XIAODOU vs HDlivecam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XIAODOU
Monitor your home or office remotely with this utility app. It allows for live video streaming from IP cameras, snapshot capture, and video recording. You can also configure your cameras directly through the application.
- Remote IP camera monitoring
- Live video streaming
- Snapshot capture
- Video recording
- Remote camera configuration
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XIAODOU 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.
HDlivecam
This app transforms your device into a remote surveillance camera for home or business monitoring. It offers one-button arming, intelligent warnings, and secure cloud storage for recorded footage, ensuring your privacy is protected.
- Remote surveillance camera
- One-button arming
- Intelligent warning system
- Cloud file storage
- Privacy protection
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HDlivecam is a smart connected wireless remote surveillance camera, remote home, look at the store, see the company, one-button arming, intelligent warning; file cloud storage, never lost, highly protected personal privacy, is an all-weather smart wireless The internet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HDlivecam at 1.9 against XIAODOU's 1.0. HDlivecam also leads on ratings volume (168 vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). XIAODOU's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HDlivecam holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDlivecam has 168 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of XIAODOU's written reviews are positive against 10% of HDlivecam's.
XIAODOU ships an update every 3 months, HDlivecam every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | XIAODOU | HDlivecam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 1.9 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 9.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑶 朱 | 志强 刘 |
Customer experience
XIAODOU
HDlivecam
Bugs and requests
XIAODOU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HDlivecam
Reported bugs
6 issues- Camera won't connect to WiFi
- App crashes when accessing SD card
- Can't download recordings without subscription
- App crashes after latest update
- Can't log in or create account
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- Camera goes offline randomly
Requested features
6 requests- Add reset button for camera
- Improve setup process
- Add support for hidden WiFi networks
- Improve cloud service and pricing
- Add option to disable onscreen alerts
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- Improve headphone audio support
In-app purchases
XIAODOU
No in-app purchases
HDlivecam
No in-app purchases
