Yi Eye vs HorizonCam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yi Eye
This wire-free home monitoring system allows for easy placement and remote viewing from any angle. Receive instant alerts with video recordings when motion is detected, enabling you to see, hear, and talk to individuals on your smartphone.
- 100% wire-free design
- Remote home monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Video recording on motion
- See, hear, and talk remotely
- Long-lasting battery power
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Yi Eye is 100% wire-free of power cords and wiring hassles remote home monitoring system, allowing you to easily place it wherever you want and monitor your home from every angle,it is thoughtfully designed to make peace of mind easy and accessible. As soon as motion is detected, video starts recording and an alert is sent to your smartphone or tablet,so you can see exactly what caused the alert and decide how to respond. you can see, hear and talk with someone on your smartphone within 3 seconds. With Yi Eye, never leave home alone With Yi Eye, never miss a moment again With Yi Eye, be the first to know Let us start to protect your entire home, inside & out, with Yi Eye long lasting battery power smart home security systems
HorizonCam
Easily view live video from your IP cameras and Mini DV devices. Utilizes P2P technology for simple setup without complex network configurations, ideal for home and office security monitoring.
- IP camera and Mini DV support
- Live video viewing
- P2P connection technology
- No complex network setup
- Home and office security monitoring
- Motion detection
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HorizonCam app is specially built for IP camera and Mini DV series. HorizonCam app makes viewing your home security easier and clearly. Unique P2P connection technology that users are able to watch live video on Your Phone from any purchased IP camera and Mini DV by simply enter camera's ID and password. no complex IP or router settings required. HorizonCam app is for home security(such as baby monitor, pet monitor, and so on) and office use (store security,motion detection). Enjoy your Viewing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HorizonCam at 3.4 against Yi Eye's 2.7. HorizonCam also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 28%). Yi Eye's advantage is ratings volume (548 vs 12). 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.
HorizonCam holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yi Eye has 548 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Yi Eye's written reviews are positive against 50% of HorizonCam's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yi Eye | HorizonCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (548 ratings) | 3.4 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 548 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 建兵 傅 | SED Shenzhen Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Yi Eye
HorizonCam
Bugs and requests
Yi Eye
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to connect to Wi-Fi
- Recordings not saving properly
- App freezes and crashes
- Incompatible with latest iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Continuous recording option
- Longer recording duration
- Remote camera control
- Battery status indicator
- Improved customer support
HorizonCam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yi Eye
No in-app purchases
HorizonCam
No in-app purchases
