Hopeway vs StarEye
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
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: Hopeway at 3.8 against StarEye's 3.0. Hopeway also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and review sentiment (41% vs 12%). StarEye's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence 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. StarEye sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Hopeway asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hopeway holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Hopeway's written reviews are positive against 12% of StarEye's.
Hopeway ships an update every 10 days, StarEye fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hopeway | StarEye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (78 ratings) — better | 3.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | Shenzhen Xuanyuanxing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hopeway
StarEye
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
StarEye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hopeway
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
