IP CAM Controller vs NX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IP CAM Controller
View and control your IP cameras with intuitive tap-to-move functionality. Supports multiple cameras, motion detection alerts, and full-screen viewing. Easily share camera access with others.
- Tap to Center/Move camera control
- Multiview for multiple cameras
- Motion detection alerts
- Full screen mode
- Save snapshots
- Unlimited cameras
- Share camera access
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IP CAM Controller is designed to give you straightforward and hopefully a cool way to view and control your IP camera by providing Tap to Center (or Tap to Move, depends on camera model) - just tapping on the image and camera moves. We are actively adding more features, please stay tuned. Features - Tap to Center: camera centers to the position where you just tapped; or Tap to Move for camera does not support TTC: moves to the direction (1 out of 4 or 8) against the center; - Multiview, controlling multiple cameras in one screen; - Motion detection, whenever your camera has moment, alert you by vibration and push notification; - Full screen mode when phone in landscape; - Save snapshot to your camera roll; - Unlimited number of cameras and multiviews; - Share camera access by file or link; - Support a wide range of cameras in almost all major brands in the world. Partial list of supported camera brands: ABUS, ACTi, AirLink, Apexis, Arecont, Astak Mole, Axis, AVTECH, Blue Iris, BOSCH, Brickcom, Canon, Channel Vision, COMPRO, Cytech, Dericam, D-Link, Eagle Eye, EasyN, Edimax, Excelon, Foscam, Grandstream, Grantec, iCatch, Instar, Ipux, IPX, JVC, Kaicong, KGuard, Level One, LinkSys, LogiLink, Lorex, Marmitek, Maygion, MIPS, Mobotix, Motion Webcam, Nuvico, Panasonic, Rayvision, SecuritySpy, Sharx, SmartHome, Solwise, Sony, Storage Options, SYAC, Tenvis, Toshiba, TP-Link, TRENDnet, TriVision, Vilar, Vitek, VivoTek, Vstarcam, WansView, WebcamXP/Webcam7, X10, Yudor, Y-Cam, 7Links Visit www.JerryHuang.net for support and more information.
NX
Easily discover, view, and record IP cameras on your local network or remotely. Manually add cameras that aren't discoverable. Provides a straightforward interface for camera management.
- Discover IP cameras
- View live camera feeds
- Record camera footage
- Manually add cameras
- Local network support
- WAN connectivity
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NX-V is an easy to use app for discovering, viewing and recording cameras on your local network or by manually adding non-discoverable cameras on a WAN If you have any problems please use the Send Feedback menu option to send me the log file so I can investigate or email me via the contact details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NX at none against IP CAM Controller's 11. NX also leads on ads (none vs shown). IP CAM Controller's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and device support 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. IP CAM Controller sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. NX asks for nothing beyond the download.
IP CAM Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of IP CAM Controller's written reviews are positive against 59% of NX's.
IP CAM Controller ships an update weekly, NX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IP CAM Controller | NX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (39 ratings) — better | 4.1 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 58.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jiale Huang | Philip Bishop |
Customer experience
IP CAM Controller
NX
In-app purchases
IP CAM Controller
- Axis Audio$3.99
- D-Link Audio$3.99
- Foscam Audio$3.99
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- IP WebCam Audio$3.99
- Maygion Audio$3.99
- Panasonic Audio$3.99
- TRENDNet Audio$3.99
- VivoTek Audio$3.99
- TVT Audio$3.99
- Astak Mole Audio$3.99
- AD FREE!$5.99
NX
No in-app purchases









