YGCamera vs StarEye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YGCamera
This utility app allows you to remotely monitor your home using your phone as a network camera. View live feeds, take photos, and record videos of your surroundings. It also enables two-way communication with visitors.
- Live scene viewing
- On-demand photography
- Real-time video recording
- Visitor alerts
- Two-way talk with guests
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YGCamera is a network visual camera, let your phone anytime and anywhere with network under the condition of know guests visiting your home situation, mainly has the following features:1, at any time to watch in front of the scene.2, the photograph in front of the scene, video at any time.3, guests will push the police, after connect can talk to the guest
StarEye
Easily configure and manage smart home devices with one-click setup. Access cloud storage for recordings, photos, and videos, and monitor your devices remotely. Receive instant notifications for activity, such as guest arrivals.
- One-click device configuration
- Cloud storage for records, photos, and videos
- Remote device monitoring
- On-demand photo and video capture
- Push notifications for activity
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Used to manage Star Eye products The main function: 1. One-click configuration, which is very easy for users to use the configuration for the first time (you can configure nearby devices in configuration mode to connect to the router at the same time); 2. The user logs in to the system, and the device supports cloud storage records, cloud storage photos, and cloud storage videos; 3. Watch the device at any time; 4. Take photos and videos of equipment scenes at any time; 5. When guests visit, they will wake up work video and push notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StarEye at 3.0 against YGCamera's 2.1. YGCamera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. StarEye sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. YGCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.
StarEye holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of YGCamera's written reviews are positive against 12% of StarEye's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YGCamera | StarEye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 3.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑶 朱 | Shenzhen Xuanyuanxing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
YGCamera
StarEye
In-app purchases
YGCamera
No in-app purchases
StarEye
- 3-day cycle storage (1 Month)$3.99
- 7-day cycle storage (1 Month)$4.99
- 30 day cloud storage 1 Month$5.49
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- 60 day cloud storage 1 month$8.49
- 3-day cycle storage (3 Month)3 variants$9.99
- 30d cloud 1month 20s record$10.99
- 7-day cycle storage (3 Month)$12.99
- 30d cloud 1month 30s record$16.99
- Data package$17.99
- 30 day cloud storage 6 Month$20.49
- 3-day cycle storage (6 Month)$20.99
- 7-day cycle storage (6 Month)$24.99
- 60 day cloud storage 6 Month$37.49
- 30 day cloud storage 12 month$40.49
- 3-day cycle storage (1 Year)$41.99
- 7-day cycle storage (1 Year)$49.99
