LARKKEY vs HDlivecam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LARKKEY
Control your smart home devices remotely, manage power consumption, and set custom schedules for appliances. Share device access with family and friends to easily enjoy a connected lifestyle from anywhere.
- Remote appliance control
- Power saving management
- Add multiple home appliances
- Flexible timing tasks
- Device sharing with family
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larkkey, easy to build cloud intelligent life 1 remote control of household appliances, power saving, worry, want to leave whenever and wherever possible. 2 can be added at the same time a variety of home appliances, a APP control of all intelligent equipment 3 flexible setting timing tasks, suggesting accurate execution 4 a key sharing device for family and friends, the whole family to easily enjoy intelligent life
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: LARKKEY at 4.7 against HDlivecam's 1.9. LARKKEY also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 10%) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 168). 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.
LARKKEY holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LARKKEY has 4.3K ratings behind it against 168, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of LARKKEY's written reviews are positive against 10% of HDlivecam's.
LARKKEY ships an update every 3 months, HDlivecam every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LARKKEY | HDlivecam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 1.9 (168 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 9.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 168 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 建敏 陈 | 志强 刘 |
Customer experience
LARKKEY
HDlivecam
User reviews
LARKKEY
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good video quality
- 🔒 Reliable security camera
- 👍 Easy setup
- 👍 Affordable price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and freezes
- 🔇 Poor audio quality
- 🔍 Limited camera control and viewing options
HDlivecam
From 168 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works great
- 🔒 Secure app
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Responsive app
- 👍 Clear images
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Connection issues
- 🐛 Unreliable
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Doesn't work
Bugs and requests
LARKKEY
Reported bugs
4 issues- Camera goes offline frequently
- App fails to connect to cameras
- Motion detection triggers false alarms
- Cloud storage subscription issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add multi-camera view
- Improve motion detection accuracy
- Allow video downloads
- Provide better customer support
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
LARKKEY
No in-app purchases
HDlivecam
No in-app purchases
