Axon View vs Codecam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Axon View
Manage and view videos recorded by Axon Body and Axon Flex cameras. Stream live footage for camera adjustment and review stored videos directly from your device.
- Live camera streaming
- Field of view adjustment
- View stored videos
- In-field video review
- Axon Body/Flex camera pairing
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Axon View pairs with the Axon Body and Axon Flex video cameras from Axon Enterprises to enable video management and in-field viewing of recorded videos. This application allows the user to view a live stream from the camera for field of view adjustment, view a list of all the videos currently stored on the device and review those videos.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Codecam at 4.0 against Axon View's 1.5. Codecam also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and device support (3 vs 1). Axon View's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 24). 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.
Codecam holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Axon View has 128 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Axon View's written reviews are positive against 50% of Codecam's.
Axon View ships an update every 6 weeks, Codecam monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Axon View | Codecam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (128 ratings) | 4.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axon Enterprise, Inc. | Laszlo Varadi |
Customer experience
Axon View
Codecam
Bugs and requests
Axon View
Reported bugs
17 issues- Video playback stops after 1-3 minutes requiring reconnection
- App freezes every 30-50 seconds during playback
- Cannot skip forward in videos without crashing
- Bluetooth and WiFi constantly disconnect
- Camera pairing fails or won't stay paired
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- Login credentials rejected despite being correct
- Metadata entered fails to save on first attempt
- App stuck in infinite login loop
- Landscape mode causes buffering and crashes
- Videos won't load or show spinning loading indicator
- Forced logout when labeling videos
- iOS Springboard resets when app runs in background
- Pairing stuck on 'Bonding...' state
- App crashes when rotating device orientation
- Cannot connect to camera WiFi network
- Videos only play 20-60 seconds before disconnecting
- App crashes when first opened each day
Requested features
14 requests- Landscape mode for video playback
- Ability to control recording from phone
- Delete videos directly from app
- Send videos via email from app
- Battery percentage indicator
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- Mute notification sounds
- Create and attach cases to videos
- Flag videos and add notes
- Bulk labeling for multiple videos
- Apple Watch companion app
- USB cable upload option
- User manuals integrated in app
- Screen swipe gesture to navigate back
- Prefix configuration for ID numbers
Codecam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Axon View
No in-app purchases
Codecam
No in-app purchases









