Comparison

TotalCam vs Safe Home

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

Head to head

TotalCam

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 1.01 ratingsView app →

About

TotalCam

View live feeds from various DVR and camera devices. Supports landscape mode, PTZ control, and remote playback for DX series DVRs. Includes LBS services for vehicle DVRs and VGA resolution for IPCams.

Highlights

Live view for DVR, IPCam, NVR
Remote playback
PTZ control
Vehicle DVR LBS services
Landscape mode support

Features

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TotalCam is support for DX-DVR, DVR, Vehicle DVR, IPCam and NVR devices to use live view. - Support landscape mode - Vehicle DVR support LBS services. - IPCam support VGA resolution. - Support PTZ control - Support Remote playback function in DX series DVR

About

Safe Home

Features

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Safe-Home is a H.264 digital video recorder remote viewer. 01. Address Book. 02. PTZ Control. 03. Relay Control. 04. Multi Channel H.264 Viewer. 05. Double tap to switch single channel mode/quad channel mode. 06. Scroll left/right to switch next/previous channel. 07. Listen DVR Audio. 08. Talk to DVR. 09. Remote Playback. 10. Event Notification. 11. Snapshot. 12. Zoom video.

Screenshots

TotalCam3 screens

Safe Home3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Safe Home at every 3 weeks against TotalCam's every 8 months. TotalCam's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TotalCam ships an update every 8 months, Safe Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level

TotalCam versus Safe Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	TotalCam	Safe Home
Price	Free	Free
Rating	1.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	7.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	57 MB	10 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	YANG SHU-CHAO	Aquila DVR

In-app purchases

None

TotalCam

No in-app purchases

None

Safe Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TotalCam free?

TotalCam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Safe Home free?

Safe Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do TotalCam or Safe Home have ads?

Neither TotalCam nor Safe Home shows ads.

Which is updated more often, TotalCam or Safe Home?

TotalCam ships an update every 8 months, and Safe Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, TotalCam was updated on October 7, 2026 and Safe Home on October 19, 2026.