Comparison

iCamSource Mobile vs PDF Reader

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

Head to head
About

iCamSource Mobile

Transform your iOS device into a live audio and video streaming camera. Receive motion detection alerts and record events, making it ideal for monitoring pets, babies, or as a security solution.

Highlights
  • Live audio and video streaming
  • Motion detection alerts
  • Encrypted Apple Watch Alerts
  • Push notifications
  • Motion event image recording
  • Use as baby monitor, pet cam, security cam
Features
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iCamSource Mobile allows you to stream live audio and video from your iOS device's microphone and camera to another mobile device running the iCam app: http://skjm.com/icam/index2.php iCam has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, and Good Morning America in addition to the "Dog Lover" iPhone TV Ad - http://skjm.com/news.php iCamSource Mobile optionally uploads encrypted Apple Watch Alerts to our servers whenever motion is detected. Apple Watch Alerts are brief animated summary notifications of your iCamSource's most recent motion detection events that you can receive and review with iCam on your Apple Watch. In addition to streaming live audio and video, iCamSource Mobile supports the sending of push notifications and recording of motion event images whenever motion is detected. Visit http://skjm.com/icam/vid.php for video demonstrations. Popular uses include baby monitor, pet cam, nanny cam, spy cam, and security camera. For more information about iCamSource Mobile and iCam, please visit http://skjm.com/icam/help/?icamsourcemobile NOTICE: If you are ever having issues please contact support instead of just leaving a bad review as we have no way of contacting you to help resolve your problem. Thanks!

About

PDF Reader

Features
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Read, scan and sign PDFs on your iPhone and iPad. Keep documents together, find the text you need and prepare files to share with PDF Reader. READ & ANNOTATE • Read with page thumbnails, search and light, dark or sepia themes. • Highlight passages and add notes, drawings, text annotations and signatures. • Fill supported PDF forms and listen with Read Aloud. SCAN & FIND TEXT • Scan paper documents with your camera. • Use OCR to add searchable text to scans. • Search document contents in your library. ORGANIZE & SHARE • Merge files, split PDFs and rearrange pages. • Compress PDFs for sharing, add watermarks and redact sensitive content. • Organize documents in folders and protect access with document locks. CREATE & CONVERT • Create a PDF from your text or photos. • Convert supported Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, RTF and plain-text files to PDF. • Import files from other apps and share the finished PDF. ON-DEVICE TOOLS Core PDF tools process documents on your device. Ask questions about a PDF with on-device AI and page references. AI requires iOS 26 or later, Apple Intelligence and a supported device. Some tools require PDF Pro or have free usage limits. PDF Pro is available as auto-renewing Weekly, Monthly and Yearly subscriptions. Eligible customers may receive a 3-day free trial with Weekly or a 7-day free trial with Yearly; Monthly has no free trial. Prices and eligibility are shown before purchase and vary by storefront. Billing is handled through your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in Apple Account Settings. The free version remains available. If you start a free trial, it converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ilovetechmon.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

iCamSource Mobile4 screens
PDF Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PDF Reader at Free against iCamSource Mobile's $4.99. PDF Reader also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months). iCamSource Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). On ads 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

PDF Reader is free to download; iCamSource Mobile costs $4.99 up front. PDF Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. iCamSource Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCamSource Mobile ships an update every 27 months, PDF Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iCamSource Mobile versus PDF Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCamSource MobilePDF Reader
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (68 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings68 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKJM, LLCHoang Ngoc Son

In-app purchases

None

iCamSource Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PDF Reader

Subscriptions2
  • PDF Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • PDF Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is iCamSource Mobile free?
iCamSource Mobile costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Reader free?
PDF Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iCamSource Mobile or PDF Reader have ads?
Neither iCamSource Mobile nor PDF Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCamSource Mobile or PDF Reader?
iCamSource Mobile ships an update every 27 months, and PDF Reader every 3 weeks. Most recently, iCamSource Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and PDF Reader on October 10, 2026.

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