Spancam vs TapCam

Spancam turns the iPhone in your pocket into a sharp, reliable webcam for your Mac with advanced AI Features - over your Wi-Fi network, with no clutter. Your iPhone almost certainly has a far better camera than your Mac's built-in webcam. Spancam puts that camera to work for video calls, streaming, and recording. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Spancam desktop app on your Mac. 2. Open Spancam on your iPhone and make it discoverable on your Wi-Fi network. 3. Your Mac finds your iPhone automatically — accept the connection. 4. Pick "Spancam" as the camera in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, OBS, or your browser. That's it. WIRELESS, THE EASY WAY • Leave the cable behind — stream over your local Wi-Fi network. • Your iPhone is discovered automatically; no IP addresses to type. • Automatically reconnects if the connection drops. BUILT FOR REAL CALLS • Smooth, low-latency, hardware-encoded video (H.264 and HEVC). • Front or rear camera, with a clean on-phone viewfinder. • Pro controls: zoom, exposure, focus and white balance. • A live status indicator shows when you're streaming, with signal strength and bitrate. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Spancam has no accounts, no ads, and no trackers. Your video goes only to your own devices, over your own local network — never to us, never to anyone else. Nothing is uploaded. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone with iOS 17.0 or newer. • The free Spancam desktop app (macOS available; Windows and Linux on the way).

TapCam turns your iPhone into a sharp, low latency wireless webcam for your Windows PC. Your phone camera almost always beats a built in laptop webcam, and TapCam sends that video straight to your computer over your local Wi-Fi, or through a USB cable for the most stable link. Once connected, TapCam appears as a normal camera on your PC, so you can pick it in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, OBS, and any app that uses a webcam. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free TapCam app on your Windows PC. 2. Open TapCam on the PC. It shows a QR code. 3. Scan the QR code with this app. That is it, you are live. FEATURES - Sharp H.264 video over local Wi-Fi, tuned for low latency. - Connect wirelessly over Wi-Fi, or plug in a USB cable for a rock solid link with no Wi-Fi needed. - Front and back cameras, pinch to zoom, tap to focus, torch. - Live background blur and color replacement, plus a large set of stylish looks and fun effects, previewed right on your phone. - Manual white balance and ISO where the camera supports it. - Also a baby monitor or home camera: point the phone at the crib, a room, or a pet, and watch live on your PC. - Automatic reconnect, and one tap to reconnect to your last PC. - Clean, simple interface. No account, no sign up. REQUIREMENTS - The free TapCam companion app on a Windows PC. - The phone and the PC on the same local Wi-Fi network, or connected with a USB cable. TapCam streams only to your own PC on your local network. Your video never goes through our servers.