iBCam 2.0 vs Smolcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBCam 2.0
This smart IP camera app allows you to view live video, play music, and communicate remotely with your compatible camera. Receive custom alerts and share snapshots directly to social media.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio communication
- Music playback
- Customizable alerts
- Snapshot sharing
- Pan/Tilt control
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iBCam is the official app for your best experience when you have an iBCam IB810 or iBCam IB820. You can watch live video, play music on the product, talk or listen to what's going on the other side, receive customized alerts and even share your snapshots to your social media accounts from it. iBCam is a smart IP camera, it's obviously more user friendly than traditional industrial security camera. It's super easy to set up, the entertaining operation or mechanical Pan/Tilt control have never been such a fun, enjoy! To learn more, please visit ibcam.com.cn
Smolcam
This app offers a customizable retro camera experience with a variety of color palettes and dithering options. It provides a simple, distraction-free interface for capturing and saving photos instantly to your library.
- Customizable retro aesthetic
- Multiple color palettes (3-bit to 24-bit)
- Bayer ordered dithering option
- Zoom support for all device cameras
- Instant save to photo library
- Distraction-free interface
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Smolcam transforms your iPhone into a small, lightweight camera with a customizable retro aesthetic. Features: - Completely free: no ads or in-app purchases - Choose from 8 colors (3-bit) to 16 million (24-bit) color palettes - Enable Bayer ordered dithering, or blue noise dithering for increased detail at low bit depths - Supports zooming through all the cameras your phone has - Instant save to photo library - Simple distraction-free interface that runs smoothly on any device and won't kill your battery
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iBCam 2.0 at weekly against Smolcam's every 8 months. iBCam 2.0 also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iBCam 2.0 ships an update weekly, Smolcam every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBCam 2.0 | Smolcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小冬 李 | Jasper Morgal |
Customer experience
iBCam 2.0
Smolcam
In-app purchases
iBCam 2.0
No in-app purchases
Smolcam
No in-app purchases
