mCamViewHD vs DirectCloud
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.
DirectCloud
This cloud solution offers robust administration for monitoring and controlling data access by authorized users and devices. It simplifies secure file sharing and provides personal cloud storage for backup and retrieval of media and documents.
- User and group management
- Authorized device access control
- Real-time access monitoring
- Dashboard reporting
- Secure file sharing via link
- Personal cloud backup (MyBox)
- Shared cloud folders (SharedBox)
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Cloud Strategy for Companies Want to be sure only authorized users with authorized devices can handle your critical data in the cloud? DirectCloud lets your admin monitor who is accessing what information and how. An innovative solution from a 20-year-old security veteran, DirectCloud simplifies collaboration and end-to-end data security. Now you can rest easy. What is good 1. Powerful Administration - User/Group management. - Only authorized device (PC, smartphone, tablet) can access to DirectCloud. - Real-time monitoring of user access and status. - Provides dash-board reports. - Various access control. 2. Simple File Sharing - Simply share files and folders in DirectCloud by a link with others. 3. MyBox/SharedBox - Backup your smartphone photos, documents, videos to the cloud and use them anytime when you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DirectCloud at 100% against mCamViewHD's 33%. DirectCloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). mCamViewHD's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DirectCloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of mCamViewHD's written reviews are positive against 100% of DirectCloud's.
mCamViewHD ships an update every 4 months, DirectCloud monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | mCamViewHD | DirectCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug n play IP cameras | DirectCloud, Inc. |
Customer experience
mCamViewHD
DirectCloud
In-app purchases
mCamViewHD
No in-app purchases
DirectCloud
No in-app purchases
