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Dashward

A dash cam that watches the road — and your car. Version 1.0

About

Dashward turns your iPhone into an always-on dash cam: it records the rear and/or front camera, loop-records into short segments, automatically manages storage, and stamps every clip with your GPS location. With Dashward Pro it records the front and rear cameras at the same time, and adds a parking sentry that keeps watching your car while you're away.

Getting started

• Mount the phone securely on your windshield or dash, with the camera you want to record facing the road.
• Connect to power so the phone charges while it records.
• Tap record to start. Dashward can keep the screen awake and run for the whole drive while it's mounted.
• Keep the phone in a shaded, cool spot to avoid overheating — direct sun on a windshield can get very hot.

Recording & storage

Dashward records continuously using loop recording: the drive is broken into short, fixed-length segments so clips stay easy to find, save, and share. You set a storage cap, and once it's reached Dashward automatically deletes the oldest clips to make room for new ones, so it can run indefinitely without filling up your phone.

You can lock any clip you want to keep — locked clips (and event clips from the parking sentry) are protected from the automatic deletion and stay until you remove them yourself. You can also optionally save clips to Apple Photos to keep them in your main library or back them up with iCloud Photos.

Parking sentry Pro

When you park and leave the phone mounted, Dashward Pro can switch into parking sentry mode and keep an eye on your car:

• Detects motion or impact around the vehicle and automatically saves and locks an event clip so it won't be overwritten.
• Alerts you on the device when you come back, so you can see what happened while you were away.
• Notifies your other devices signed in to the same Apple ID, so you can get a heads-up even before you reach the car.

Plans & ads

Dashward is free to download. The free tier is a single-camera dash cam supported by ads.

Dashward Pro ($2.99/month or $19.99/year, with a 3-day free trial) unlocks:

• Front + rear simultaneous recording
• Capture up to 4K at 60 fps
• The parking sentry
• Cross-device alerts to your other Apple ID devices
• Apple Photos backup
• A completely ad-free app

Subscriptions are sold through Apple and renew automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel any time in iOS Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Prices are always shown in the app in your local currency.

FAQ

Does it record in the background?

iOS only allows camera recording while the app is open, so Dashward can't record from the background like a built-in dash cam. Instead, Dashward keeps the screen awake so it records for the whole drive while it's mounted. To save power and reduce heat, you can dim the screen independently from the iOS brightness — the camera keeps recording at full quality while the display stays dark.

How is storage managed?

Dashward loop-records into short segments and enforces a storage cap you choose. When the cap is reached it automatically deletes the oldest clips to make room, so it never fills up your phone. Clips you lock, and event clips saved by the parking sentry, are kept safe from automatic deletion.

Will it overheat my phone?

Dashward monitors your device's temperature and warns you if it's getting too hot. To cool things down it can automatically lower the frame rate or resolution, or reduce charging. The best fix is physical: keep the phone in airflow and out of direct sun — a shaded spot near a vent stays much cooler than a phone baking on the dash.

I found a bug or have a feature request.

Please email mwsupplylimited@gmail.com with your iOS version, device, and steps to reproduce. We read every message.

Contact

For support: mwsupplylimited@gmail.com

Privacy

See the Dashward Privacy Policy.