Smartfrog Camera vs Phone IP Camera Surveillance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smartfrog Camera
Transform old smartphones, tablets, and webcams into a free home security camera system. Monitor your home, pets, or babies with live streaming, motion detection, and two-way audio. Securely record footage for up to 30 days and receive instant alerts.
- Turn old devices into security cameras
- Live streaming and two-way audio
- HD quality viewing and recording
- Advanced motion detection with alerts
- Night visibility
- Up to 30 days of video recording
- Secure video sharing
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Protect your home, baby, pets and loved ones now with Smartfrog’s free home security camera. Quickly and easily turn your smartphone, tablet, laptop and webcams into an instant home surveillance camera and recording solution –download for free and set it up in seconds! Smartfrog lets you turn your mobile devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad, webcams and laptops) into a free advanced home CCTV solution & burglar alarm. All the functionality you need to safeguard your home and also to turn the Smartfrog camera into a baby monitor, security system for your small business or pet monitor. Smartfrog’s market-leading home security solution includes these free features: - Bank-level security and state of the art encryption to safeguard privacy - Use your old iOS device as a security cameras - Hear what’s going on and chat live with those in the room - Night visibility with flashlight - HD quality viewing and recording - Advanced motion detection - Get automatic Push and email alerts to your iOS device when an unusual sound or movement is detected - Up to 30 days of video recording - Live stream your recordings via the Smartfrog App on iPhones, iPads and iPods - Access your personal live streams and recordings via smartfrog.com - Time-lapse view, view the last 24 hours in only 5 minutes - Securely share your videos and live streams with friends and family (high-level encryption protects your privacy) - Share clips via Facebook, Twitter and email Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. More information at www.smartfrog.com
Phone IP Camera Surveillance
Transform your phone into a remote surveillance camera for home, pets, or babies. Features motion detection with push notifications, remote audio control, and secure browser access from any device. Ideal for monitoring and anti-theft.
- Remote camera functionality
- Browser access from any device
- Video and audio feed
- Motion detection with push notifications
- Remote TTS (talk) feature
- Adjustable quality for slow connections
- Remote flash control
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Phone IP Camera lets you turn your device into a remove camera (IP Cam) in order to surveil, spy and check whatever you want, i.e. your house, your pet, your baby and similar. It is also a good anti-theft device thanks to its motion detection feature. Main features: - Turns your device into a remote camera; - Access the camera from any device through a browser*; - Video + Audio feed**; - Motion Detection: after a detection the camera will start recording and will send you a push notification to all the enabled devices; - Remote TTS, make the camera talk; - Support for slow connections, change quality and speed settings; - Enable/Disable Flash remotely; - Username + Password login; - Disable audio for privacy; - Good security level, only you know your address, your username and your password! - Works also both in portrait and landscape modes. For any question you can drop an email to info@genovasoftworks.com. Using the app you accept the privacy policy and terms available at www.genovasoftworks.com/terms.php. The app requires a subscription to work. You can cancel anytime from your account settings. * You can access the IP Cam from any device on the local network. To access it from outside your local network you will need to forward the port the ip cam is using. Motion detection push notifications do not require port forwarding. ** Video only feed has no delay, while Video + Audio feed has 20s delay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Smartfrog Camera at 66% against Phone IP Camera Surveillance's 0%. Smartfrog Camera also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Phone IP Camera Surveillance's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, ads, 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. Phone IP Camera Surveillance sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Smartfrog Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smartfrog Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phone IP Camera Surveillance has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Smartfrog Camera's written reviews are positive against 0% of Phone IP Camera Surveillance's.
Smartfrog Camera ships an update every 2 months, Phone IP Camera Surveillance every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartfrog Camera | Phone IP Camera Surveillance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.9 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 11.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | smartfrog Limited | GENOVA Softworks |
Customer experience
Smartfrog Camera
Phone IP Camera Surveillance
Bugs and requests
Smartfrog Camera
Reported bugs
14 issues- App doesn't load, shows 'can't complete request'
- App crashes on opening
- Cameras offline and cannot log in
- Error messages like 'Error could not fulfill request'
- App freezes or closes randomly
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- Cameras stop recording or won't start again
- Two-way verification issues
- Login issues, requires re-login frequently
- Notifications are sporadic or delayed
- Geofencing feature is unreliable
- Audio is choppy or too quiet
- Cannot view recordings on mobile without a desktop
- App not seeing other smartphone cameras
- WLAN connection issues, camera not reconnecting automatically
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to save recorded clips on mobile
- Outdoor camera version
- Improved night vision
- More customizable alarm tones
- Person detection
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- Direct live stream connection in app menu
- Ability to select specific hours/minutes for viewing past events on mobile
- Black camera version for better concealment
Phone IP Camera Surveillance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Smartfrog Camera
No in-app purchases
Phone IP Camera Surveillance
- Phone IP Cam Monthly Unlock1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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