Comparison

Manything vs Safelow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Manything

Turn old phones and tablets into a live security camera. Simply set up a spare device as a camera and monitor it from your main phone or tablet from anywhere. Receive motion and sound alerts for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Turn spare devices into cameras
  • Live streaming from anywhere
  • Motion and sound alerts
  • Cloud video recording
  • Multi-camera support
Features
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Manything stands for Monitor Anything…and that's exactly what you can do with our app! Simply install Manything on your spare device, select "Camera" mode and press record. Then download Manything to your main phone or tablet which you carry with you and select "Viewer". It's that simple, now you can watch your camera from anywhere! (Manything requires iOS 15 and above.) MANYTHING PLANS On our free plan you can use 1 spare device as a Manything camera - you can receive motion/sound alerts and watch your camera live stream! Want to use more than 1 device, watch past video events and save video to the Manything cloud? Upgrade to a monthly subscription plan from just $3.99/month: - 1 camera, 2 days cloud recording $2.99 - 1 camera, 7 days cloud recording $4.99 - 1 camera, 30 days cloud recording $5.99 - 2 cameras, 7 days cloud recording $9.99 - 2 cameras, 30 days cloud recording $11.99  - 5 cameras, 7 days cloud recording $25.99 - 5 cameras, 30 days cloud recording $29.99 If you choose to upgrade, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the point of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew each month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store settings which can be found in your phone or tablet settings menu. The current month cannot be cancelled once it has started. For our full terms of service and our privacy policy please visit https://manything.com/terms.html?app=true and https://manything.com/privacy.html?app=true

About

Safelow

Features
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Safelow is a quiet pool of water that lives in your pocket. Touch the surface and ink blooms outward, drifting and folding the way real Japanese suminagashi — floating-ink marbling — has for centuries. Drag a finger and the ink combs into soft, flowing veins. Every pattern you make is your own, and it never repeats. There is nothing to achieve here. No score, no streak, no timer counting down, no badges to collect. Just a calm surface that responds to your touch, slowly and beautifully. When you want to slow down, Breathe gently guides a long, unhurried rhythm — the water rises and settles with you. You can keep playing in the ink the whole time. Stay as long or as little as you like, then return to the water whenever you want. • Real-time ink fluid — fluid, organic, never the same twice • Seven hand-picked palettes drawn from traditional Japanese colors • A calm breathing rhythm you can follow, or simply ignore • Light and dark, for day and for night • Save and share any marbling you make • Fully offline. Nothing is collected. Nothing leaves your device. Safelow is a calming space, not a substitute for help from a person. If you are struggling, you deserve support from someone real — the app links to a worldwide directory of crisis lines. Safelow is a calming art experience, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition, and it collects no health data. Made by one person, honestly: no ads, no tracking, no dark patterns, ever.

Screenshots

Manything4 screens
Safelow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Manything at 3 against Safelow's 1. Manything also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Manything sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Safelow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Manything versus Safelow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManythingSafelow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (392 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings392 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVideoloft LtdBaris Can Sayin

Bugs and requests

Manything

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inconsistent recording
  • Playback issues
  • Compatibility problems with iOS 11+
  • Frequent app crashes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remote camera control
  • Local storage option
  • Improved motion detection
  • Better audio support
  • Apple TV integration

Safelow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Manything

Subscriptions10
  • 2 days cloud for 1 camera$3.991 Month
  • Manything 7 day cloud recording for 1 camera$4.991 Month
  • 7 days cloud for 1 camera$4.991 Month
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  • Manything 2 day cloud recording for 2 cameras$6.991 Month
  • 2 days cloud for 2 cameras$6.991 Month
  • Manything 30 day cloud recording for 1 camera$7.991 Month
  • 30 days cloud for 1 camera$7.991 Month
  • 2 cameras for 7 days$9.991 Month
  • 30 days cloud for 2 cameras$11.991 Month
  • Manything 30 day cloud recording for 2 cameras$12.991 Month
1 purchases

Safelow

One-time1
  • Safelow Palettes$3.99

Questions

Is Manything free?
Manything is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safelow free?
Safelow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Manything or Safelow have ads?
Neither Manything nor Safelow shows ads.

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