MyCam View vs HomeView Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyCam View
Access your wireless video monitor feed remotely on your smartphone or tablet. View live video, change channels, capture snapshots, and use two-way audio. You can also search and play back recorded motion events.
- View live video feed
- Change camera channel
- Save snapshots
- Two-way audio
- Playback motion events
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MyCam View allows you to view your 7” or 9” wireless video monitor from anywhere in the world on your smartphone or tablet. The app allows you to: • View live video from all connected cameras. • Change the channel displayed in live viewing. • Save snapshots directly to your mobile device. • Enable two-way audio with any of the connected cameras. • Search and playback motion events saved to the system’s memory card. Notes: • A minimum upload speed of 512kbps is required. 1mbps or higher is recommended for best video performance. • Selectable single-channel viewing only.
HomeView Pro
Remotely view and control your IP cameras from your iPhone or iPad. This app offers real-time video and audio monitoring, motion detection with push notifications, and remote playback capabilities. It supports PTZ control for indoor cameras and light control for outdoor cameras.
- Real-time video and audio monitoring
- Remote PTZ control
- Motion detection and push notifications
- Two-way audio communication
- Remote playback of recordings
- Control camera lighting
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HomeView Pro is a customized APP for use with our IP Cameras. With this APP, you can remotely view and control your IP camera by using iphone or ipad. The use of advanced P2P technology makes our IP camera truly plug and play. It supports remote PTZ control of our indoor IP camera and also controls the lighting on our outdoor IP camera with integrated LED light. Features: 1. Real time video and audio monitoring 2. Camera accessible through 3G and WiFi 3. Supports iphone and ipad (iOS 7.0 and later) 4. Motion Detection and Push Notification supported 5. Auto and Manual recording 6. Remote playback 7. Two-way audio 8. Remote control for setting lights 9. Supports downloading recording files to cell phone/tablet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HomeView Pro at 5.0 against MyCam View's 2.2. HomeView Pro also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). MyCam View's advantage is ratings volume (349 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
HomeView Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyCam View has 349 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCam View | HomeView Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (349 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 349 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RDI Technology (Shenzhen) Co Ltd | Frank Zhang |
Customer experience
MyCam View
HomeView Pro
Bugs and requests
MyCam View
Reported bugs
3 issues- Can't view recorded videos remotely
- App often freezes or loses connection
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Update app with modern UI and features
- Add option to view multiple cameras simultaneously
- Improve remote access and video playback
- Implement reliable push notifications
HomeView Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyCam View
No in-app purchases
HomeView Pro
No in-app purchases
