Comparison

Video Camera vs Mirage Capture

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

Head to head
About

Video Camera

This app transforms your device into a professional camera monitor. It offers advanced display modes like waveform and histogram for precise exposure and lighting control. Easily manage input formats and sources for versatile video capture.

Highlights
  • Waveform monitor overlay
  • Edge detection overlay
  • Histogram overlay
  • Format selection
  • Source switching
  • External camera monitoring
Features
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Transform your device into a powerful camera monitor with our app, the ultimate tool for photographers, videographers, and tech enthusiasts alike! Ideal to attach an external camera to monitor your camera levels via a USB capture card on iPad. Intuitive Display Modes: - Waveform View: Unveil a waveform monitor overlay, displaying your video image's luminance levels, essential for perfect exposure. - Edge View: Activate a sharp, black and white edge detection overlay to highlight contours and shapes, enhancing composition and focus. - Histogram View: Examine a detailed histogram overlay that quantifies the brightness distribution of your image, helping you to achieve balanced lighting. Versatile Input Options: - Format Selection: Easily choose from a variety of resolutions, formats, and frame rates to match your project’s needs. - Source Switching: Seamlessly toggle between different camera sources, ensuring flexibility and control in every shooting scenario. Our app is simple yet powerful. Whether you're a professional looking to refine your shots or an enthusiast eager to explore the capabilities of your camera, Camera Monitor brings precision to your fingertips. Enhance your camera's functionality and take your visual projects to the next level—download Camera Monitor today and turn your device into a sophisticated monitoring tool.

About

Mirage Capture

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Mirage is a local video toolkit for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Use your camera as a live source for OBS, share or watch video between nearby devices, turn an iPad into a capture-card monitor, and bring it all together on your Mac. Everything stays on your local network. WHAT WORKS WHERE • iPhone and iPad: Camera, Screen Share, and Watch. • iPad only: Capture Card. iPhone can't connect a capture card, but it can watch an iPad's Capture Card broadcast. • Mac: watch your iPhones and iPads, combine them with the Mac's cameras and screen, and use the result as a camera in other apps. CAMERA (iPhone and iPad) Turn the built-in camera into a live source. • Send video and microphone audio to OBS and other NDI-compatible software. • Open the feed in a web browser on your network, or watch it on another iPhone or iPad. • Pinch to zoom and drag to pan, or reframe with a compatible game controller. Controller buttons can be remapped. • Switch cameras and lenses, and control focus, exposure, white balance, and the torch. • Record while you stream. Recordings stay on your iPhone or iPad, with an optional copy in your photo library. CAPTURE CARD (iPad only) Connect a compatible UVC capture card to an iPad with a USB-C port, and use the iPad as a monitor for a camera, console, or computer. • Check exposure and focus with false color, zebras, and focus peaking. • Hear the source audio, choose the capture format, and save screenshots to your photo library. • Broadcast the clean feed to another iPhone or iPad. Overlays stay on your screen and never appear in broadcasts or screenshots. SCREEN SHARE (iPhone and iPad) Show your screen on another nearby iPhone or iPad while you use other apps. You can also send it to NDI-compatible software with available app audio, or to a web browser as video only. Screen Share does not capture the microphone. WATCH (iPhone and iPad) Find a Mirage broadcast on your network and connect with its six-digit code. Watch Camera, Screen Share, and Capture Card broadcasts. Each broadcast supports one receiving device at a time. MIRAGE FOR MAC • Watch several iPhones and iPads at once. Remembered devices reconnect without a code. • Combine them with the Mac's cameras and a shared screen in groups that arrange themselves: cameras in bubbles over a screen, or a clean grid. • Use the result as a camera in Zoom, OBS, FaceTime, and other apps, or share an output window. • Record every source as its own file, the group's preview, or both. iPhone and iPad Cameras can also record full quality on the device, and the Mac can download those recordings. • Run an iPhone or iPad Camera from the Mac: zoom, focus, exposure, lens, torch, and recording, with a game controller if you like. The device decides what the Mac may do. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no cloud relay. Mirage connections are encrypted and paired with a six-digit code. NDI and Browser outputs do not use the pairing code, so use a network you trust. REQUIREMENTS • Capture Card needs an iPad with a USB-C port and a compatible UVC capture card. • Devices must be on the same local network. Keep Mirage open while Camera is streaming. • OBS requires an NDI receiver plugin. • Mirage for Mac needs macOS 14 or later. The Mac's virtual camera is turned on once in System Settings. • Audio, lenses, and formats depend on permissions, the source, and your hardware. Protected content may not be shareable. NDI is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB.

Screenshots

Video Camera4 screens
Mirage Capture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Video Camera at Free against Mirage Capture's $8.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Video Camera is free to download; Mirage Capture costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Video Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, Mirage Capture weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Video Camera versus Mirage Capture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideo CameraMirage Capture
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.2 (24 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHurryApp LTDSachin Belose

In-app purchases

None

Video Camera

No in-app purchases

None

Mirage Capture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Video Camera free?
Video Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mirage Capture free?
Mirage Capture costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Video Camera or Mirage Capture have ads?
Neither Video Camera nor Mirage Capture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Video Camera or Mirage Capture?
Video Camera ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mirage Capture weekly. Most recently, Video Camera was updated on October 11, 2026 and Mirage Capture on October 14, 2026.

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