Mobile

Overview Webcams

Live Webcam Browser

A cross-platform mobile app for browsing live webcams around the world, featuring interactive maps, favorites, and real-time streaming from thousands of cameras.

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React Native Expo MapView Video Streaming Cross-Platform TypeScript

Key Features

Interactive map explorer
Live video streaming
Favorites & collections
Search & filtering
Cross-platform (iOS & Android)
Clustering for dense areas

The Challenge

People love checking live webcams — for travel planning, weather checks, or simply exploring the world. We needed to build an app that could display thousands of webcam locations on a map without performance issues, stream live video reliably, and work smoothly on both iOS and Android.

Our Approach

We chose React Native with Expo to maximize code sharing between platforms while still delivering a native feel. The map uses intelligent clustering to handle thousands of markers without lagging — cameras group together at low zoom levels and expand as you zoom in. Video streaming uses platform-native players for the best performance.

Technical Highlights

React Native + Expo enables a single codebase for iOS and Android with 95%+ code sharing
Map clustering efficiently renders thousands of webcam markers by grouping nearby cameras at lower zoom levels
Native video players handle HLS and MJPEG streams using platform-specific implementations for smooth playback
Smart loading fetches webcam data for the visible map region only, reducing memory usage and network calls
Favorites system persists user preferences locally with cloud sync for cross-device access
TypeScript throughout ensures type safety across the entire codebase, catching errors at compile time

Gallery

Map view with clustered webcam markers — Explore thousands of webcams on an interactive map

Full-screen webcam stream with overlay controls — Full-screen streaming with minimal UI

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