Pro iCam vs PV Cam Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pro iCam
Easily view live video from your IP cameras on your phone without complex network setup. Enjoy two-way audio, take screenshots, and record/playback footage in real-time.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way voice intercom
- Screenshot functionality
- Real-time recording
- Playback of recordings
- Simplified network configuration
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Pro iCam simplifies the user to use IPCamera, without cumbersome network configuration, can be easy to watch the live video in the phone, support two-way voice intercom (subject to camera support), support for screenshots, supports real-time recording and playback.
PV Cam Viewer
Control and view remote video cameras and recorders. Access live previews, record footage, and take photos directly from your device. Download recorded videos and images to your local storage for easy access.
- Direct Wi-Fi connection
- Live preview
- Record footage
- Photo shooting
- Download videos and images
- Multi-mode local recording
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Security & surveillance control app. Support direct Wi-Fi connection to access preview, record, photo shooting to a remote video camera or digital video recorder. Also allow user to download videos & images to a local device. Features: 1. Easy operation user interface 2. Support multi-mode local recording 3. Support Wi-Fi connection for P2P and real-time remote surveillance 4. Support remote videos & images download
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PV Cam Viewer at 2.5 against Pro iCam's 2.2. Pro iCam's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
PV Cam Viewer holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Pro iCam's written reviews are positive against 13% of PV Cam Viewer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pro iCam | PV Cam Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (77 ratings) | 2.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | 13.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 建建 黄 | 淑容 李 |
Customer experience
Pro iCam
PV Cam Viewer
Bugs and requests
Pro iCam
Reported bugs
39 issues- App not working
- Cannot connect to app
- Cannot open camera
- No remote access
- Does not connect to Wi-Fi
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- KEIN FERNZUGRIFF AUS DEM MOBILEN NETZT MEHR MÖGLICH!!
- Live video not streaming
- App stopped working altogether
- No remote access
- P2P down
- Device offline
- Application freeze
- No inicia
- Server issue
- No longer Works
- Not working
- Updates now not working outside of local network
- Hasn’t worked for 2 weeks now
- Stopped working
- Can’t login remotely
- Works only in the home W LAN!!!!
- Does work!!!
- Problems after update
- Issue
- Same issue as hupomena
- Outside operation
- Mobile view dont work
- Device offline AGAIN!
- P2P broken - rarely connects.
- Horrible App and device
- Hallo
- Mobile view dont work
- Device offline
- Access outside home
- No longer working
- Kein Online Zugriff
- What is going on NO Live view.
- App no longer works outside local wifi
- Worked OK till recently- now useless :-(
Requested features
7 requests- Update app for remote access
- Fix server issues
- Improve P2P functionality
- Password/Touch ID protection for settings
- Option to beep or sound alarm on alert events
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- Dropbox storage feature
- Support for pan-and-tilt cameras
PV Cam Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pro iCam
No in-app purchases
PV Cam Viewer
No in-app purchases
