X, 11, 11 Pro: 1080p240, 2160p50, 2160p60 - video stabilization is supported, you can toggle between on, off or cinematic, depending on availability on your device - show shutter angle instead of shutter speed - cinematic 1:2.35 overlay: crop mark option is available in the settings menu to switch between 16:9 and cinemascope. This feature is for composition only, the image that will be recorded is the full 16:9 frame. Additional features: - automatic save to camera roll: all images and supported videos are saved to the camera roll - gallery: You can see the images and videos you took in a grid or loupe view, with full metadata. You can also share them, or delete them right in the app.

Screenshots

iVanGuard1 screens
Codecam2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iVanGuard at 100% against Codecam's 50%. iVanGuard also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Codecam's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iVanGuard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codecam has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iVanGuard's written reviews are positive against 50% of Codecam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iVanGuard ships an update every 5 months, Codecam monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iVanGuard versus Codecam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriVanGuardCodecam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperA-MTK Co., Ltd.Laszlo Varadi

Customer experience

iVanGuard

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Codecam

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

iVanGuard

No in-app purchases

None

Codecam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iVanGuard free?
iVanGuard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Codecam free?
Codecam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iVanGuard or Codecam?
iVanGuard is rated higher. iVanGuard averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Codecam averages 4.0 from 24 ratings.
Do iVanGuard or Codecam have ads?
Neither iVanGuard nor Codecam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iVanGuard or Codecam?
iVanGuard ships an update every 5 months, and Codecam monthly. Most recently, iVanGuard was updated on June 5, 2026 and Codecam on September 9, 2026.

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