Comparison

ProVu vs Cloudless Cam

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

Head to head
About

ProVu

Features
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The key features of ProVu app include: *Decoding support H264 & H265. *Live video preview of 16 channels at least. *Playback video preview of 4 channel. *Management of the sets of devices info. *Management of the sets of record videos and snapshot images. *Management of the device alarm infos. *Multi-language support.

About

Cloudless Cam

View your existing IP cameras directly on your network without needing a cloud service or account. This app supports RTSP and ONVIF protocols, offering direct video streams from your cameras to your phone or tablet.

Highlights
  • Network camera discovery
  • Supports RTSP and ONVIF
  • Direct streaming, no cloud
  • Two-way audio support
  • Pan, tilt, and zoom controls
  • Snapshot saving
Features
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Watch the cameras you already own, on the network you already control. Cloudless Cam is a small, fast viewer for IP cameras that speak RTSP or ONVIF. There is no account to create, no cloud service in the middle, and no subscription. Video goes straight from your camera to your phone over your own Wi-Fi, and nowhere else. FINDS YOUR CAMERAS Scan your network and Cloudless Cam lists the ONVIF cameras it finds, reading their names straight off the devices. It searches your main network and any secondary networks on your router, so cameras kept on a network of their own turn up too. To search just one network, enter any address on it. ANY RTSP CAMERA Axis, Amcrest, Dahua, Hikvision, Reolink and the rest. If it speaks RTSP, paste the address and watch it. No vendor lock-in, and no need for the app that came in the box. ALL YOUR CAMERAS Every camera you add gets a card on the dashboard, with the last frame you saw on it. Tap a card to go live. One stream at a time, on purpose: the picture gets the whole phone, not a sixteenth of it. THE FULL PICTURE Plays the camera's main stream, not the low-resolution sub-stream, because a modern iPhone display deserves the real image. Tap once for full screen, or just turn your phone: landscape hands the entire screen to the video. Works on iPad too. LISTEN AND TALK Hear what the camera hears, with a tap. On cameras with a speaker, tap Talk to speak through it, and tap again to stop. It's two-way audio over ONVIF, with no cloud relay in between. PAN, TILT, ZOOM Press and hold to move any ONVIF PTZ camera. The controls stay hidden on cameras that cannot move, so nothing on screen is there to tease you. SNAPSHOTS Save the current frame straight to Photos. Permission is requested the first time you save, not at launch. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY No ads. No pop-ups. No upsells. No "free trial" that turns out to gate every feature. The app is free, and that is the whole story. YOUR PASSWORDS STAY YOURS Camera credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain and are only ever sent to the camera at the address you entered. Saved addresses are kept without their passwords attached. Nothing personal is collected. Crash and error reports are on unless you turn them off in About, and they never include video, camera addresses or passwords. WHAT THIS IS NOT This is a viewer, not a recorder and not a security system. It does not record, does not send alerts, and should not be relied on where a missed image could cause harm. It needs to be on the same network as your cameras. There is no remote access, and that is deliberate. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy Policy: https://benholloway.org/cloudless-cam/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://benholloway.org/cloudless-cam/terms/

Screenshots

ProVu4 screens
Cloudless Cam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ProVu at 13.0 against Cloudless Cam's 26.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ProVu versus Cloudless Cam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProVuCloudless Cam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB23 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperEmpowerment Technologies Inc.Michael Holloway

In-app purchases

None

ProVu

No in-app purchases

None

Cloudless Cam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProVu free?
ProVu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudless Cam free?
Cloudless Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProVu or Cloudless Cam have ads?
Neither ProVu nor Cloudless Cam shows ads.

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