U Guard vs iGOCAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U Guard
Access your DIY home security cameras remotely from your smartphone or tablet. View live feeds, utilize night vision, and receive motion alerts. The app also supports two-way audio and playback of recorded events.
- Live video streaming
- Night vision capabilities
- Motion detection alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- Playback of recorded events
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For more than 50 years, Uniden has been creating innovative technologies that help you stay in touch and stay safe. From home security systems and security cameras to radio scanners and two-way radios, we make products that make it simple to stay connected. Uniden U Guard connects you to view your DIY home security video system’s cameras from anywhere in the world on your internet connected smartphone or tablet. - Watch live viewable video from anywhere you can connect to the internet - High quality night vision let's you see in the dark - When motion happens, get alerted on your smartphone or tablet and also get emails - Say and Hear with 2-way audio - Play recorded events PLEASE NOTE: To properly view the 1080p resolution video in the U Guard app, your home/business internet upload speed must be greater than 4 mbps connection on the network your monitor is connected to. If you have less than this upload speed you will need to use low resolution on the app to see your cameras.
iGOCAM
Access and manage your dash cam recordings directly from your smartphone. View live video, take photos, play back recorded files, and download them to your device. You can also modify dash cam settings remotely.
- View live dash cam video
- Start/stop recording remotely
- Take photos remotely
- Playback recorded files
- Download recordings to smartphone
- Modify dash cam settings
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Convenience of accessing recordings from the Micro SD Card in the Dash Cam. The iGOCAM App has the following features: * Ability to view live video on the Dash Cam on your Smartphone with a start/stop recording function * Ability to take a photo at any time on the Dash Cam through your Smartphone * Playback recorded video (event) files or photos directly from the Dash Cam Through your Smartphone * Ability to Directly Download the recorded video (event) files or photos from the Dash Cam to the Smartphone to your phone * Ability to change and modify Dash Cam Settings List of supported devices: iGo Cam 75 iGo Cam 75r iGo Cam 85r iGo Cam 90 iGo Cam 90r
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: U Guard at 1.9 against iGOCAM's 1.0. U Guard also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). iGOCAM's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
U Guard holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: U Guard has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of U Guard's written reviews are positive against 4% of iGOCAM's.
U Guard ships an update every 5 months, iGOCAM every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U Guard | iGOCAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better | 3.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uniden Corporation | UNIDEN AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED |
Customer experience
U Guard
iGOCAM
Bugs and requests
U Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iGOCAM
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes
- App freezes
- Cannot connect to dashcam
- Live view not working
- Videos not playing
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- Videos not downloading
- WiFi constantly disconnecting/reconnecting
- Playback errors
- App not compatible with iPhone 15
- App not compatible with iPhone 14 Pro
- App not compatible with iPhone 15
- Settings not saving
- App freezes on buttons
- Cannot access folders
- Cannot view live feed
- App freezes when trying to connect
- GUI unresponsive
- No playback speed
- No Mac programs
- App locks up after 'pretending' to connect
- Cannot click on settings
Requested features
8 requests- Make app fully functional
- Improve app usability
- Add dark mode
- Allow direct laptop connection
- Improve download speed
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- Fix playback errors
- Ensure compatibility with latest phones
- Provide better support
In-app purchases
U Guard
No in-app purchases
iGOCAM
No in-app purchases
