HiLook vs IOTLiving
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiLook
Access and view live video streams from your DNRs, NVRs, and IP cameras remotely. Play back recorded footage to review past events and receive instant notifications when motion is detected by your devices.
- Real-time monitoring
- Video playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Remote camera access
- Cloud P2P support
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long description : The HiLookVision app is designed to work with DNRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function.It allows you to live with your cameras remotely.All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. it also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life.When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from XXX app. Key Features: 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Video playback 3. Motion detection alarm notification
IOTLiving
Control smart home devices like cameras and lights from a single application. This app integrates various product categories, eliminating the need for multiple downloads. It offers features like device management, live video streaming, two-way audio, and push notifications for a streamlined smart home experience.
- Camera control
- Smart lighting control
- P2P streaming
- Device integration
- Live video streaming
- Two-way audio
- Push notifications
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IOTLiving is an app based on camera control, which is based on Haise chip and Shangyun P2P streaming technology. Users can use clock cameras and smart lighting camera products through IOTLiving. At the same time, product categories are integrated. Users do not need to download multiple apps to meet their needs. With IOTLiving +, users can quickly add devices, watch videos, talk to the device, add arming settings to the device, receive device push and other functions, and also provide customers with a better user experience. Reduce tedious APP installation problems
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HiLook at 4.7 against IOTLiving's 2.5. HiLook also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 48) and review sentiment (37% vs 16%). IOTLiving's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
HiLook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiLook has 23K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of HiLook's written reviews are positive against 16% of IOTLiving's.
HiLook ships an update every 4 months, IOTLiving every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiLook | IOTLiving |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better | 2.5 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.1% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 522 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,Ltd | 火明 刘 |
Customer experience
HiLook
IOTLiving
User reviews
HiLook
From 23K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Shared functionality
- 🚀 Clear and smooth camera feed
- 🔒 Provides peace of mind
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Excellent camera quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
- 🐛 Push notifications not working
- 🐛 Playback and recording issues
- 🐛 Unstable network connection
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
IOTLiving
From 48 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup
- 👍 Works well for live view
- 👍 Reliable for live viewing and recording (SCS Enterprises)
- 👍 Local storage (no monthly fees)
- 👍 Night vision functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connection issues after a few days
- 🐛 App stops connecting with camera
- 🐛 Scrambled file search results
- 🐛 Cannot connect to hidden Wi-Fi
- 🐛 Sound doesn't work
Bugs and requests
HiLook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Local view quits unexpectedly
- Notifications not working
- Playback not functioning properly
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Allow customizable alert sounds
- Add 6-camera view option
- Improve remote access and connectivity
- Implement faster video playback speeds
- Provide better instructions and documentation
IOTLiving
Reported bugs
29 issues- Connection issues after a few days
- App stops connecting with camera
- Scrambled file search results
- Cannot connect to hidden Wi-Fi
- Sound doesn't work
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- App update made it wonky
- Constantly loses connection
- Barely usable beyond live view
- Won't save downloaded videos to photos album
- Microphone function lost
- Time zone issues
- Stops recording when app is opened
- App closes when motion detected
- Kicking out of app after short use
- Application shutting down frequently
- App closes constantly after update
- Cannot view footage due to crashing
- Playback not working after update
- Audio stops playing
- Cannot save videos after update
- Stopped saving videos to device
- Quit saving data to photo album
- Doesn't save video
- Stopped working on cellular data
- Infrared is non-existent
- No sound option after update
- 13 hack attempts on network
- Wrong password issues
- Cannot view cameras on cellular data
Requested features
22 requests- Ability to select multiple files for transfer
- Batch options for viewing and transferring videos
- Fix app to continue recording on SIM card when app is opened
- Ability to set recordings for more than 1 minute
- Fix audio issues for live and playback
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- Fix bug where downloaded videos don't save to device
- Fix bug where app closes when motion detected
- Fix bug where app kicks user out after short use
- Fix bug where application shuts down frequently
- Fix bug where app closes constantly
- Fix bug where playback isn't working
- Fix bug where audio stops playing
- Fix bug where videos are not saved to photos album
- Fix bug where videos are not saved to device
- Fix bug where data is not saved to photo album
- Fix bug where video is not saved
- Fix bug where app stopped working on cellular data
- Fix bug where infrared is non-existent
- Fix bug where there is no sound option
- Fix wrong password issue
- Fix time zone issues
- Fix microphone function
In-app purchases
HiLook
No in-app purchases
IOTLiving
No in-app purchases
