Dashcam vs CellArc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dashcam
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Dashcam: Car Camera DVR turns your phone into a simple, easy-to-use dashcam. Mount your phone, open the app, and tap record to capture the road ahead. Your clips are saved on your device, where you can review, manage, and share them. RECORD YOUR DRIVE Start and stop video recording with a tap. The screen stays awake while recording. REVIEW YOUR CLIPS Browse recordings in your on-device library. Preview a clip, check its date and duration, and share it when needed. SEE WHERE YOU DROVE Save location data with your trip and view recorded routes on a map when GPS access is enabled. MANAGE DEVICE STORAGE See how much space your recordings use and delete clips you no longer need. The app keeps the 20 most recent completed recordings. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Your video clips are stored on your device. Thereβs no sign-in or cloud video library. For best results, mount your phone securely and keep it connected to a charger. Video recording uses device storage and battery. Recording quality depends on your device and the appβs current camera settings.
CellArc
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Routine Trials keeps your user-recorded battery-use observations in a local notebook and compares a changed habit with its baseline only when conditions match. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Power Lab and choose Routine Trials. Explore the clearly labeled example to see how matching works. 2. Record completed trials with their activity, changed habit, timing, battery percentages, brightness, network and surroundings. Flag charging or interruptions. 3. Collect at least three matching pairs, inspect the median drain rates and reading-resolution limits, then share the observation report. Battery Action Plan, Scenario Studio, foreground battery history, charging sessions, trip planning, thermal tools and offline references remain available. Routine Trials is prominently linked from Power Lab. Corrupt trial files are preserved and blocked from overwrite. WHAT TO KNOW Battery readings and conditions are manually recorded. This is not battery health, capacity measurement, continuous monitoring or proof of causation. Trials last 15β240 minutes; less than two percentage points of drain is excluded. Pairing requires matching activity/network/surroundings, brightness and start levels within 5 points, and duration within 25%. Observations are never reused or counted across overlapping periods. Up to 2,000 observations are saved locally. iPhone and iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dashcam at every 4 days against CellArc's every 10 days. Dashcam also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Dashcam costs $0.99 and CellArc $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dashcam ships an update every 4 days, CellArc every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dashcam | CellArc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 β better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days β better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mindsgn Studio (PTY) LTD | Robert Corbin |
In-app purchases
Dashcam
No in-app purchases
CellArc
No in-app purchases









