Hopeway vs IPC360 Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hopeway
Access live and recorded video streams from your home, shop, or office on your mobile device. Receive instant alarm notifications and communicate through full-duplex intercom. Manage access for authorized users.
- Live video streaming
- Historical video playback
- Alarm message push notifications
- Authorization management
- Full-duplex intercom
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"Hopeway" is a audio and video service products for the consumer market, allowing you to easily view real-time video and video from your home, shop, office and other places anytime, anywhere. The main function: 1.Live video 2. Historical video 3. Alarm message push 4. Authorization management 5. Full-duplex intercom
IPC360 Home
Monitor your home remotely with live video, audio, and two-way talk. Offers cloud storage for recorded footage and convenient access from your phone or tablet.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio communication
- Cloud video storage
- Remote access
- Real-time alerts
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IPC360 Home mobile APP provides home users with 360 extraordinary experiences as staying home when they are away from home. With the establishment of worldwide stream servers, users can easily feel at home on their phone or tablet by watching, listening and talking. Automatic Renewal Service Rules If you click to subscribe, activate and use Cloud Plan automatic renewal service (hereinafter referred to as "this automatic renewal service"), it is deemed that you agree to these rules. You understand and agree: 1. If you subscribe to this automatic renewal service and you do not explicitly cancel this automatic renewal service during the subscription period, the relevant entities will be bound from the time you activate this automatic renewal service 1 day before each subscription period is about to expire. The service fee for the next subscription period will be automatically deducted from the balance of the account (hereinafter collectively referred to as "account") such as the pre-defined self-owned recharge account, bound third-party payment account, bank card, communication account, etc., thereby extending the membership validity period corresponding to the subscription period . You should pay attention to the status of the above accounts and deductible balances. The risks and/or losses such as failure to renew due to account problems or insufficient balance will be borne by you. 2.Subscription period: No expiry date unless you cancel the cloud plan subscription. 3. You confirm and agree that Puwell have the right to adjust service prices. If Puwell intends to adjust the service price when you activate the automatic renewal service, we will notify you in advance by appropriate means (including but not limited to announcements on the site, SMS, etc.). If you do not agree to the service price adjustment, you can cancel this automatic renewal service in accordance with these rules; if you do not cancel this automatic renewal service, the subsequent charges deducted by the relevant entity will be based on the adjusted service fee; if you are subscribing Cancellation within 24 hours before the expiration of the period, the relevant entity may deduct the service fee for the next subscription period based on the adjusted service fee, and then stop the withholding service. After this automatic renewal service is canceled, if you activate the automatic renewal service again, the service fee automatically deducted by the relevant entity shall be subject to the service fee displayed on the page at that time. 4. The method for automatic renewal users to unsubscribe is as follows: Apple in-app payment (IAP payment, in-app purchase): Open the Apple phone "Settings" --> enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", Go to the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", and select your Cloud Plan subscription to cancel it. If you do not cancel the automatic renewal function 1 day before the subscription period expires, the subscription will be automatically renewed and deducted. 5. Puwell can also stop continuing to provide you with automatic renewal services according to the needs of its operating strategy. Your Cloud Plan service period will terminate on the date of the expiration of the current service period. 6. Cloud Plan service agreement: https://appint.ipc365.com/Index/showFile?filetype=cloudterms&lan=en 7. Privacy agreement: https://appint.ipc365.com/Index/showFile?filetype=pravicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IPC360 Home at 4.5 against Hopeway's 3.9. IPC360 Home also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 41%) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 80). Hopeway's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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. IPC360 Home sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hopeway asks for nothing beyond the download.
IPC360 Home holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPC360 Home has 2.3K ratings behind it against 80, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Hopeway's written reviews are positive against 63% of IPC360 Home's.
Hopeway ships an update every 10 days, IPC360 Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hopeway | IPC360 Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (80 ratings) | 4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 300 MB | 223 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | PUWELL CLOUD TECH LIMITED |
Customer experience
Hopeway
IPC360 Home
User reviews
Hopeway
From 80 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📷 Clear video quality and image capture
- ⚙️ Easy setup process
- 🔔 Motion detection and alert notifications
- 💰 Affordable price point
- 🎯 Practical and useful for security monitoring
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 🌐 WiFi connectivity issues and constant disconnections
- ⏱️ Slow video playback and high latency (15-20 seconds delay)
- 🔐 Security vulnerabilities and account hacking
- 💳 Forced cloud storage upselling and aggressive ads
IPC360 Home
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great picture quality
- 🔒 Reliable security
- 👍 Convenient remote access
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Frequent crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable motion detection
- 🐛 Subscription required for full functionality
- 🐛 Difficult to delete recorded videos
Bugs and requests
Hopeway
Reported bugs
16 issues- No on/off switch despite documentation showing one
- Camera won't connect to WiFi network
- Unable to register device or receive registration codes
- App shows connected but live footage won't load
- Network error messages despite strong WiFi signal
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- TF/SD card not recognized for local recording
- App crashes on forced updates requiring reinstallation
- Motion detection alerts not triggering
- Armed zone feature not functioning
- Login credentials rejected after WiFi disconnection
- Verification codes sent only twice with limited validity
- Device forgotten after app restart requiring re-login
- Video download functionality broken
- Reversed motion tracking direction
- App not working after version 3.3.14 update (no sound, lag)
- Playback extremely slow and unresponsive
Requested features
10 requests- Intercom/two-way audio button in app
- Timelapse and scheduled image capture feature
- Monitoring schedule by day/time
- Amazon Alexa and Google Home integration
- Ability to turn off camera light
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- Device sharing across multiple phones with data sync
- Motion tracking correction and improvement
- SD card video viewing without cloud subscription
- Preset position scheduling for PTZ cameras
- Russian language support restoration
IPC360 Home
Reported bugs
5 issues- Camera loses connection randomly
- App freezes or crashes on launch
- Recorded videos not saving properly
- Motion detection triggers false alarms
- Camera unable to pan/tilt as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to disable ads
- Improve motion detection sensitivity and accuracy
- Provide easier way to delete recorded videos
- Allow offline viewing of recorded footage
- Implement cloud storage without mandatory subscription
In-app purchases
Hopeway
No in-app purchases
IPC360 Home
- 7-Day video History(1 Camera)1 Month trial2 variants$1.991 Month
- 30-Day video History(1 Camera)1 Month trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- 7-Day video History(3 Camera)1 Month trial$3.991 Month
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- 7-Day video History(4 Camera)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- 30-Day video History(3 Camera)1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- 30-Day video History(4 Camera)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- 7-day 1 cam yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- 30D/1M/Event cloud storage$3.99









