Comparison

SBS Go Cam vs LeanCam

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SBS Go Cam

Control your camera remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Stream live video, capture photos, record videos, and manage camera settings. Download media directly to your device.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Remote photo and video capture
  • Thumbnail preview
  • File download and deletion
  • Burst shot and delay capture
  • Camera setting adjustments
  • SD card formatting
Features
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The "SBS Go Cam" app is a remote controller. You can connect the Camera by iPhone or iPad with SBSGoCam App, after established the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, and download the video or picture. Connection Step: 1. Open camera WiFi 2. Connect to the camera WiFi, iPhone Settings -> Wi-Fi ,Search a SSID, click connect, the default password should be "1234567890". 3. Open the app Features: 1. Preview stream, Live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, In the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support burst shot 4. Support delay capture. 5. Support video quality change. 6. Support image size change. 7. Support white-balance change 8. Format the camera SD card. 9. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 10. Single photo playback. 11. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 12. Preview streaming is more smoothing.

About

LeanCam

This camera app helps you capture more photos and videos without quickly filling your device's storage. It offers familiar camera controls and options for saving space, with advanced features available for greater customization.

Highlights
  • Space-saving photo capture
  • Space-saving video capture
  • Rear and continuous zoom
  • Combined front/rear camera capture
  • Flash, timer, grid, tap-to-focus
  • Optional metadata/location saving
  • Customizable quality and resolution (Pro)
Features
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LeanCam helps you shoot more and store less. Use LeanCam as your everyday camera when you want clean photos and videos without filling your iPhone as quickly. The default capture settings are designed to keep file sizes lean, while still giving you familiar camera controls like rear zoom, continuous zoom, flash, timer, grid, tap-to-focus, and optional metadata/location saving. LeanCam is useful for travel, family moments, quick documentation, creator clips, school notes, work records, and everyday photos or videos where storage matters. Need more control? LeanCam Pro lets you customize quality and resolution so you can choose smaller files when storage matters or higher quality when the shot needs it. LeanCam also includes combined front/rear camera capture on supported devices. Capture what you see and your reaction in one photo or video, with a default combined layout included for free. LeanCam Pro unlocks more collage layouts, PiP borders, and advanced capture options. Free includes: - Space-saving default photo capture - Space-saving default video capture - Rear camera zoom and continuous zoom - Front/rear combined default collage on supported devices - Flash, timer, grid, and tap-to-focus - Optional metadata and location saving LeanCam Pro unlocks: - Custom photo quality - Custom video quality - Custom photo and video resolution - More combined front/rear collage layouts - PiP border options - Advanced capture settings Simple enough for everyday shooting. Flexible enough when you want control over quality, file size, and creative capture.

Screenshots

SBS Go Cam4 screens
LeanCam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LeanCam at 5.0 against SBS Go Cam's 1.0. LeanCam also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 12 months). SBS Go Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LeanCam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SBS Go Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LeanCam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SBS Go Cam ships an update every 12 months, LeanCam every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SBS Go Cam versus LeanCam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBS Go CamLeanCam
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSBSmobileZhe Wu

Customer experience

SBS Go Cam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

LeanCam

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SBS Go Cam

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LeanCam

One-time1
  • LeanCam Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is SBS Go Cam free?
SBS Go Cam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LeanCam free?
LeanCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SBS Go Cam or LeanCam?
LeanCam is rated higher. SBS Go Cam averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while LeanCam averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SBS Go Cam or LeanCam have ads?
Neither SBS Go Cam nor LeanCam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SBS Go Cam or LeanCam?
SBS Go Cam ships an update every 12 months, and LeanCam every 6 days. Most recently, SBS Go Cam was updated on November 1, 2026 and LeanCam on October 31, 2026.

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