Comparison

IP Camera Viewer vs CamViewer

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

Head to head
About

IP Camera Viewer

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a robust IP camera viewer. Easily connect to thousands of security cameras, record footage 24/7, and store clips privately in iCloud. Enjoy seamless setup and playback across your devices without third-party logins.

Highlights
  • Connect to thousands of IP cameras
  • Automatic network camera discovery
  • Supports H265, H264, MJPEG formats
  • 24/7 recording hub
  • Private iCloud storage and sync
  • Cross-device settings sync
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful IP camera viewer. - Compatible with thousands of IP security cameras such as Dahua, Hikvision, Axis, TP-Link, Uniview and many more. - Automatically discover and setup cameras on your network via ONVIF or directly through RTSP. - Play audio and video from a wide range of video formats such as H265, H264 and MJPEG. - Use your device as a recording hub that records connected cameras 24/7. Clips are synced and stored privately in iCloud. - Fully private playback and setup, without any third-party logins required. - Set up your cameras once and keep everything in sync with iCloud. Your saved cameras and settings are available across your iPhone and iPad. No reconfiguring when you switch devices. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CamViewer

View all your IP cameras live and side-by-side without cloud accounts or subscriptions. Connect directly to your cameras over RTSP within your local network. Upgrade for unlimited cameras, recording, and snapshots.

Highlights
  • Multi-camera grid view
  • Fullscreen playback
  • Synology NAS recording playback
  • Customizable stream quality
  • Network camera scanning
  • Configuration import/export
  • Privacy-focused local network streaming
Features
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All your IP cameras in one app, side by side and live. No cloud account, no pairing, no subscription: CamViewer talks straight to your cameras over RTSP, and your footage never leaves your own network. FREE TO USE: PRO TO UNLOCK MORE Start viewing up to 4 cameras for free. Upgrade to CamViewer Pro for unlimited cameras, recording, snapshots, and all premium features. MULTI-CAMERA GRID VIEW View multiple cameras simultaneously in an adaptive grid layout. Drag and drop to reorder cameras exactly how you want them. Swipe between pages to monitor even more. Each stream is hardware-accelerated for smooth, low-latency playback. FULLSCREEN EXPERIENCE Tap any camera to go fullscreen. Pro users can record video clips, take snapshots to their photo library, and use pinch-to-zoom. A stats overlay shows resolution, bitrate, and frame rate in real time. PLAYBACK WITH A SYNOLOGY NAS Sometimes you do not want to know what is happening now, but what happened an hour ago. If you run a Synology NAS with Surveillance Station, CamViewer reads its recordings directly: pick a camera, pick a day and drag to the moment you are after. Your footage stays on your own NAS, nothing goes to a cloud. SHARP WHERE IT MATTERS Choose high or low quality per camera. Give the big tiles the full stream and the small ones a light substream, so a wall of cameras stays smooth and your network stays quiet. BUILT FOR A WALL DISPLAY Leave an iPad on the wall and let it run. The screen stays awake, and the blue buttons fade out after a delay you choose, so there is nothing to look at but your cameras. A tap or a swipe brings them back. CAMERA MANAGEMENT Add, edit, delete, and reorder your cameras with ease. Just enter your RTSP stream URL and you're live. No account creation, no device pairing, just direct connections. WORKS WITH 100+ CAMERA BRANDS CamViewer uses standard RTSP, which means it works with virtually every IP camera on the market: Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, Amcrest, Axis, UniFi, Foscam, TP-Link, Eufy, and many more. FINDS YOUR CAMERAS FOR YOU Scan your network for ONVIF cameras, or point CamViewer at a go2rtc server and pick the streams you want in one step. The scan asks each camera for a working stream instead of guessing, and tells you plainly when a username, password or path is wrong. IMPORT & EXPORT Back up your entire camera configuration to a .camview file. Restore it on another device or share it with family members. Setting up a new phone takes seconds, not hours. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your camera feeds go straight from your cameras to your device, within your local network or VPN. To improve the app, CamViewer sends usage statistics without your name or account, such as which features are used, the app version, device model, iOS version and language setting. Your camera images, camera passwords and stream addresses are never sent to us. CAMVIEWER PRO: ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Unlimited cameras (free: up to 4) - Video recording & snapshots - Playback of recordings (Synology Surveillance Station) - Picture-in-Picture while you use other apps - Stream statistics overlay - Pinch-to-zoom in fullscreen - License plate overlay (with server) Pay once, unlock forever. No subscription. Terms of Use: https://camviewer.app/#terms Privacy Policy: https://camviewer.app/#privacy REQUIREMENTS - IP cameras with RTSP support - iPhone or iPad on the same local network as your cameras (or connected via VPN) - iOS 17.0 or later

Screenshots

IP Camera Viewer4 screens
CamViewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CamViewer at 5.0 against IP Camera Viewer's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. IP Camera Viewer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and CamViewer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CamViewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IP Camera Viewer ships an update every 6 days, CamViewer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IP Camera Viewer versus CamViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIP Camera ViewerCamViewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmil BaehrMichel Franciscus Maria Helsdingen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IP Camera Viewer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

CamViewer

One-time1
  • CamViewer Pro$9.99

Questions

Is IP Camera Viewer free?
IP Camera Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CamViewer free?
CamViewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IP Camera Viewer or CamViewer?
CamViewer is rated higher. IP Camera Viewer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CamViewer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do IP Camera Viewer or CamViewer have ads?
Neither IP Camera Viewer nor CamViewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IP Camera Viewer or CamViewer?
IP Camera Viewer ships an update every 6 days, and CamViewer every 5 days. Most recently, IP Camera Viewer was updated on October 31, 2026 and CamViewer on November 5, 2026.

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