Amcrest Cloud vs CamCommand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Amcrest Cloud
This AI-powered cloud service provides advanced video monitoring for IP cameras. It offers cloud storage, motion detection alerts, and sophisticated object detection for enhanced security.
- AI-powered cloud service
- Cloud storage
- Motion detection alerts
- People, vehicle, animal detection
- Camera health checks
- 4K model support
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Amcrest Cloud is an AI-powered cloud service designed to work exclusively with the Amcrest line of IP cameras, including the latest 4K models. The service is a premium cloud video monitoring platform designed for the home and small business and includes cloud storage, advanced camera health checks, motion detection alerts and more! The Cloud AI module enables world class people, vehicle, animal and objection detection to power your cloud surveillance.
CamCommand
This app provides cloud-based video monitoring and recording solutions for businesses. It allows for remote access to live feeds and recorded footage, enhancing security and operational oversight.
- Cloud-based video monitoring
- Remote access to live feeds
- Video recording capabilities
- Business security enhancement
- Operational oversight tool
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Cloud based video monitoring and recording for your business
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: CamCommand at free against Amcrest Cloud's freemium. Amcrest Cloud's advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 19) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Amcrest Cloud against 4.3 for CamCommand. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amcrest Cloud has 5.9K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Amcrest Cloud ships an update every 4 months, CamCommand every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Amcrest Cloud | CamCommand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5.9K ratings) | 4.3 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5.9K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amcrest | REACH UC LLC |
Customer experience
Amcrest Cloud
CamCommand
Bugs and requests
Amcrest Cloud
Reported bugs
6 issues- Camera firmware update bricking cameras
- Inability to connect cameras to WiFi
- Cameras disconnecting from cloud
- App login issues
- Inability to change detection zones
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- Notifications not working
Requested features
2 requests- Multiple saved camera locations
- Ability to view more than 4 hours of recordings
CamCommand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Amcrest Cloud
No in-app purchases
CamCommand
No in-app purchases
