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24 alternatives to Homy: Security Camera for iPhone & Mac

Turn your old iPhone into a private security camera

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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Phonitor▲215
Turn old iPhone or iPad into a security camera
2024 · phonitor.app · its alternatives →
2
CleanMy®Phone▲610
Your careful cleaner for iPhone and iPad, crafted by MacPaw
2024 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →
3
Privacy-first home security on mobile with smart alerts▲51
AiCam turns an unused iPhone into an advanced home security camera with full privacy protection. AiCam can be used for home security, child monitoring, nanny monitoring, elderly care and pet monitoring. With AiCam, you have a mobile and smart home security camera that you could bring to remote sites
2021 · ai-cam.app · its alternatives →
4
SpyCam▲132
Mac menu bar camera app that detects motion + records video
2024 · spycam.app · its alternatives →
5
Shuttercase 2.0▲140
Shuttercase turns your iPhone into a mirrorless camera
2019 · shuttercase.com · its alternatives →
6
Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)▲551
I needed a security camera inside my house, one that would send motion notifications to my smartphone and would allow me to livestream remotely. However, I could not find one that I could trust due to privacy concerns. Many of them upload the plaintext of videos to their servers and none is fully open-source as far as I know. Therefore, I decided to use my spare time to build one from scratch. Called Privastead (as in Private Homestead), it uses OpenMLS for end-to-end encryption (between the camera local hub and the smartphone) and is mostly implemented in Rust (except for part of the…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Camo▲416
Use your iPhone or iPad as a pro webcam
2020 · camo.com · its alternatives →
8
Minimalist▲256
Password manager for iPhone, iPad, Mac, with iCloud Sync
2021 · its alternatives →
9
GetCam▲146
Turn your iPhone into PC/Mac camera with this Plug&Play app.
2022 · getcam.co · its alternatives →
10
Camera M 9▲90
Pro manual camera app for iPhone and iPad
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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AiryCam▲102
Look good in every photo
2020 · airycamera.com · its alternatives →
12
Camera M▲95
Professional Manual Camera App for iOS with RAW and Depth
2018 · camera-m.com · its alternatives →
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Home Cam - Home Security Camera▲15
Hidden camera app for iOS
2025 · homy.camera · its alternatives →
14
AiCam▲74
Smart home security with full data privacy
2021 · anh-app.com · its alternatives →
15
Viyo▲91
Turn any device with a browser into a security camera
2019 · vuabongda.club · its alternatives →
16
PocketCorder▲273
Remote control your mac from smartphone
Dec 2025 · pc.shingoirie.com · its alternatives →
17
Maccess▲199
Your Mac, in your pocket — trackpad, screen, and AI
Aug 2026 · maccess.io · its alternatives →
18
Alfred▲127
Turn your unused smartphones into home surveillance cameras.
2015 · alfred.camera · its alternatives →
19
HoloCam▲90
Augmented reality video for iOS
2017 · its alternatives →
20
Eyeware Beam▲162
Turn your iPhone into a head and eye tracker for your Win PC
2021 · beam.eyeware.tech · its alternatives →
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LockItUp▲141
Remotely lock your Mac or PC from your iPhone or Apple Watch
2015 · 3isk.homes · its alternatives →
22
FingerKey▲158
Unlock your Mac with your iPhone TouchID
2014 · resulttogel89.click · its alternatives →
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Audrey 2.0▲126
DSLR-like photos from your iPhone
2015 · goo.gl · its alternatives →
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Camera M 4.0▲88
iOS camera app with DSLR functions
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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