Comparison

Sighthound Video vs IP Camera Lite

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

Head to head
About

Sighthound Video

Access your IP cameras and webcams remotely with intelligent video analysis. This app detects and tracks people, reducing false alerts from motion detection alone. View live feeds, search recorded clips, and receive smart notifications based on custom rules.

Highlights
  • Remote camera access
  • People detection and tracking
  • Smart alerts and push notifications
  • Quick setup and camera discovery
  • Video clip search engine
  • Live video feeds
Features
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*** Before you sign into the Sighthound Video app, please make sure you have an IP camera or webcam connected to your computer and have downloaded the latest version of the Sighthound Video desktop software (v4.0 or later). Visit the Sighthound website for download instructions and more information. *** Get access to Sighthound Video remotely. Sighthound Video software has been trained to simulate the human brain’s recognition abilities. It doesn’t just detect motion like most other security software - it detects and tracks people. With this app you can view your cameras remotely, be alerted to people who have triggered rules you set, and search through clips of camera activity. You must have installed Sighthound Video on a computer connected to your IP cameras before using this app. Get the software at the Sighthound website if you haven’t already. You’ll soon see that the software’s ability to detect and differentiate humans from animals or other objects greatly reduces the number of false positives and unnecessary alerts sent to users, which can make even the most modern security cameras unusable. Sighthound is the first video security software to work seamlessly on computers, iPads, and iPhones. After installing the software on your computer, it finds most cameras automatically, and you are using the desktop software in seconds. With the Sighthound Video iPhone app, users can benefit from the intelligence of Sighthound away from the home or office. ******* Main Features ******* 1. Quick Setup: Installs in seconds and instantly finds your cameras 2. Clip Search: Search days of video in seconds - it’s a search engine for what your cameras have seen. 3. Live Feeds: See what’s happening at your place on your iPhone or iPad in real-time. 4. Smart Alerts: Receive push notifications of camera activity based on the rules you’ve set ******* Easy Setup ******* Step 1: Make sure you have an IP camera or webcam connected to your computer and download the Sighthound Video desktop software from the Sighthound website Step 2: Enable remote access from Sighthound’s preferences window and create a login user ID and password Step 3: Download the mobile app and sign in using the login user ID and password you’ve created along with the internal IP address If you have any questions about setting up Sighthound Video on your mobile device, please visit the Sighthound website for answers.

About

IP Camera Lite

Transform your iOS device into a wireless IP camera for security monitoring and live broadcasting. Stream video and audio to media servers, record footage, and view feeds from other IP cameras. Supports high resolutions, multiple cameras, and secure protocols.

Highlights
  • Wireless IP camera functionality
  • RTSP and HTTP server
  • RTMP/SRT live streaming
  • Multi-camera support (iOS 13+)
  • ONVIF and MJPEG viewer
  • Video recording
  • QR code camera adding
Features
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*** Lite edition will add water mark on all video frames of IP Camera Server, including video record and snapshot, without Bi-directional audio, Motion Detection, Mail Notify, OneDrive, FTP, UPnP port forwarding and so on. Upgrade today and enjoy full Edition without ad *** "IP Camera Lite" can turn your iOS device into a wireless IP Camera via built-in RTSP/RTSPS and HTTP/HTTPS Server for security monitoring with audio support, you can use your browser to view, of course, include "IP Camera", it can work with the 'IP Camera for Mac' via AirDrop. "IP Camera Lite" can push the video and audio to RTMP/SRT live media server (e.g. Push to YouTube, Facebook), and use for network broadcast. It also supports the rtmps security protocol and SRT protocol and it can also push the media to multiple media server at the same time. It also supports HEVC/AV1 over RTMP and can be used for YouTube Live currently. You can turn it on from IP Camera Server. It supports iOS 13 's Multi Cam feature which allows you to capture from front camera, back camera and external USB camera(For iPad Only) simultaneously and process into PIP video then transfer. It supports output video up to 4K UHD resolution and up to 60FPS (The maximum resolution and frame rate are based on your iOS devices). It supports user name and password authentication, default username and password are admin, you can modify from the Settings App. "IP Camera Lite" provides full IPv6 support! "IP Camera Lite" is also a ONVIF and MJPEG viewer WITH video recording support! It also supports RTSP and SRT, RTMP protocols to playback! Finally, you can add another device's IP Camera Server quickly with build-in QR Code! Using HEVC for video recording/streaming requires iOS 11 or above, and the device must supports HEVC codec. IP Camera Bridge - A MJPEG video streaming and virtual microphone driver for Windows which can make your Windows applications using IP Camera as WebCam with audio input. https://github.com/shenyaocn/IP-Camera-Bridge

Screenshots

Sighthound Video4 screens
IP Camera Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: IP Camera Lite at 3.1 against Sighthound Video's 2.1. IP Camera Lite also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (51% vs 27%). Sighthound Video's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IP Camera Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Sighthound Video's written reviews are positive against 51% of IP Camera Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sighthound Video ships an update every 4 months, IP Camera Lite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sighthound Video versus IP Camera Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSighthound VideoIP Camera Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (11 ratings)3.1 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews50.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSighthound, Inc.垚 沈

Customer experience

Sighthound Video

All ratings11 ratings
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative60.6%

IP Camera Lite

All ratings36 ratings
Positive52.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative39.7%

Bugs and requests

Sighthound Video

Reported bugs

44 issues
  • Live playback spinner never loads
  • Alerts have stopped working
  • Push alerts do not work on iOS 18
  • Notification issues with latest iOS updates
  • Video controls don’t work
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  • Trying to review historical clips causes a crash
  • App is crashing when trying to see rules
  • Notifications no longer work after latest update
  • Software doesn’t work for notifications
  • No type of notification received
  • New update is a downgrade
  • Landscape view shows only 4 cameras
  • Images super pixelated
  • iPad audio bugs persist (audio always camera 1)
  • New design, same lackluster features
  • App crashes whenever checking history
  • Latest version repeatedly crashes when trying to enter camera views
  • Constant crashes, barely check a clip before it crashes
  • Pictures good but freezes and breaks up
  • Connected once but never again afterwards
  • Login is very iffy, unable to login for extended periods
  • Half the time, a camera cannot connect
  • Other times, clips won’t play
  • iPhone version works better than iPad
  • Changing between external and internal still doesn’t work
  • Zoom on live and clips shrinks and rotates weirdly
  • Video streams no longer work after new server software
  • No live view, and video clip playback crashes app
  • Cameras not connecting after iOS 11 upgrade
  • Does not work with new operating system
  • Rules do not function correctly when creating videos
  • Alerts do not alert on iPhone app
  • Alert videos don't play at all
  • Connection issues, can't rush taps between screens
  • Loading videos was much faster in previous version
  • Takes 10 seconds to load an individual camera
  • Unable to view live video outside network
  • Cannot create new rules from the app
  • Won't load live stream of individual cameras or playback clips
  • App is slow and clunky
  • Requires IP number of remote computer to work
  • App needs to be re-written for automatic IP determination
  • Unencrypted connection
  • Lacks SSL for remote connection

Requested features

20 requests
  • Option to make thumbnails small
  • Choose a time of day to select clips
  • Edit and create rules on the app
  • Export clips to camera roll
  • Full screen support for iPhone X plus
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  • Geolocation integration for turning off internal cameras
  • Low quality stream option for live viewing
  • Native iPad version or universal app
  • Landscape mode support
  • SSL support for remote connection
  • Zoom into live cameras by pinching and zooming
  • Ability to disable/enable custom rules from iPhone
  • Picture in Picture support
  • Save videos/snapshots to camera roll
  • Set window sizes in grid view
  • Configure resolution of camera previews in grid view
  • Support for larger FaceID devices in full size
  • FaceID login support
  • Ability to scrub entire recorded timeline
  • Support for split screen

IP Camera Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sighthound Video

No in-app purchases

None

IP Camera Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sighthound Video free?
Sighthound Video is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IP Camera Lite free?
IP Camera Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sighthound Video or IP Camera Lite?
IP Camera Lite is rated higher. Sighthound Video averages 2.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while IP Camera Lite averages 3.1 from 36 ratings.
Do Sighthound Video or IP Camera Lite have ads?
IP Camera Lite shows ads; Sighthound Video does not.
Which is updated more often, Sighthound Video or IP Camera Lite?
Sighthound Video ships an update every 4 months, and IP Camera Lite fortnightly. Most recently, Sighthound Video was updated on October 20, 2026 and IP Camera Lite on October 17, 2026.

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