Comparison

USB Camera vs VividiaCam

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

VividiaCam

Connect USB cameras like borescopes and microscopes to your iPhone or iPad. Preview live video, capture photos and videos, and utilize features like zoom, rotation, and image mode selection.

Highlights
  • USB camera connection
  • Live video preview
  • Photo and video capture
  • Crosshairs
  • Zoom in/out
  • Image rotation and flipping
  • Resolution selection
  • Image mode selection
Features
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VividiaCam app is designed to connect a USB camera (borescope, otoscope, microscope, endoscope, webcam, inspection camera, dental camera etc.) to an iPhone or iPad throufh Vividia U2i adapter. One can preview live videos, take pictures and videos with this app. Special features include crosshairs, zoom in and out, image rotation, image flipping, resolution selection, color/black-white/negative/vivid image mode selection, language selection. "Vividia, we help you see better."

Screenshots

VividiaCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VividiaCam at 100% against USB Camera's 43%. VividiaCam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). USB Camera's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VividiaCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USB Camera has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of USB Camera's written reviews are positive against 100% of VividiaCam's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
USB Camera versus VividiaCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUSB CameraVividiaCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer垚 沈Oasis Scientific Inc.

Customer experience

USB Camera

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

VividiaCam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

USB Camera

No in-app purchases

None

VividiaCam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is USB Camera free?
USB Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VividiaCam free?
VividiaCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, USB Camera or VividiaCam?
VividiaCam is rated higher. USB Camera averages 2.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while VividiaCam averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do USB Camera or VividiaCam have ads?
USB Camera shows ads; VividiaCam does not.

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