Comparison

Mobile Security Camera vs SafeCamApp

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Security Camera

Transform your smartphone or tablet into a cloud-based security camera. Monitor your home, business, or loved ones remotely with an easy-to-set-up and affordable service. View live feeds or playback recorded footage from any device.

Highlights
  • Smartphone/tablet to security camera
  • Cloud-based recording
  • Remote monitoring
  • Live viewing
  • Playback recorded footage
  • Easy setup
  • Affordable service
Features
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CameraFTP Mobile Security Camera can easily make your smartphone or tablet a cloud-based security camera. Camera FTP offers revolutionary security and monitoring service for consumers and businesses. You can monitor your home, business or loved ones from anywhere on any device. Compared with other security or surveillance systems, our service is extremely easy to setup, the cost is dramatically lower. It supports any IP camera, webcam or smartphone, no professional installation is required. It is also more secure as it saves data to CameraFTP.com secure data center. You can monitor the scene live or play back the recorded footage from anywhere. CameraFTP is a subsidiary of Drive Headquarters, Inc. Based in Silicon Valley, DriveHQ has been in business since 2003 with over 3 million registered users. Other home/business security services charge expensive fees. CameraFTP's cloud-based security and monitoring service starts at only $1.50-$2.50/month, no contract required, no hidden fees. Why not try our service today?

About

SafeCamApp

Transform old smartphones into connected IP cameras for home, baby, and pet monitoring. Enjoy event detection, instant alerts, and secure cloud recording with no equipment costs. Easy setup and remote access from anywhere.

Highlights
  • IP camera for home security
  • Event detection and instant alerts
  • Remote audio and video recording
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Cloud storage for recordings
  • Motion and sound detection
  • Night vision mode
Features
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SafeCam is a free and trustworthy camera app for your home, baby and pets. It turns your smartphones, tablets into connected IP cameras. It provides event detection, alert and cloud recording capabilities. No equipment to buy, no messy wires, you can install SafeCam on your device in less than one minute! Your recordings are secure, free and have no limit on the recording time. All recorded videos are saved in your personal Google Drive Cloud Storage. Beside automatic recordings from event detections, you can also continuously record video as long as the storage space permits. You can easily upgrade your Google Drive to have more space if needed. Super easy to set up! No need to configure the devices to be camera or viewer, the app can work as both camera and viewer at the same time. Main Features: ***************** 1. IP camera for home security 2. Event detection and instant alert to your mobile devices 3. Remote audio and video recording 4. Two-way audio 5. Remote buzz that rings a missing device, even if it’s in silent mode 6. Night vision mode that helps you see in the dark 7. Motion and sound detection 8. Cloud storage to backup your recordings 9. High reliability and excellent video quality at low bandwidth that saves your data usage 10. Super easy to install and one click connection from anywhere in the world 11. Remote control of Front and Rear camera switch 12. Secure login with Google account. You are the only one who can access your connected devices 13. Multi-network support: SafeCam supports all types of networks: Wifi, data network etc.. 14. Automatic network switch: When the network switches, SafeCam will auto switch to the network available. 15. Real-time and low latency: to ensure you get updates on events immediately and watch video in real time. 16. Universal accessibility: Access any of your devices from anywhere in the world. Terms of Services: https://safecam.io/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://safecam.io/privacy.html Subscription content: 1. The economic silver edition is monthly (one month), and the economic silver edition is annual (one year) 2. The Premium Gold Edition is monthly (one month), and the Premium Gold Edition is yearly (one year)

Screenshots

Mobile Security Camera4 screens
SafeCamApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mobile Security Camera at none against SafeCamApp's shown. Mobile Security Camera also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Mobile Security Camera sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SafeCamApp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Mobile Security Camera against 3.8 for SafeCamApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile Security Camera ships an update monthly, SafeCamApp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mobile Security Camera versus SafeCamApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile Security CameraSafeCamApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (10 ratings)3.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDrive Headquarters, Inc.Cybrook Inc.

Customer experience

Mobile Security Camera

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SafeCamApp

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Mobile Security Camera

One-time5
  • monthly image camera license$1.99
  • Order 1 camera license$2.99
  • monthly video camera license$2.99
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  • yearly image camera license$9.99
  • yearly video camera license$14.99
4 purchases

SafeCamApp

Subscriptions4
  • Silver Plan$2.991 Month
  • Gold Plan$8.991 Month
  • Silver Plan$23.991 Year
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  • Gold Plan$74.991 Year

Questions

Is Mobile Security Camera free?
Mobile Security Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SafeCamApp free?
SafeCamApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Security Camera or SafeCamApp?
SafeCamApp is rated higher. Mobile Security Camera averages 3.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SafeCamApp averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Mobile Security Camera or SafeCamApp have ads?
SafeCamApp shows ads; Mobile Security Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Security Camera or SafeCamApp?
Mobile Security Camera ships an update monthly, and SafeCamApp every 3 months. Most recently, Mobile Security Camera was updated on June 7, 2026 and SafeCamApp on September 20, 2026.

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