ip Webcam vs Athome Camera Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ip Webcam
Transform your iPhone into a remote surveillance camera. View your live feed from anywhere without needing additional webcam software or router configuration. Simply enter your IP address to start monitoring.
- iPhone as IP webcam
- Remote viewing
- No extra software needed
- No router/firewall changes
- Cross-network access
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iP webcam Would you like to have everything in view even while you are away from home? And it's right on your iPhone? With this app you can see your ip webcam on your iPhone. This app does not require any webcam software. You only need the webcam your IP address and enter DONE. An Internet connection is required for the iPhone, but they need not be on the same network and it requires no changes to your router or firewall.
Athome Camera Pro
Transform old phones or computers into a surveillance system for your home or car. Remotely monitor, communicate, and receive motion detection alerts with cloud storage options.
- Remote viewing and two-way talk
- Human and vibration detection
- Privacy masking
- Scheduled and time-lapse recording
- Cloud storage for alarm videos
- Car tracking and location monitoring
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-Install the "Athome Video Streamer(AVS)" application on your old phones or computers and put them at your home, and then you can use the "Athome Camera" app to watch and talk with your family anytime, anywhere. You can remotely control the AVS device to turn on the flash, switch the camera, focus, zoom, etc. You can also set Human Detection, Vibration detection, Privacy Masking, Scheduled Recording, Alarm Sounding, Pushing alarm GIF notifications , Uploading the alarm videos to AWS Cloud, Time-lapse recording, Group viewing, etc. For more information, please visit: http://www.ichano.com - Install the “Athome Escort” app on a old phone and put it in your car，and then you can use the “Athome Camera” app to locate, track and watch your car anytime and anywhere. For more information, please visit: https://www.athomewatch.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Athome Camera Pro at 2.7 against ip Webcam's 1.4. Athome Camera Pro also leads on ratings volume (94 vs 9). ip Webcam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Athome Camera Pro sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. ip Webcam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Athome Camera Pro holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Athome Camera Pro has 94 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of ip Webcam's written reviews are positive against 21% of Athome Camera Pro's.
ip Webcam ships an update every 2 weeks, Athome Camera Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ip Webcam | Athome Camera Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (9 ratings) | 2.7 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Harms | 南京景从通讯科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
ip Webcam
Athome Camera Pro
In-app purchases
ip Webcam
No in-app purchases
Athome Camera Pro
- Vibration Service(1 month)$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Animated Image Push (1 month)$2.99
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- 7 Days Cloud Service (1 month)$4.99
- 15 Days Cloud Service(1 month）$8.99
- 30 Days Cloud Service(1 month)$9.99
- Smart Cloud Service (1 month)$10.99
- 7 Days Cloud Service (3 month)$13.99
- 7 Days Cloud Service(12 month)$23.99
- 30 Days Cloud Service(3 month)$28.99
- Smart Cloud Service (3 months)$31.99
- 30 Days Cloud Service(1 year)$38.99
- Smart Cloud Service (1 year)$41.99
