iCam Pro vs OBS Camera lossless streaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCam Pro
Remotely monitor live video and audio from multiple webcams on your mobile device. Receive motion and sound alerts, record events, and even talk back to your camera source. Cloud backup is available for recorded events.
- Remote multi-cam monitoring
- Live audio and video streaming
- Motion and sound detection alerts
- Record and playback events
- Talk back feature
- Cloud event backup
- Apple Watch notifications
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iCam Pro is the next generation of our popular webcam viewing app, iCam. iCam Pro allows you to remotely monitor multiple live video and audio webcam feeds from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad over WiFi and EDGE/3G/4G/LTE. iCam Pro also includes support for iCam Pro Cloud, a service that automatically backs up iCamSource Pro events to the cloud as soon as they are recorded. Event backups can then be easily viewed from iCam Pro or downloaded directly from the web if the iCamSource Pro ever goes offline or the computer is stolen. 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 Popular uses include baby monitor, pet cam, nanny cam, spy cam, and security camera. Record and playback recorded video Events and receive Notifications on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad when Motion or Sound are detected by your iCamSource Pro(s). iCam Pro Features include: - Widescreen video support. - Significantly improved real-time video quality and frame rate. - Sound detection and recording. - Detection, notification, and scheduling settings can be set remotely from the iCam Pro app. - Manually Start / Stop recording from the iCam Pro app. - Talk Back to the computer running the iCamSource Pro from your mobile device. - Receive and review brief animated summary notifications of your iCamSource Pro's most recent motion detection events on Apple Watch. - Improved recording video / audio playback. - User interface improvements in both the iCam Pro app and the iCamSource Pro. - Auto-detection of network IP cam JPEG and MJPEG URLs in the iCamSource Pro. iCam Pro is free to use on your local network. Remote access and notifications require iCam Pro Service, available either as a one-time purchase, or as a low-cost monthly subscription. Please note that to use iCam Pro you will also need to download the free iCamSource Pro software from http://skjm.com/icampro/ or purchase our iCamSource Pro Mobile app. The iCamSource Pro software supports Windows 7/8/10 and Mac OS X 10.9 and later. iCamSource Pro Mobile supports camera-enabled iOS devices running iOS 7 or later. The iCam Pro Cloud service requires the purchase of a Cloud Storage auto-renewable subscription. There are three subscription levels available, starting at US$4.99/month for 5 GB of event storage. Please visit http://skjm.com/icampro/help/cloud.php for more information, including links to the iCam Pro Cloud Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 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! You can also visit http://skjm.com/icampro/support.php#faq for a list of other Frequently Asked Questions. Terms of Use: http://skjm.com/icam/terms.php Privacy Policy: http://skjm.com/privacy.php About Auto-Renewing Subscriptions: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
OBS Camera lossless streaming
Transform your iPhone into a high-quality webcam for OBS Studio on Mac or for Zoom calls. Stream directly from your device, utilizing all available cameras and adding GIF overlays. Keep your phone powered by plugging it in during use.
- Use iPhone as webcam for OBS Studio
- Use iPhone as webcam for Zoom
- Supports all iPhone cameras
- Add GIF overlays
- Stream directly from device
- Plug-in charging support
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Use your iPhone camera as a video recording device with OBS Studio running only on MacBook computers. If you want you can even use your phone as camera for Zoom calls. Don't worry about battery, just plug your phone and start streaming. The app supports all available cameras: - A built-in wide angle camera device - A built-in camera device with a longer focal length than a wide angle camera - A device that consists of two fixed focal length cameras, one wide and one telephoto - A device that consists of two cameras, one YUV and one Infrared - A device that consists of three fixed focal length cameras, one ultra wide, one wide angle, and one telephoto - A built-in camera device with a shorter focal length than a wide angle camera - A device that consists of two fixed focal length cameras, one ultra wide and one wide angle Also, you can add gifs as an overlay for your camera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OBS Camera lossless streaming at free against iCam Pro's free with in-app purchases. OBS Camera lossless streaming also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 44%). iCam Pro's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 17). 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. iCam Pro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and OBS Camera lossless streaming sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for iCam Pro against 4.4 for OBS Camera lossless streaming. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCam Pro has 288 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of iCam Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of OBS Camera lossless streaming's.
iCam Pro ships an update every 3 months, OBS Camera lossless streaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCam Pro | OBS Camera lossless streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (288 ratings) | 4.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.3% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SKJM, LLC | BIT TREAT SOFTWARE |
Customer experience
iCam Pro
OBS Camera lossless streaming
Bugs and requests
iCam Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- PC software crashes frequently
- Unable to connect cameras on same network
- Paid subscription features not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Automatic motion/sound detection alerts
- Support for higher video resolutions
- Ability to save recorded video locally
- Web-based viewing option
- Easier multi-camera management
OBS Camera lossless streaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCam Pro
- iCam Pro Service (Subscription)$0.991 Month
- iCam Pro Unlimited Private Proxy Data (Subscription)$4.991 Month
- 5 GB of Cloud Storage$4.991 Month
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- 22 GB of Cloud Storage$19.991 Month
- 60 GB of Cloud Storage$49.991 Month
- 25 MB of Private Proxy Data$0.99
- iCam Pro Service (Lifetime)$9.99
OBS Camera lossless streaming
- Filters Starter Pack$0.99
Questions
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