XMEye vs iUSB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XMEye
Monitor your security cameras remotely with live video feeds and playback. This app allows you to manage your devices, record footage locally, and even communicate through bidirectional talk.
- Real-time live view
- Remote playback
- Local recording
- Bidirectional talk
- PTZ control
- QR code scanning for device add
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XMEye is video monitoring software for IPC and DVR. With cloud technology, easy log in by the device's serial number to show the live view monitoring video to phone and do operation accordingly. Support log in with cloud technology Support real time live view Support remote playback Local recording and play Support snapshot and pictures searching Support bidirectional talk Support PTZ control Support scanning serial number by QR code Support cloud user register and modify Support remote device add, edit and delete Support local device add, edit and delete Support adding device by address Support manually searching device in LAN Support version updating automatically Support searching device function by shake
iUSB
Easily back up photos and videos from your device to an external MFi storage device with a single touch. Select specific media for backup or capture new content directly to the external storage. View your saved files directly within the app.
- One-touch photo and video backup
- Selective media backup
- Direct camera capture to external storage
- View saved files on external device
- Works with CF3 MFi device
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iUSB works with the CF3 MFi device to provide one-touch photo and video backup. With the simple, one-touch backup button, all photos and videos are backed up onto the external device. With the option to select specific photos and videos, the user can backup only the images and videos selected. The "use camera" feature allows photos and videos to be shot and saved directly to the external MFi storage hardware. The view files features allows the user to view the files saved on the external MFi device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iUSB at none against XMEye's shown. iUSB also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (25% vs 11%). XMEye's advantage is ratings volume (879 vs 24). On price, rating, 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
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 — 2.9 for XMEye against 2.8 for iUSB. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XMEye has 879 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of XMEye's written reviews are positive against 25% of iUSB's.
XMEye ships an update every 5 weeks, iUSB every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XMEye | iUSB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (879 ratings) — better | 2.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.2% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 879 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HANGZHOU JF SOFTWARE CO., LTD. | 伟才 韦 |
Customer experience
XMEye
iUSB
Bugs and requests
XMEye
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and password problems
- Inability to access cameras remotely
- Playback and recording not working
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Remote access from anywhere
- Improved video playback controls
- Better motion detection alerts
iUSB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XMEye
No in-app purchases
iUSB
No in-app purchases
