Comparison

EyeInHome vs IP Camera Lite

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

Head to head
About

EyeInHome

Transform an old smartphone into a remote security camera and monitor your home from another device. Stream live audio and video to keep an eye on your property from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote audio and video monitoring
  • Use old smartphones as cameras
  • Use current smartphones as viewers
  • QR code device binding
  • Live streaming security
Features
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Use an outdated mobile phone to build a remote audio and video security system. 1. Use an outdated smartphone as the “Camera Mode”. 2. Use now using smartphone as the “Viewer Mode” . 3. In your “Viewer Mode” phone, click the "+" button to scan the QR code on the “Camera Mode” phone. 4. If the binding is successful, you can perform voice and video monitoring on the “Viewer Mode” phone. For more suggestions and feedback, please mail us: olimsoft@gmail.com Tips for using: Use the phone stand to place your phone anywhere in the house.

About

IP Camera Lite

Transform your iOS device into a wireless IP camera for security monitoring and live broadcasting. Stream video and audio to media servers, record footage, and view feeds from other IP cameras. Supports high resolutions, multiple cameras, and secure protocols.

Highlights
  • Wireless IP camera functionality
  • RTSP and HTTP server
  • RTMP/SRT live streaming
  • Multi-camera support (iOS 13+)
  • ONVIF and MJPEG viewer
  • Video recording
  • QR code camera adding
Features
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*** Lite edition will add water mark on all video frames of IP Camera Server, including video record and snapshot, without Bi-directional audio, Motion Detection, Mail Notify, OneDrive, FTP, UPnP port forwarding and so on. Upgrade today and enjoy full Edition without ad *** "IP Camera Lite" can turn your iOS device into a wireless IP Camera via built-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring with audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera", it can work with the 'IP Camera for Mac' via AirDrop. "IP Camera Lite" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It also 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. You can turn it on from IP Camera Server. It supports iOS 13 's Multi Cam feature which allows you to capture from front camera, back camera and external USB camera(For iPad Only) simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports output video up to 4K UHD resolution and up to 60FPS (The maximum resolution and frame rate are based on your iOS devices). It supports user name and password authentication, default username and password are admin, you can modify from the Settings App. "IP Camera Lite" provides full IPv6 support! "IP Camera Lite" is also a ONVIF and MJPEG viewer WITH video recording support! It also supports RTSP and SRT, RTMP protocols to playback! Finally, you can add another device's IP Camera Server quickly with build-in QR Code! Using HEVC for video recording/streaming requires iOS 11 or above, and the device must supports HEVC codec. IP Camera Bridge - A MJPEG video streaming and virtual microphone driver for Windows which can make your Windows applications using IP Camera as WebCam with audio input. https://github.com/shenyaocn/IP-Camera-Bridge

Screenshots

EyeInHome3 screens
IP Camera Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IP Camera Lite at none against EyeInHome's 3. IP Camera Lite also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). EyeInHome's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (85% vs 51%). On price, rating, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. EyeInHome sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. IP Camera Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for EyeInHome against 3.1 for IP Camera Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IP Camera Lite has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of EyeInHome's written reviews are positive against 51% of IP Camera Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EyeInHome ships an update every 6 weeks, IP Camera Lite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EyeInHome versus IP Camera Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEyeInHomeIP Camera Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.1 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better50.7% of reviews
Number of ratings236 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuzhou Totoro Network Technology Co., Ltd.垚 沈

Customer experience

EyeInHome

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%

IP Camera Lite

All ratings36 ratings
Positive52.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative39.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EyeInHome

One-time3
  • Remove time limitation$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Audio Support$2.99
None

IP Camera Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EyeInHome free?
EyeInHome is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is IP Camera Lite free?
IP Camera Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EyeInHome or IP Camera Lite?
IP Camera Lite is rated higher. EyeInHome averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while IP Camera Lite averages 3.1 from 36 ratings.
Do EyeInHome or IP Camera Lite have ads?
IP Camera Lite shows ads; EyeInHome does not.
Which is updated more often, EyeInHome or IP Camera Lite?
EyeInHome ships an update every 6 weeks, and IP Camera Lite fortnightly. Most recently, EyeInHome was updated on October 15, 2026 and IP Camera Lite on October 17, 2026.

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