Foscam vs Sannce Sight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foscam
Monitor your home, office, or store remotely with this smart security camera management tool. View live video, communicate via two-way audio, and control camera functions like pan, tilt, and night vision from your smartphone.
- Easy device setup
- Live video streaming
- Remote pan and tilt
- Two-way audio communication
- Night vision control
- Snapshot and video recording
- Multi-camera management
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Foscam App is a professional smart security camera management tool that lets you monitor your home, office, or store anytime, anywhere. With your smartphone, you can view live video, communicate through two-way audio, and enjoy a safer, smarter, and more convenient security experience. Key Features: - Easy Device Setup: Pair your camera effortlessly via QR code scanning or EZLink smart configuration. - Live ViewStream: real-time video with clear image quality and a stable connection. - Remote Controls: Pan and tilt the camera, enable night vision, use two-way audio, capture snapshots, and record videos—all remotely. - Multi-Camera Management: Organize and control multiple cameras by location for greater efficiency and convenience.
Sannce Sight
Access your security cameras remotely with this mobile application. It offers real-time multi-view, QR code scanning for easy setup, and controls for PTZ cameras. Capture video and record footage directly from your device.
- Remote camera viewing
- Real-time multi-view
- PTZ camera control
- Video capture
- Recording backup
- QR scan setup
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Sannce Sight-- Remote view for 24 hours in Mobile APP. With concise and fashion GUI, support multiple and real- time preview, QR scan, PTZ control, video capture, recording backup. More functions are waiting for you. PLZ download as soon as possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Foscam at none against Sannce Sight's shown. Foscam also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (709 vs 17). Sannce Sight's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (37% vs 17%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Sannce Sight holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foscam has 709 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Foscam's written reviews are positive against 37% of Sannce Sight's.
Foscam ships an update every 3 weeks, Sannce Sight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foscam | Sannce Sight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (709 ratings) | 2.6 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 36.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 709 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 551 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IVYIOT LLC | Zhuhai Junqiushi Trading Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Foscam
Sannce Sight
User reviews
Foscam
From 709 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 📽️ Good video quality
- 💡 Useful features like motion detection
- 👍 Generally good user experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable connectivity and frequent disconnects
- 🔍 Difficult to set up and configure
- ⏱️ Slow loading and buffering issues
- 📦 Excessive storage usage on mobile devices
- 🔒 Privacy and security concerns
Sannce Sight
From 17 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 🌟 Clear picture quality
- 🌙 Good night vision
- 🔊 Clear audio monitoring
- ⚡ Fast motion detection
Room to improve
- 🐌 Slow loading times
- ❌ Cannot register/login
- 🚫 No remote viewing on mobile network
- ⚠️ Network error on mobile
- 🔄 App constantly crashing
Bugs and requests
Foscam
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with SD card playback
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent camera connections
Requested features
5 requests- Easier camera management and configuration
- Improved video playback controls
- Support for multi-camera viewing
- Landscape mode support on tablets
- Customizable motion detection and alerts
Sannce Sight
Reported bugs
111 issues- App loads slow
- Random regional prompts
- Bad customer support, no response
- Unable to change original password
- Cannot switch from SD to HD quality
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- Latest update causes preview issues
- Preview displays one large and smaller cameras
- Settings page never loads properly
- Network error on mobile network
- App changes time incorrectly
- App says maintenance is being performed and never ends
- Cannot rewind to review recordings
- Subscription for cloud storage unavailable due to maintenance
- App doesn't default to HD
- Cannot add DVR or cameras
- App crashes when trying to record
- App crashes when phone locks
- App crashes when put in background
- App turns screen brightness to 100%
- Downloads stick on 0% and never work
- Cannot download in background
- Cannot change playback speed
- Inconsistent, annoying UI
- Last update was over a year ago
- Cannot recover username or password
- Link to change password not working
- No option to remotely activate/deactivate detection or adjust sensitivity
- Email alarms not working with Gmail
- App no longer allows continuous stream watching
- Cannot connect in 4G or other networks, only Wi-Fi direct
- App only works on Wi-Fi
- Camera keeps going offline
- App not connecting to DVR after iOS15 update
- App shows old camera images
- App no longer works on iPad
- Every connection is a problem
- App doesn't load
- App only works at home
- No thumbnail images in news
- App crashes when loading preview
- App closes down when clicking on cameras
- App crashes on iPad when viewing camera images
- App doesn't work, cannot register or operate
- Cannot see cameras from phone, only get "time out, connection fails"
- Cannot register a device, constantly timing out
- Push messages not sent to lock screen
- App sends no alarm (push notifications active)
- Email alarm runs with significant delay
- No access to system settings
- App requires connection to monitor/TV for settings
- App crashes when accessing footage
- Cannot access created video clips from triggered alarms
- App loads event storage and then crashes
- Recordings not being stored
- Alarm messages section keeps crashing the app
- Cannot view recordings from alarm messages
- App sends no alarm (push notifications active)
- Email alarm runs with significant delay
- No access to system settings
- App requires connection to monitor/TV for settings
- App crashes when accessing footage
- Cannot access created video clips from triggered alarms
- App loads event storage and then crashes
- Recordings not being stored
- Alarm messages section keeps crashing the app
- Cannot view recordings from alarm messages
- App doesn't work on mobile network
- App only works on Wi-Fi
- App doesn't work on mobile data
- App doesn't work remotely
- App freezes when trying to record
- App crashes when phone locks
- App crashes in background
- App turns screen brightness to 100%
- Downloads stuck on 0% and never work
- Cannot download in background
- Cannot change playback speed
- Inconsistent, annoying UI
- Last update was over a year ago
- Cannot recover username or password
- Link to change password not working
- No option to remotely activate/deactivate detection or adjust sensitivity
- Email alarms not working with Gmail
- App no longer allows continuous stream watching
- Cannot connect in 4G or other networks, only Wi-Fi direct
- App only works on Wi-Fi
- Camera keeps going offline
- App not connecting to DVR after iOS15 update
- App shows old camera images
- App no longer works on iPad
- Every connection is a problem
- App doesn't load
- App only works at home
- No thumbnail images in news
- App crashes when loading preview
- App closes down when clicking on cameras
- App crashes on iPad when viewing camera images
- App doesn't work, cannot register or operate
- Cannot see cameras from phone, only get "time out, connection fails"
- Cannot register a device, constantly timing out
- Push messages not sent to lock screen
- App sends no alarm (push notifications active)
- Email alarm runs with significant delay
- No access to system settings
- App requires connection to monitor/TV for settings
- App crashes when accessing footage
- Cannot access created video clips from triggered alarms
- App loads event storage and then crashes
- Recordings not being stored
- Alarm messages section keeps crashing the app
- Cannot view recordings from alarm messages
Requested features
43 requests- Default to HD
- Option to set default camera view
- Improve remote viewing on mobile network
- Fix network error on mobile
- Add ability to fast forward playback at different speeds
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- Allow remote adjustment of detection sensitivity
- Fix Gmail integration for email alarms
- Add dark mode
- Allow users to remove recording time overlay
- Provide option to set default camera view
- Fix playback speed control
- Make app work on mobile network
- Enable push notifications on lock screen
- Improve alarm message functionality
- Fix app crashing on alarm checking
- Fix playback issues
- Fix settings not working
- Allow adjustment of detection sensitivity remotely
- Fix email alarms with Gmail
- Add option to set default camera view
- Fix app crashing on iPad when viewing cameras
- Enable registration via SMS when not on home network
- Add option to remove recording time overlay
- Fix playback speed control
- Enable push notifications on lock screen
- Improve alarm message functionality
- Fix app crashing on alarm checking
- Fix playback issues
- Fix settings not working
- Allow adjustment of detection sensitivity remotely
- Fix email alarms with Gmail
- Add option to set default camera view
- Fix app crashing on iPad when viewing cameras
- Enable registration via SMS when not on home network
- Add option to remove recording time overlay
- Fix playback speed control
- Enable push notifications on lock screen
- Improve alarm message functionality
- Fix app crashing on alarm checking
- Fix playback issues
- Fix settings not working
- Allow adjustment of detection sensitivity remotely
- Fix email alarms with Gmail
In-app purchases
Foscam
No in-app purchases
Sannce Sight
No in-app purchases
