Foscam vs cloud
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.
cloud
Access your cloud-based home security camera remotely from your iOS device. View live feeds, review recorded footage from SD card or cloud storage, and receive instant event alerts. Features Bluetooth Smart setup for easy installation.
- Remote live monitoring
- Cloud and SD card storage
- Instant event alerts
- Bluetooth Smart setup
- Remote playback
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Cloud-Cam is a cloud-based home security camera. This app can be used to live, remote playback and operate it from iOS devices (iPhone/iPad) remotely. The key function includes: • Support Bluetooth Smart easy setup. (iOS 7 or later) • Live monitoring. (iPad supports 4-channel multi view) • Save clips on SD card. • Save to and replay from cloud storage. • Receive instant alerts and remotely review footage from cloud storage for relevant events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foscam at 2.3 against cloud's 1.0. Foscam also leads on ratings volume (701 vs 4) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13). 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.
Foscam holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foscam has 701 ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of cloud's.
Foscam ships an update every 3 weeks, cloud fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foscam | cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (701 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IVYIOT LLC | Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Foscam
cloud
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
cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Foscam
No in-app purchases
cloud
No in-app purchases
