Camcloud Inc. vs Amcrest Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Camcloud Inc.
Access your cloud video monitoring system from anywhere. View live streams, manage recorded footage, and receive motion detection alerts. Easily add and configure IP cameras for home or business security.
- Add IP cameras
- Watch live video
- Manage recorded media
- Motion detection alerts
- Control camera settings
- Edit account settings
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Camcloud provides a simple, cost-effective cloud video monitoring system for homes and small businesses. Our iOS app allows you to access your Camcloud account from anywhere! With the Camcloud App you can: - add an IP camera to your Camcloud account - watch live video from your cameras - view and manage your recorded media - receive alerts when motion is detected - control motion detection and camera settings - edit your camera and account settings Supported Camera Brands: - Axis Communications - Amcrest - Hikvision - VIVOTEK - Hanwha Techwin (Samsung) - Generic support for any H.264 or MJPEG camera with FTP support Here's what our customers say: ""I am not a technical person and I was able to setup a webcam monitoring system in 2 minutes. You should call the service CamWOW!"" - Manon B Common Uses: - monitor your home while you're away - keep an eye on your pets, setup a petcam - use it as a nannycam or baby monitor - cost-effective video security for your business
Amcrest Cloud
This AI-powered cloud service provides advanced video monitoring for IP cameras. It offers cloud storage, motion detection alerts, and sophisticated object detection for enhanced security.
- AI-powered cloud service
- Cloud storage
- Motion detection alerts
- People, vehicle, animal detection
- Camera health checks
- 4K model support
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Amcrest Cloud is an AI-powered cloud service designed to work exclusively with the Amcrest line of IP cameras, including the latest 4K models. The service is a premium cloud video monitoring platform designed for the home and small business and includes cloud storage, advanced camera health checks, motion detection alerts and more! The Cloud AI module enables world class people, vehicle, animal and objection detection to power your cloud surveillance.
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Verdict
Camcloud Inc. and Amcrest Cloud both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Camcloud Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 20% of Amcrest Cloud's. Camcloud Inc. also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Amcrest Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (6K vs 78). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Camcloud Inc. against 4.2 for Amcrest Cloud. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Cloud has 6K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Camcloud Inc.'s written reviews are positive against 20% of Amcrest Cloud's.
Camcloud Inc. ships an update every 3 months, Amcrest Cloud every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Camcloud Inc. | Amcrest Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (78 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 20.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 | 6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Camcloud Inc. | Amcrest |
Customer experience
Camcloud Inc.
Amcrest Cloud
Bugs and requests
Camcloud Inc.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Amcrest Cloud
Reported bugs
6 issues- Camera firmware update bricking cameras
- Inability to connect cameras to WiFi
- Cameras disconnecting from cloud
- App login issues
- Inability to change detection zones
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- Notifications not working
Requested features
2 requests- Multiple saved camera locations
- Ability to view more than 4 hours of recordings
In-app purchases
Camcloud Inc.
No in-app purchases
Amcrest Cloud
No in-app purchases
