Cloud Spy vs PV Cam Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Spy
Remotely access your Mac or iOS device's camera to capture photos and videos. It offers motion detection, scheduled recording, and file transfer capabilities, all managed over the internet via Dropbox.
- Remote Mac/iOS camera access
- Photo and video capture
- Motion detection with notifications
- Scheduled camera tasks
- File drag and drop
- Remote screenshot capture
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Application to capture photo, video web cam from Mac computer, or other iPhone, iPad, or iPod, with help from Dropbox, and control it over internet. The iPhone, iPad, or iPod can used as client as well as server camera. Optional Mac server software called "Cloud Spy Svr", and please download from Mac App store, if you want to use your Mac computer as server camera or as Client at the same time. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cloud-spy-svr/id501988002?ls=1&mt=12 * Using "Cloud Spy" you can easily access your Mac Camera, iPhone, or iPad as server camera capture it, and display it in your iPhone, iPad. * Download 30 second video from server camera * Detect motion in front of Mac webcam, and record the activity, and notify IOS client. * Stream image (WIFI only) * You can also make task to inform server to capture camera from start time, interval of taking snapshot and duration. * Using "copy paste" features, whenever you copy text or image from your mac, the text and image will be automatically send to iPhone/iPad app. * Now you can drag and drop file to iPhone or iPad with easy You can remote control Mac OS X camera and download the image when you on the move. Do not need special software or network setting to use this application, just register for Dropbox account "www.dropbox.com" (its free). Features - Motion detection and inform client through push notification - Record video by your command over internet. - Capture camera on your mac using iPhone, iPad - Capture screenshot on your mac using iPhone, iPad - Send command to server to capture image by tasks (start time, duration, and interval) no need to trigger server to capture camera manually. Easy Install (1) Apply for Dropbox account if you dont have one (www.dropbox.com) (2) Download this software on iPhone or iPad, and link to Dropbox using Dropbox Account. (3) Download server application, run and link to Dropbox using Dropbox Account and you are done. Please go to following website for more detail how to install dan use the software. http://www.gmsoft.net/Cloud%20Spy.html
PV Cam Viewer
Control and view remote video cameras and recorders. Access live previews, record footage, and take photos directly from your device. Download recorded videos and images to your local storage for easy access.
- Direct Wi-Fi connection
- Live preview
- Record footage
- Photo shooting
- Download videos and images
- Multi-mode local recording
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Security & surveillance control app. Support direct Wi-Fi connection to access preview, record, photo shooting to a remote video camera or digital video recorder. Also allow user to download videos & images to a local device. Features: 1. Easy operation user interface 2. Support multi-mode local recording 3. Support Wi-Fi connection for P2P and real-time remote surveillance 4. Support remote videos & images download
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloud Spy at 3.7 against PV Cam Viewer's 2.2. Cloud Spy also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 13%). PV Cam Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Cloud Spy sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. PV Cam Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloud Spy holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Cloud Spy's written reviews are positive against 13% of PV Cam Viewer's.
Cloud Spy ships an update every 3 months, PV Cam Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Spy | PV Cam Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (15 ratings) — better | 2.2 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 13.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GGM41 | 淑容 李 |
Customer experience
Cloud Spy
PV Cam Viewer
In-app purchases
Cloud Spy
- Capture camera task$0.99
- Copy Paste Feature$0.99
- Pro Version$0.99
PV Cam Viewer
No in-app purchases
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