SpotCam vs IDExpert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpotCam
Monitor your home, family, or business with a cloud-based WiFi camera. Watch live video, review recorded footage, and get instant alerts from anywhere. It can even transform an old smartphone into a security camera.
- Live video streaming
- Footage playback
- Instant alerts
- Cloud recording
- Old phone to camera conversion
- WiFi setup
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Got SpotCam? Download the app to install SpotCam in an instant also watch live video, playback footage, and receive alerts while you're on the go. No idea what is SpotCam? SpotCam is a true cloud based WiFi video monitoring camera that allows you to watch what you care anytime anywhere. SpotCam setup is so easy that anyone who knows how to connect to WiFi can set up SpotCam with ease. Once activated, 24 hours free cloud recording helps you stay connected and never miss a second. Don't have a SpotCam yet? Don't throw away that old phone just yet. Download SpotCam App and enable the mobile video upload function, convert your old phone into a security camera in just 3 minutes. Now, SpotCam has got you covered in all kinds of usage scenarios from home, the elderly / baby / pet care to stores and offices security. To learn more, visit myspotcam.com.
IDExpert
This app provides strong authentication for identity security, integrating biometric, push, and OTP methods. It requires a companion Auth Server and is registered by scanning a QR code.
- Biometric authentication
- Push notifications for authentication
- One-Time Password (OTP) support
- QR code registration
- Identity security
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IDExpert System is strong authentication for your identity security. Biometric, Push, OTP can be integrated in ONE APP – IDExpert. IDExpert APP must be used with the IDExpert Auth Server, the steps for usage： 1.Download IDExpert APP 2.Get QRCode from IDExpert user portal or E-Mail. 3.Use this app to scan the QRCode for the registration. If you want to experience the IDExpert App, please click the "Please input your initial key" button and enter the test initial key "00000000"(8 zeros)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IDExpert at 4.0 against SpotCam's 3.2. IDExpert also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). SpotCam's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 1) and review sentiment (26% vs 11%). 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.
IDExpert holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpotCam has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of SpotCam's written reviews are positive against 11% of IDExpert's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SpotCam ships an update every 3 weeks, IDExpert every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | SpotCam | IDExpert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (25 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.1% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpotCam | Changing Information Technology Inc. |
Customer experience
SpotCam
IDExpert
In-app purchases
SpotCam
No in-app purchases
IDExpert
No in-app purchases
