Comparison

MioCam vs Pixela Buttons

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

Head to head
About

MioCam

Features
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MioCam turns your iPhone or iPad into the world's simplest care window. ■ Perfect for • Parents who want an easy baby monitor • Reusing an old phone or tablet as a camera • Avoiding complicated setup or subscriptions • People who care about privacy ■ Key features 【Instant QR pairing】 Scan the QR code shown on the camera device—no complicated network setup required. 【Real-time live view】 Low-latency video over WebRTC. Check the nursery or living room from anywhere. 【One-tap microphone audio】 Push-to-talk lets you listen to the camera side when you need to—and communicate both ways. 【Multiple cameras in one place】 Manage nursery, living room, and more from a single monitor device. See online status at a glance. 【Battery-saving blackout mode】 Dims the camera screen to save power—ideal for keeping an old iPhone running as a camera. 【Privacy-first P2P streaming】 Live video and audio go directly between your devices. We do not record or store your feed on our servers. 【Sign in with Apple】 Get started quickly with your Apple ID—no passwords to remember. ■ How it works 1. Choose Camera on the device that will stream 2. Choose Monitor on the device that will watch 3. Scan the QR code to pair 4. Start watching live Note: Camera and Monitor require two separate devices. Make your device the world's simplest care window with MioCam.

About

Pixela Buttons

Features
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Pixela Buttons is a dedicated client app for Pixela — the service that lets you define your own graphs and visualize daily activity as a pixel art contribution graph. **Record in one tap** Register your most-used values as fixed buttons on each card. Tap once and your activity is logged immediately. No browser, no copy-pasting tokens. **Flexible custom input** Every card also has a Custom button for one-off values. Enter a positive number to add, or a negative number to subtract — the app handles the rest automatically. **Organize your habits your way** Create as many cards as you like, one per Pixela graph. Assign an emoji, a display name, and a color to each card. Drag to reorder them however suits your workflow. **Works seamlessly with Pixela** - Automatically retries when Pixela's rate-limiting kicks in, so you never have to think about it - Instantly redirects you to the login screen if your token becomes invalid, with a clear explanation - Opens your graph's web page in one tap for a full visual overview **Supports both English and Japanese** Note: A Pixela account is required to use this app. You can sign up for free directly within the app.

Screenshots

MioCam4 screens
Pixela Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MioCam at Free against Pixela Buttons's $2.99. Pixela Buttons's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MioCam is free to download; Pixela Buttons costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MioCam ships an update monthly, Pixela Buttons every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
MioCam versus Pixela Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMioCamPixela Buttons
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroshi InaDaisuke Inoue

In-app purchases

None

MioCam

No in-app purchases

None

Pixela Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MioCam free?
MioCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixela Buttons free?
Pixela Buttons costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MioCam or Pixela Buttons have ads?
MioCam shows ads; Pixela Buttons does not.
Which is updated more often, MioCam or Pixela Buttons?
MioCam ships an update monthly, and Pixela Buttons every 3 weeks. Most recently, MioCam was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pixela Buttons on October 5, 2026.

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