mCamViewHD vs IPVideo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mCamViewHD
View live video from plug-and-play IP cameras on your iPad without complex network setup. Connect up to six cameras simultaneously for remote viewing, control, and recording from anywhere.
- View up to 6 IP cameras
- Remote video viewing
- On-screen pan/tilt control
- Audio support
- Snapshot and finger-zooming
- Video recording and playback
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mCamViewHD is the innovative software for viewing the video of plug n play IP Cameras on iPad. Up to 6 IP Cameras can be connected/viewed at the same time. No public IP address is needed for the IP camera, no port mapping or DDNS is needed for router configuration. It is simply enough to just key in the ID/password of the IP camera to see the video from your iPad anywhere, anytime. Besides the live video viewing, remote video settings update, on-screen pan/tilt control, audio, snapshot, finger-zooming, video recording and playback are also supported.
IPVideo
Access and manage your NVR, DVR, and IP cameras remotely. Monitor live feeds, control PTZ cameras, receive motion alerts, and review recordings from your mobile device.
- Remote live monitoring
- PTZ camera control
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote recording playback
- Two-way audio communication
- Digital zoom and focus
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IPVideo is the remote video application for NVR, DVR, and IP camera products. Features include remote live monitoring, digital output triggering, digital input alarm detection, camera motion detection, PTZ camera control, two-way audio communication to a camera, remote focus for auto focus camera, digital zoom. Remote playback feature can search recording for NVR or DVR. SD card recording of an IP camera can be searched and viewed. Motion and alarm events can be notified via Apple Push Notification Service. By clicking on the event, the event can be easily reviewed. PTZ features include preset recall, pan, tilt, and zoom for a PTZ, auto pan for patrol mode. More features such as camera groping views and matrix view with user authentications are supported. For compatibility with your device, please contact your hardware manufacturer or vendor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IPVideo at 2.3 against mCamViewHD's 1.0. IPVideo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). mCamViewHD's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IPVideo holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of mCamViewHD's written reviews are positive against 0% of IPVideo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
mCamViewHD ships an update every 4 months, IPVideo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mCamViewHD | IPVideo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug n play IP cameras | Shih Wei Wan |
Customer experience
mCamViewHD
IPVideo
In-app purchases
mCamViewHD
No in-app purchases
IPVideo
No in-app purchases
