VI365 vs Boykeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VI365
Monitor your home or office premises remotely using IP cameras. This application allows for live viewing, snapshot capture, video recording, and remote configuration of your security devices.
- Remote IP camera monitoring
- Snapshot capture
- Video recording
- Remote configuration
- Live viewing
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VI365 enables customers to monitor home / office premises where the IP Camera is installed. This free app offers many other useful functions such as: snapshot, video recording, and remote configuration.
Boykeep
Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi video camera that connects easily to your smartphone. View live feeds remotely, engage in two-way conversations, and receive motion detection alerts. Features include high-definition video and pan, tilt, zoom capabilities.
- Two-way conversation and audio
- Motion detection alerts
- High-definition video
- Pan, tilt, and zoom control
- Facial recognition
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The boykeep is home monitoring Wi-Fi video camera brand that sets up easily on your smartphone. With boykeep camera, you can view your live video feed from anywhere by logging into the free app on your smartphone. APP Features： 1、Two-way conversation and audio. 2、Motion detected activity. 3、High-definition video. 4、Pan, tilt, zoom on your phone to see more details of the room. 5、Facial recognition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boykeep at 4.7 against VI365's 2.0. Boykeep also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 10%) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 157). VI365's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boykeep holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boykeep has 4.7K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of VI365's written reviews are positive against 39% of Boykeep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VI365 | Boykeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (157 ratings) | 4.7 (4.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 38.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 | 4.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 359 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 瑶 朱 | Hangzhou Kua Shi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
VI365
Boykeep
User reviews
VI365
From 157 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for the price
- 👍 Basic functionality achieved
- 👍 No microtransactions for basic functions
Room to improve
- ❌ Connection issues
- ❌ Frequent offline errors
- ❌ Difficult setup process
- ❌ App crashes often
- ❌ Poor image quality
Boykeep
From 4.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clear audio and video quality
- 🚀 Works well
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great camera
- 👍 Intuitive setup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🔍 Ads are obtrusive
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Camera status light issues
Bugs and requests
VI365
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes frequently
- Camera freezes or shows offline
- App covers up arrow for rotation
- Alerts are slow
- App crashes when returning to iPhone homepage
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- App crashes when clicking on Mac window
- Display area exceeds display area on rotation
- Audio button crashes app
- QR code invalid error
- Device not online or constantly connecting
- Camera ID is the same for multiple cameras
- App does not work in background
Requested features
8 requests- Add option to change camera name
- Provide beginner walkthroughs
- Add footnotes for feature explanations
- Enable multiple camera connectivity
- Update app on App Store
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- Add English instructions
- Improve PTZ preset functionality
- Fix reddish/purple tint in video
Boykeep
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras not connecting to server
- Cameras not recording
- App crashing or shutting down unexpectedly
- Blank screens in help and feedback section
Requested features
5 requests- Option to disable cloud storage and keep recordings local
- Ability to cancel iCloud trial subscription
- Multi-camera viewing screen improvements
- Option to disable status light
- Ability to record for longer durations
In-app purchases
VI365
No in-app purchases
Boykeep
No in-app purchases
