Comparison

Home Guards vs Homeguardlive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Home Guards

This service offers auto-renewing subscriptions for value-added features. Manage your subscriptions and disable auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. Review privacy terms and service agreements before purchasing.

Highlights
  • Auto-renewing subscriptions
  • Value add services
  • In-app purchases
  • Subscription management
  • Privacy terms access
  • Service agreement access
Features
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Auto-renew Service Introduction Payment:Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account. Renew:Subscription will automatially renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Disable autorenewal:To manage your subscriptions or to disable autorenewal after purchase, go to your iTunes account settings. A subscription cannnot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Privacy Terms:http://sw.imoobox.com/PrivacyEN_HG.html Subscription Service Agreement:http://sw.imoobox.com/CloudServiceTermsEN_HG.html

About

Homeguardlive

Live stream and record video from your smart Wi-Fi cameras directly to your device. Receive motion detection alerts and capture images for peace of mind. Enjoy remote control and two-way audio for enhanced home monitoring.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Remote recording to device
  • Motion detection alerts
  • HD 1080P resolution
  • Two-way audio
  • Local Micro SD storage
Features
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Homeguardlive works with the Homeguard Smart Wi-Fi Cameras and enables you to live view your home, your pets or your office from anywhere in the world for peace of mind. It's smarter remote video monitoring with the ability to record video to your handheld devices with а simple tap on your screen. You can also get push notifications and save images when the camera detects motion. Homeguard makes your world smarter. Some Features as follows: -Superb Picture quality with HD 1080P Resolution -Remotely Control Camera via Smart devices&computer -Easy and quick Wi-Fi connection via Smart App -High Quality 2-way Audio -Local Micro SD storage up to 128GB(card not included) -Motion Detection, Send Picture or video to Micro SDcard -Homeguardlive supports only the following Homeguard models: HGWIP711 HGWIP812 HGWIP815 HGWIP819 HGWOB751 HGWOB852 HGWOB853

Screenshots

Home Guards3 screens
Homeguardlive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Homeguardlive at 4.9 against Home Guards's 1.8. Homeguardlive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). Home Guards's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Home Guards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Homeguardlive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Homeguardlive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Home Guards's written reviews are positive against 9% of Homeguardlive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Guards ships an update every 6 weeks, Homeguardlive every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Home Guards versus Homeguardlive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome GuardsHomeguardlive
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews8.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoobox Co., Ltd.Ajcloud Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Home Guards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Homeguardlive

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive8.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative82.4%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Home Guards

Subscriptions7
  • Value add service for 1 month3 variants$1.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 month$4.991 Month
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  • Value add service for 1 year$4.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 year2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Value add service for 1 year$39.991 Year
  • Value add service for 1 year$49.991 Year
None

Homeguardlive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Guards free?
Home Guards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Homeguardlive free?
Homeguardlive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Guards or Homeguardlive?
Homeguardlive is rated higher. Home Guards averages 1.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Homeguardlive averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Home Guards or Homeguardlive have ads?
Home Guards shows ads; Homeguardlive does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Guards or Homeguardlive?
Home Guards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Homeguardlive every 3 months. Most recently, Home Guards was updated on November 2, 2026 and Homeguardlive on November 3, 2026.

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