HIDVCAM vs StarEye
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
StarEye
Easily configure and manage smart home devices with one-click setup. Access cloud storage for recordings, photos, and videos, and monitor your devices remotely. Receive instant notifications for activity, such as guest arrivals.
- One-click device configuration
- Cloud storage for records, photos, and videos
- Remote device monitoring
- On-demand photo and video capture
- Push notifications for activity
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Used to manage Star Eye products The main function: 1. One-click configuration, which is very easy for users to use the configuration for the first time (you can configure nearby devices in configuration mode to connect to the router at the same time); 2. The user logs in to the system, and the device supports cloud storage records, cloud storage photos, and cloud storage videos; 3. Watch the device at any time; 4. Take photos and videos of equipment scenes at any time; 5. When guests visit, they will wake up work video and push notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StarEye at 3.0 against HIDVCAM's 1.9. StarEye also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). HIDVCAM's advantage is ratings volume (55 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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. HIDVCAM sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and StarEye sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
StarEye holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of HIDVCAM's written reviews are positive against 12% of StarEye's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HIDVCAM ships an update monthly, StarEye fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | StarEye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) | 3.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | Shenzhen Xuanyuanxing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
StarEye
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
StarEye
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
StarEye
- 3-day cycle storage (1 Month)$3.99
- 7-day cycle storage (1 Month)$4.99
- 30 day cloud storage 1 Month$5.49
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- 60 day cloud storage 1 month$8.49
- 3-day cycle storage (3 Month)3 variants$9.99
- 30d cloud 1month 20s record$10.99
- 7-day cycle storage (3 Month)$12.99
- 30d cloud 1month 30s record$16.99
- Data package$17.99
- 30 day cloud storage 6 Month$20.49
- 3-day cycle storage (6 Month)$20.99
- 7-day cycle storage (6 Month)$24.99
- 60 day cloud storage 6 Month$37.49
- 30 day cloud storage 12 month$40.49
- 3-day cycle storage (1 Year)$41.99
- 7-day cycle storage (1 Year)$49.99
