Foscam vs BlueCam
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.
BlueCam
This app provides P2P monitoring for network cameras, enabling easy remote viewing without complex network configurations. It utilizes a unique ID for each camera and offers a reliable connection, even through a forwarding server when direct P2P fails.
- P2P network camera monitoring
- Plug-and-play setup
- Unique camera ID identification
- No port mapping required
- Video forwarding server for 100% connection
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BlueCam is a P2P (peer-to-peer) monitoring software for network cameras. Using advanced P2P technology, the camera can eliminate the cumbersome port mapping on the internal network, and truly plug and play! Software features: 1. Identify each camera by a unique ID. When the user uses it, just set the ID number of the camera to be viewed. 2. No port mapping is required. After the device accesses the Internet, the device can watch the real-time video of the device through the mobile phone client, completely eliminating the traditional port mapping mode and the problem that some networks cannot perform port mapping. 3. For cameras that cannot establish a P2P connection, the system forwards the video through the forwarding server, and truly achieves 100% connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlueCam at 3.2 against Foscam's 2.3. BlueCam also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 17%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). Foscam's advantage is ratings volume (709 vs 36). 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.
BlueCam holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foscam has 709 ratings behind it against 36, 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 30% of BlueCam's.
Foscam ships an update every 3 weeks, BlueCam every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foscam | BlueCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (709 ratings) | 3.2 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 30.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 709 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IVYIOT LLC | 伟锋 马 |
Customer experience
Foscam
BlueCam
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
BlueCam
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 🌟 Good picture quality
- 💡 Live stream clarity
- 🏠 Good for home security
- 📱 Handy on phone
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- ❌ Connection issues
- 🚫 Notifications not working
- 🧱 Camera becomes a brick
- 📉 Poor video quality
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
BlueCam
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on launch
- Cannot connect to camera
- Video playback not loading
- Notifications not working (especially when app is closed)
- Camera movement/rotation not working after updates
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- SD card not recognized
- App closes when trying to configure/delete settings
- LTE/mobile data connection not working
- Camera not showing video
- Motion detection issues
- Time zone changes automatically
- AP configuration setting not visible
- App not working on iPhone/iOS
- App not working on iPad
- App not working on iPhone X
Requested features
4 requests- Add Siri shortcuts
- Allow cloud saving of recordings
- Longer notification sound
- Speed up video playback
In-app purchases
Foscam
No in-app purchases
BlueCam
No in-app purchases








