CloudEdge vs Hoop Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudEdge
Monitor your home or business with live video streaming and playback. Receive instant motion detection alerts for enhanced security. Share video footage easily with family or colleagues, ensuring peace of mind wherever you are.
- Live video streaming
- Playback image checking
- Motion detection alerts
- Instant push notifications
- Video image sharing
- Time and message reminders
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“CloudEdge” is established for providing a set of video service platform for family and enterprise. You can easily check the real video and playback image of your apartment/villas/shops/factory and office etc site via the "CloudEdge" video service platform; Meanwhile you will received the instant push message via "CloudEdge" alarm system once the motion detected, so you can do accordingly for the safety protection measures. Your family and enterprise be with you, wherever you are. The main function: 1. Real video playing 2. Playback image checking 3. Time & message reminding 4. Share the video image Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://apis-us-west.cloudedge360.com/html/audit/storage_server.html
Hoop Home
Monitor your home with live video feeds and receive instant alerts for motion or sound. This app offers two-way audio, smart alarms, and free cloud storage for short video clips. Manage user profiles and access standard security features for peace of mind.
- Live camera feed access
- Motion and sound alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- Smart alarm functionality
- 7-day free cloud storage
- User profile management
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Hoop is more than just a security camera: In the Hoop Home app, you can control and view your Hoop cameras, giving you access to your Hoop camera live feed, user profiles, and push alerts. Free 7-day cloud storage for 10-second video clips of any motion or sound happening in front of your Hoop camera. Local storage available on SD card (not included). Plus, you get all the standard security features you expect from a home security camera, including motion alerts, two-way audio, smart alarms, and more Start managing your home today with Hoop, your smart little helper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CloudEdge at 4.3 against Hoop Home's 2.5. CloudEdge also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (21K vs 2). Hoop Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CloudEdge sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hoop Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
CloudEdge holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudEdge has 21K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CloudEdge ships an update every 2 weeks, Hoop Home every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudEdge | Hoop Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (21K ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #76 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou MEARI Technology Co.,Ltd. | Tianjin Hualai Technology co., LTD |
Customer experience
CloudEdge
Hoop Home
Bugs and requests
CloudEdge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras going offline randomly
- App signing users out unexpectedly
- Firmware update issues
- Inconsistent motion detection and recording
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to adjust motion detection sensitivity
- Option to disable motion alerts while keeping recording
- Faster and more reliable notifications
- Improved video playback controls (timeline, fast forward, rewind)
- Support for multiple user accounts
Hoop Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CloudEdge
- One cam for 30 days AI Service$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
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- One Camera for 30 days Cloud$3.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 7 Days$4.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device$4.991 Month
- cam basic 30days-month-as-1-c1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 2 Device$7.991 Month
- cam plus-month-as-1-c1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- cam plus-month-1-duov41 Month trial$8.991 Month
Hoop Home
No in-app purchases
