hiviewwifi vs Smonet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hiviewwifi
This mobile client provides 24-hour remote video surveillance for mobile phones. It features a simple interface with various screen preview options, real-time video streaming, and PTZ control. Users can also capture and save video footage.
- 24-hour remote video surveillance
- Real-time video preview
- QR code scanning
- PTZ control
- Video capture and saving
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hiviewwifi-24-hour mobile phone remote video surveillance client. Simple and stylish interface style, a variety of screen preview form, real-time preview video stream, QR code scanning, PTZ control, video capture, save the video ...... More Function, wait for you to discover, hurry to download!
Smonet
This app provides 24-hour mobile remote video surveillance. It features a concise interface with multiple preview options, real-time video streaming, and controls for PTZ cameras. Users can also capture and preserve video recordings.
- 24-hour remote video surveillance
- Real-time video preview
- QR code scanning
- PTZ camera control
- Video capture and preservation
- Concise and fashionable interface
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Smonet—24-hour mobile remote video surveillance client. Interface style is concise and fashionable, multiple preview forms, real-time preview video stream, QR code scanning, PTZ control, video capture, video preservation... More Functionality, waiting for you to find, quickly download it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: hiviewwifi at none against Smonet's 10. hiviewwifi also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 30 months). Smonet's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Smonet sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. hiviewwifi asks for nothing beyond the download.
hiviewwifi ships an update every 6 months, Smonet every 30 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | hiviewwifi | Smonet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 3.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 30 months |
| 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 | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 572 MB | 444 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chatchavan Jaichobchusakun | 皎 王 |
Customer experience
hiviewwifi
Smonet
In-app purchases
hiviewwifi
No in-app purchases
Smonet
- Past 3-day Event Video 30 day$4.99
- Past 3-day Full Video 30 day$4.99
- Past 7-day Event Video 30 day$5.99
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- Past 3-day Event Video 90 day$9.99
- Past 3-day Full Video 90 day$13.99
- Past 7-day Event Video 90 day$16.99
- Past 7-day Full Video 90 day$25.99
- Past 7-day Event Video 180 day$31.99
- Past 3-day Event Video 360 day$36.99
- Past 7-day Event Video 360 day$59.99
