Seeing vs Camtro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seeing
Receive instant alerts for doorbell presses and motion detection. Monitor your home with high-definition video, and communicate with visitors remotely. Offers cloud storage plans for extended monitoring.
- Instant doorbell and motion alerts
- High-definition video monitoring
- Two-way audio communication
- Remote access from anywhere
- Cloud storage plans
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- Get instant messages when visitors press the doorbell or trigger the PIR motion sensors. - Monitor your home in high definition video. See, hear, and speak to visitors from anywhere. Automatic Subscription Instructions: 1. Subscription name: 6-month Plan(6 months);One Year Plan(1 year) 2. Price: cloud storage plan for 6-month Plan product is $28.99, cloud storage plan for One Year Plan product is $29.99 3. For an account that purchases an automatic subscription service, we will automatically deduct the next period of fees within 24 hours from your iTunes account before the service expires, and extend the corresponding service content, service conditions and service period. 4. If you need to cancel the automatic subscription, please manually open the Apple phone "Settings"-->Enter "iTunes Store & App Store"-->Click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", select "Seeing" to cancel the subscription. If you do not close the automatic subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, it will be deemed that you have agreed to continue the authorization, and the subscription will be automatically renewed. Terms of Use: https://www.seeing.store/user_agreement.html Privacy Policy: https://www.seeing.store/privacy_policy.html Subscription Service: https://www.seeing.store/renewal.html
Camtro
Receive instant alerts when visitors arrive or motion is detected. Monitor your home with high-definition video, allowing you to see, hear, and speak to visitors remotely. Offers cloud storage plans for extended monitoring.
- Instant visitor and motion alerts
- High-definition video monitoring
- Remote two-way audio communication
- Cloud storage plans
- Automatic subscription renewal
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- Get instant messages when visitors press the doorbell or trigger the PIR motion sensors. - Monitor your home in high definition video. See, hear, and speak to visitors from anywhere. Automatic Subscription Instructions: 1. Service name: 6-month Plan(6 months);One Year Plan(1 year) 2. Price: cloud storage plan for 6 months product is $28.99, cloud storage plan for 1 year product is $29.99 3. For an account that purchases an automatic subscription service, we will automatically deduct the next period of fees within 24 hours from your iTunes account before the service expires, and extend the corresponding service content, service conditions and service period. 4. If you need to cancel the automatic subscription, please manually open the Apple phone "Settings"-->Enter "iTunes Store & App Store"-->Click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", select "Camtro" to cancel the subscription. If you do not close the automatic subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, it will be deemed that you have agreed to continue the authorization, and the subscription will be automatically renewed. Privacy agreement: https://www.camtro.cc/privacy_policy.html User agreement: https://www.camtro.cc/user_agreement.html Subscription Service agreement: https://www.camtro.cc/renewal.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Camtro at fortnightly against Seeing's every 5 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Seeing sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $28.99 per 6 months and Camtro sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $28.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Seeing against 4.6 for Camtro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67K and 59K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Seeing's written reviews are positive against 28% of Camtro's.
Seeing ships an update every 5 weeks, Camtro fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Seeing | Camtro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (67K ratings) | 4.6 (59K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 28.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67K — better | 59K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #33 | #14 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LONSEN ELECTRONICS LIMITED | DigitalConverge Intellect Limited |
Customer experience
Seeing
Camtro
Bugs and requests
Seeing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription issues and inability to view recorded videos
- Connectivity problems and app crashes
- Inconsistent motion detection
Requested features
4 requests- Scheduling options for motion detection
- Longer video recording duration
- Improved notification system
- Better customer support
Camtro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seeing
- SF-Cyclic 30 day, use 6 month1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- SF-Use 6 month,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- SF-Cyclic 30 day,valid 6 month1 Month trial$28.996 Months
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- SF-Valid 6 month,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- 6 months Plan$28.996 Months
- 6-month Plan$28.996 Months
- SR-Cyclic 30 day,use 6 month$28.996 Months
- SR-Cyclic 30 day,serve 1 year$29.991 Year
- SF-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- S3-Use 1 year,cyclic 30 day3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- SF-Valid 1 year,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- One Year Plan$29.991 Year
- SF-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- One year Plan$29.991 Year
- SF-Use 1 year,Cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- SR-Cyclic 30 day,use 1 year$29.991 Year
- S3-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- One Super Plan$59.991 Year
- One super plan$59.991 Year
Camtro
- CF-Cyclic 30 day,serve 6 month1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- CF-Cyclic 30 day, use 6 month1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- CF-Use 6 month,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$28.996 Months
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- CF-Cyclic 30 day,valid 6 month1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- CF-Valid 6 month,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- One Year Plan$29.991 Year
- CR-Cyclic 30 day,use 1 year$29.991 Year
- CR-Use 1 year,cyclic 30 day$29.991 Year
- CR-cycle 30 day, serve 1 year$29.991 Year
- CR-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 year$29.991 Year
- F3-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- F3-Use 1 year,cyclic 30 day3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- F3-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- F3-Valid 1 year,cyclic 30 day3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- F3-Cyclic 30 day,serve 1 year3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- CF-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- CF-Use 1 year,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- CF-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- CF-Valid 1 year,cyclic 30 day1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- CF-Cyclic 30 day,serve 1 year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
