Zmodo vs Home Guards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zmodo
Control a variety of smart home products and connect with your loved ones through seamless cloud services. Offers subscription plans for enhanced features and extended storage.
- Control smart home devices
- Seamless cloud service integration
- Remote connection to loved ones
- Subscription plans for cloud storage
- Automatic renewal of services
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Zmodo is the future of smart home solutions. The Zmodo app is designed to control a variety of smart home products and work seamlessly with Zmodo's cloud services to keep you connected with the ones you care about. Cloud Service Subscription Service Description 1. We offer two types of Cloud Service : Premium Cloud $4.99/month ($49.99/year) Platinum Cloud $9.99/month ($99.99/ year) *Prices displayed are for one device, the package price depends on the quantity of devices. 2. Subscribing to Cloud Service will be paid directly through the iTunes account. 3. 24 hours before the subscription service expires, the system will automatically renew and deduct the corresponding fees according to the plan type. 4. If you need to unsubscribe, please do so at least 24 hours before renewal date in the "Account Settings". 5. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: Privacy Policy: http://www.zmodo.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: http://www.zmodo.com/terms-of-services/
Home Guards
This service offers auto-renewing subscriptions for value-added features. Manage your subscriptions and disable auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. Review privacy terms and service agreements before purchasing.
- Auto-renewing subscriptions
- Value add services
- In-app purchases
- Subscription management
- Privacy terms access
- Service agreement access
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Auto-renew Service Introduction Payment:Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account. Renew:Subscription will automatially renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Disable autorenewal:To manage your subscriptions or to disable autorenewal after purchase, go to your iTunes account settings. A subscription cannnot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Privacy Terms:http://sw.imoobox.com/PrivacyEN_HG.html Subscription Service Agreement:http://sw.imoobox.com/CloudServiceTermsEN_HG.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Zmodo at none against Home Guards's shown. Zmodo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 4). Home Guards's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zmodo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Home Guards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Zmodo holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zmodo has 3.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Zmodo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Home Guards's.
Zmodo ships an update every 3 days, Home Guards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zmodo | Home Guards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3.9K ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 7.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #56 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EP Technology Corporation | Moobox Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Zmodo
Home Guards
Bugs and requests
Zmodo
Reported bugs
4 issues- App login issues after updates
- Inability to view recorded footage
- Cameras going offline randomly
- Time stamp issues on recorded videos
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support
- Customizable notification sounds
- Faster video playback controls
- Improved video quality and consistency
- Remote camera reboot option
Home Guards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zmodo
- Premium Cloud for 1 Device$4.991 Month
- Platinum Cloud for 1 Device$9.991 Month
- Premium Cloud for 2 Device$9.991 Month
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- Premium Cloud for 3 Device$14.991 Month
- Platinum Cloud for 2 Device$19.991 Month
- Premium Cloud for 4 Device$19.991 Month
- Premium Cloud for 5 Device$24.991 Month
- Premium Cloud for 6 Device$29.991 Month
- Premium Cloud for 1 Device$49.991 Year
- Premium Cloud for 2 Device$99.991 Year
Home Guards
- Value add service for 1 month3 variants$1.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 month$3.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 month$4.991 Month
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- Value add service for 1 year$4.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 year2 variants$19.991 Year
- Value add service for 1 year$39.991 Year
- Value add service for 1 year$49.991 Year
