Archive note: This page retains its September 2, 2013 archive date and original URL. It was reconstructed from the historical article on October 21, 2026. The product image was recovered from that article; features below describe the service as it was presented in 2013.
The interesting idea behind Mobiscope was not the camera. It was the ability to carry a view of several places in your pocket. Our 2013 article, credited to anicojan, described an app that brought home and office video streams to the iPhone and other devices.
A small screen with several views
The original product image shows a landscape iPhone with four camera feeds: a house, an office, a work area and a warehouse. That layout explains the proposition more clearly than a long feature list. Instead of visiting each camera separately, you could glance at several locations together.
According to the archived iPhoneApplicationList article, Mobiscope supported private streams from IP and USB cameras, with camera recommendations on the company’s website. The article also described access through smartphones, tablets and computers, including iOS and Android devices.
Live viewing, recordings and alerts
Three jobs were brought together: checking a live picture, reviewing recorded video and learning when something changed. The historical description advertised video recording and motion alerts delivered through push notifications and email with a snapshot. It also described an app master password and subscription plans based on the number of cameras monitored.
Those features answer different questions. A live view shows what is happening now. A recording helps explain what happened earlier. An alert asks you to look. Keeping those roles separate makes a camera app easier to evaluate, even when the interface presents them together.
The public-camera side
Mobiscope also offered public camera feeds. The article listed categories including airports, animals, beaches, cafés and cities. It was an interesting second use for the same interface: one moment a practical check on a familiar place, the next a window onto somewhere you had never visited.
Availability of this historical version
The App Store link in our original article used identifier 599579225. Apple’s US lookup returned no listing for that ID on October 21, 2026. This archival page therefore does not offer a current download, subscription or compatibility promise. The old feature descriptions are not confirmation that the service still operates.
For software available now, start with the camera manufacturer’s current documentation and its official App Store listing. You can also explore our current iPhone app rankings. This restored page preserves the earlier product’s identity and context for readers following its original link.
Image credit: Mobiscope product artwork originally published with iPhoneApplicationList’s September 2013 article. The pictured interface and devices are historical.