HIDVCAM vs Apone Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIDVCAM
Transform your mobile device into a powerful webcam for live and historical video monitoring. Receive alarm notifications and manage authorizations with ease. Enjoy full-duplex intercom functionality for seamless communication.
- Live video streaming
- Historical video playback
- Alarm message push notifications
- Authorization management
- Full-duplex intercom
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This is a webcam tool that mainly includes the following features: 1. Live video 2. Historical video 3. Alarm message push 4. Authorization management 5. Full-duplex intercom Service Agreement:https://pay.houwei-tech.com/protocol_en.html Privacy Policy:https://hopewayapi.houwei-tech.com/h5/app6/hw_help_en/html/privacy.html
Apone Smart
Control your home appliances remotely and simultaneously with this app. Set timers for automated functions and easily share device access with family members. Connect your devices quickly for a smarter living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous device management
- Automated timer functions
- Device sharing with family
- Easy device connection
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Apone Smart, Enjoy smart Life, Master the future 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apone Smart at 100% against HIDVCAM's 14%. Apone Smart also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 23). HIDVCAM's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. HIDVCAM sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Apone Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
Apone Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of HIDVCAM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Apone Smart's.
HIDVCAM ships an update every 5 weeks, Apone Smart every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | Apone Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) | 4.6 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | APONE TECHNOLOGY LTD |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
Apone Smart
Bugs and requests
HIDVCAM
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to receive verification code
- Inconsistent video playback and downloads
- Alarms and notifications not working as expected
- Sudden app crashes and freezes
- Failure to connect to WiFi
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change activity zone size
- Sensitivity slider for motion detection
- More control over cloud storage subscription
- Ability to delete saved videos
- Support for more than 4 cameras
Apone Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HIDVCAM
- Month package for 7-day$3.991 Month
- Half year package for 7-day$15.996 Months
- 7-day circle storage H7$26.991 Year
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- for 30-day circle storage H30$38.996 Months
- week package H1$0.29
- Week package T1$0.29
- 月套餐 H7$0.99
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- Month package$5.99
- month package H7$6.90
- Month package T30$9.99
- 30-day data plan D1392$14.90
- 年套餐 H7$14.99
- half year package H7$24.90
- Half year package$24.99
- 90-day data plan D1641$39.49
- year package H7$43.90
- Year package$43.90
- half year package H30$62.90
- Half year package T30$62.90
- 180-day data plan D1390$79.90
- 年套餐T30$79.99
- year package H30$120.99
- Year packageT30$120.99
Apone Smart
No in-app purchases
