uCare Cam vs IP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
uCare Cam
This application allows you to remotely monitor live video streams from network cameras. It supports two-way audio, motion detection, and recording to an SD card. Connect to your cameras from anywhere using a peer-to-peer connection.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio
- Motion and sound detection
- SD card recording and playback
- Remote camera management
- QR code UID input
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uCare Cam is a network camera / ipcam application which such support peer to peer connection and could let you connect cameras from everywhere. Client app of WiFi IP Camera. Please check Quick Install Guide / Detailed User manual / Q&A inside uCare Cam App Main functions: - Monitor live video streaming from WiFi IP Camera through 3G/3.5G/4G connection - Two-way audio monitor (Simplex) - Snapshot picture from live video - Recording audio/video into local SD Card - Playback remote SD Card audio/video - Support motion detection / Sound detection - Email snapshot picture when alarm triggered Camera Management: - Support QRCode scan input UID - Lan search import UID - Manually Input UID ************* Update History: ****************** New function must work with 130726V1 Firmware version and above Version 1.2.7 1. Support New P2P library (firmware 130801V1) 2. Add French Language OSD Version 1.2.6 1. Sort video list in remote SD Card playback 2. Fix UI input bugs 3. update event list every 10 seconds 4. Limit remote SDCard playback function when ipcam in Relay mode 5. Fix app crash issue in iOS5 due to Push Message Version 1.2.5 1. Add QRcode Share function (Display UID via QRcode in App) 2. Add iOS Push Notify when alarm triggered 3. Add Event List function Version 1.2.4 1. Add SSL encryption in SMTP email server setting 2. Add support Day-light saving adjust 3. Add Event list when press triangle icon 4. Add "SD Card Damaged! Format in PC" notify message on live video screen 5. Add "RED ROUND ICON" at camera list window to indicate SD Card recording function was enabled 6. Fix audio problem in Playback mode 7. Speed-Up IPCam boot-up time 8. Emphasis Relay mode maximum speed limitation at 1~2 fps Version 1.2.1 1. Customized SMTP Email Server Setting for sending alarm message 2. Customized Email title to 40 chars 3. Support Gmail account for sending alarm message 4. Provide 3 level sensitivity for Motion detection and Sound detection 5. Add Quick install Guide, Detailed User Manual , FAQ inside APP 6. Minor bugs fix
IP
Manage and troubleshoot your network remotely with this app. Create projects, connect devices to the cloud, and optimize configurations from your mobile phone. It includes tools for network quality detection and debugging.
- Create network projects
- Connect field devices to cloud
- Manage and debug device configuration
- Network quality detection toolbox
- Remote network configuration and optimization
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IP-COM Official Application Through the IP-COM ProFi App, you can create projects, connect field devices to the cloud, manage and debug device configuration, and use the built-in toolbox to quickly detect network quality and troubleshoot. You can also remotely configure and optimize the network through the IP-COM ProFi App on your mobile phone anytime anywhere.
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Verdict
uCare Cam and IP both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of IP's written reviews are positive against 30% of uCare Cam's. IP also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). uCare Cam's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for uCare Cam against 5.0 for IP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of uCare Cam's written reviews are positive against 100% of IP's.
uCare Cam ships an update every 2 months, IP every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | uCare Cam | IP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志芬 章 | IP-COM Networks Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
uCare Cam
IP
In-app purchases
uCare Cam
No in-app purchases
IP
No in-app purchases









