Old Phone Cam: IP Camera
Security cam, no cloud, no fee
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
The old phone in your drawer is the camera. No cloud, no account, no monthly fee. The picture stays on your Wi-Fi and you watch it in any browser.
Old Phone Cam turns a phone you already own into a security camera on your own Wi-Fi.
No cloud. No account. The picture never leaves your network: the old phone runs a small web server, and you watch it from a browser, VLC or Home Assistant on the same Wi-Fi. Nothing is uploaded anywhere, because there is nowhere to upload it to.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Open the app on the old phone and tap Start streaming.
2. Scan the QR code from the phone or computer you want to watch on, or type in the address it shows.
3. That is it. The picture is live.
WHAT IT DOES
. Live picture in any browser. The watching device needs no app at all.
. Sound alongside the picture, off by default and only turned on deliberately.
. Records to the phone as MP4, while streaming or on its own.
. Works with VLC, Home Assistant, Frigate and anything else that reads MJPEG.
. The server asks for a token by default, and the QR code carries it, so someone else on the same Wi-Fi cannot simply guess the address.
. A thermal governor lowers the frame rate before the phone gets hot, and says so on screen.
. A dimming mode, so the old phone can sit on a shelf without lighting up the room.
FREE
720p streaming, one viewer at a time, a watermark on the picture, five minutes a clip and thirty minutes of recording a day. You can watch an ad to record for longer.
PREMIUM
. No watermark, on the stream and on the recordings
. The highest resolution your camera actually supports, 1080p and above
. Recording with no limit
. More than one viewer at once
. No ads
Premium is a subscription, monthly or yearly, and there is also a one time purchase if you would rather not subscribe at all. The yearly plan starts with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.
WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU BUY
. This is a local network tool. It works on your own Wi-Fi only, and it does not reach your camera from outside the house.
. Recording people who do not know about it may be against the law where you live. How you use it is your responsibility.
Privacy policy: https://oldphonecam.app/privacy
Terms: https://oldphonecam.app/terms
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Small improvements under the hood, and some polish. Nothing you need to do.
The developer, NESLIHAN BAYAR, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- NESLIHAN BAYAR
- Size
- 39.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium forever $59.99
- Premium yearly $23.99
- Premium monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 NB Bilisim