mDNS Utility vs Home Cameras
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mDNS Utility
Discover and browse mDNS and Bonjour services on your network. Find devices like printers, servers, and storage, and access their IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Easily copy network addresses and TXT records.
- Discover mDNS and Bonjour services
- Find network devices (printers, servers)
- View IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Browse network shares
- Copy addresses to clipboard
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The mDNS Utility allows you to find all mDNS and Bonjour services and devices on your network. It is useful for discovering and browsing services, finding addresses such as IPv4 and IPv6. Use it to locate printers, servers, networks storage, shares and more. Copy and paste addresses and TXT records to the clipboard to use in other apps.
Home Cameras
View live feeds from your IP cameras, NVRs, and DVRs directly on your iPhone. Supports various streaming protocols and offers features like multi-camera grids, pinch-to-zoom, and snapshots. Pro version unlocks unlimited cameras and advanced layout options.
- Multi-camera grid view
- Full-screen and pinch-to-zoom
- Camera discovery and audio control
- Snapshot and export camera list
- Picture in Picture (Pro)
- UniFi Protect integration (Pro)
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Monitor all your IP cameras live with Home Cameras — the fast, private camera viewer for iPhone. Connect any security camera, NVR, DVR, or CCTV system using RTSP, HTTP, HLS, MJPEG, or RTMP streams with H.264 and H.265 support. No cloud account, no subscriptions — direct, private access to your surveillance cameras. Powered by VLC. FEATURES • Multi-camera grid — Watch all your cameras simultaneously in an adaptive, responsive layout. • Full-screen mode — Double-tap any feed to go full screen; tap the camera name to switch cameras; swipe down or tap × to exit. • Pinch to zoom — Zoom into any live stream up to 10× and pan with two fingers. • Camera discovery — Scan your local network to automatically find ONVIF-compatible cameras. • Audio control — Mute or adjust volume per camera directly from the grid. • Snapshot — Save a still frame from any camera to your photo library. • Export — Back up your camera list to a file with a single tap. • Per-camera settings — Set credentials, force TCP, and tune stream caching per camera. • Auto-recovery — Streams reconnect automatically after network interruptions. • Pull to refresh — Pull down on the camera grid to restart all streams at once. • Picture in Picture (Pro) — Float any camera in an overlay window while using other apps. • UniFi Protect (Pro) — Import cameras directly from a UniFi Protect NVR. • HQ / LQ switching (Pro) — Toggle between high- and low-quality streams per camera. • Live data stats (Pro) — Real-time bitrate (KB/s) and FPS badge per camera tile. • Advanced grid layout (Pro) — Choose 1–4 columns in portrait and landscape; adjust margins to your liking. • Import (Pro) — Restore or move your camera list from a backup file. • Unlimited cameras (Pro) — The free version supports up to 5 active cameras at a time; Pro removes the limit. HOME CAMERAS PRO Unlock all Pro features with a one-time purchase. New users get a free 7-day trial — no payment required upfront. Works with any RTSP-compatible IP camera — home security cameras, surveillance systems, professional NVR and DVR setups, and more. No vendor lock-in, no cloud required. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Home Cameras at 100% against mDNS Utility's 17%. Home Cameras also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.0 vs 1.6). mDNS Utility's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Home Cameras is free to download; mDNS Utility costs $0.99 up front. Home Cameras sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mDNS Utility asks for nothing beyond the download.
Home Cameras holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mDNS Utility has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of mDNS Utility's written reviews are positive against 100% of Home Cameras's.
mDNS Utility ships an update fortnightly, Home Cameras every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mDNS Utility | Home Cameras |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.6 (5 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenny Millar | Thomas Boerkel |
Customer experience
mDNS Utility
Home Cameras
In-app purchases
mDNS Utility
No in-app purchases
Home Cameras
- Home Cameras Pro$4.99









