First Alert HD IP Camera vs Cloud2 VMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Alert HD IP Camera
View live video from your IP cameras, communicate through two-way audio, and control PTZ functions. Manage user accounts, device settings, and recorded data for your surveillance system.
- Real-time IP camera viewing
- Two-way audio communication
- PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) control
- User account management
- Device parameter management
- Record data management
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This version was designed for IOS 6 and upper apple devices, It's a client used with plug and play IP cameras. You can view the real time IP cameras videos, talk and listen, PTZ control by using this version. And you can manage the user account, device parameters and the record datas. It's your wonderful assistant to manage your ip cameras.
Cloud2 VMS
Monitor and control your home, property, or business with remote access to live and recorded video from any IP camera. Receive smart alerts for events and ensure security with end-to-end encryption. This app offers a scalable and simple cloud video surveillance solution.
- Remote IP camera monitoring
- Live and recorded video access
- Smart event alerts
- Supports RTSP and ONVIF cameras
- 24/7 live video monitoring
- HD video quality
- End-to-end security
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Cloud2 VMS is one app for all IP cameras that enables you to monitor and control your home, property, and business. The smart alerts help you in any scenario. With remote access to live and recorded video, you can see all your cameras (including CCTV and IP) from anywhere in the world. There's no need for an expensive camera system; like the web-based solution VXG Cloud Two you have all the features and functionality needed to keep what matters to you most safe and secure. Easily connect to all major IP cameras from brands like Axis, Hanwha, i-PRO, Uniview, Vivotek, Hikvision, Dahua, Grandstream and more. The IP camera app provides a comprehensive, customized way to monitor and investigate issues as soon as they arise. VXG is the best IP camera app for iPhone and iPad, remote monitoring and video recording for security cameras. The video surveillance app supports both single and multiple locations, and tracks what matters to you most wherever you are. Stay updated on important events in real-time and store them in the cloud for easy access. From a security camera at home to an IP camera network serving an international business - VXG provides cloud video surveillance made simple, smart, and scalable. The full-featured IP cam viewer app's benefits include: > Connect any RTSP or ONVIF camera > Reliable 24/7 Live Video Monitoring > Easy to Deploy - Connect Any IP Camera, Existing or New > High Quality HD Video > Alerts for Events > End-to-end Security - Encryption, Data Security & Storage > White-label & Customizations (ex. cameras grids, recording length, analytics, etc.) > Access Camera Settings and PTZ Controls > Web & Mobile Access with Cloud Recording For more information, to schedule a demo, or find out about other solutions, please visit www.videoexpertsgroup.com/ or email us at sales@videoexpertsgroup.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloud2 VMS at 2.9 against First Alert HD IP Camera's 1.3. Cloud2 VMS also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 8%). First Alert HD IP Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cloud2 VMS holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of First Alert HD IP Camera's written reviews are positive against 36% of Cloud2 VMS's.
First Alert HD IP Camera ships an update every 2 months, Cloud2 VMS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Alert HD IP Camera | Cloud2 VMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (12 ratings) | 2.9 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 36.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Alert / BRK Brands | VXG Inc |
Customer experience
First Alert HD IP Camera
Cloud2 VMS
In-app purchases
First Alert HD IP Camera
No in-app purchases
Cloud2 VMS
No in-app purchases
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