USB Camera vs Staff Notebooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USB Camera
Connect USB webcams or capture cards to your iOS device to record video, capture snapshots, or stream live. It can also function as a wireless IP camera for security monitoring with browser access and bi-directional audio. Supports multi-camera setups and loop recording.
- Connect USB webcams and capture cards
- Record video and capture snapshots
- Wireless IP camera functionality
- Live streaming via RTMP/SRT
- Multi-camera support with PIP
- Loop recording with auto-segmentation
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"USB Camera" can let your iOS device connect to USB WebCam or video capture card. You can record video or capture snapshot, OR turn your phone into a wireless IP Camera via build-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring WITH Bi-directional audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera" App. "USB Camera" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. It supports Multi Cam feature which allows you to connect multiple external USB cameras or video capture cards simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports loop-recording. It can set auto-segment when recording and auto-delete old video archives when no enough storage.
Staff Notebooks
This application provides a digital space for composing and notating music. It allows users to write down musical ideas and create scores directly on their devices. Ideal for musicians and composers, it offers a convenient way to manage musical compositions.
- Digital music sheet notation
- Handwritten music composition
- Score creation
- Convenient music management
- Mobile composition tool
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This is a music sheet note app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Staff Notebooks at 4.4 against USB Camera's 2.7. Staff Notebooks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 43%). USB Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Staff Notebooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. USB Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Staff Notebooks holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of USB Camera's written reviews are positive against 67% of Staff Notebooks's.
USB Camera ships an update fortnightly, Staff Notebooks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Camera | Staff Notebooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 垚 沈 | Jumpei Adachi |
Customer experience
USB Camera
Staff Notebooks
In-app purchases
USB Camera
No in-app purchases
Staff Notebooks
- Paid Version$4.99
