HIDVCAM vs weihome
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
weihome
Monitor your home with a smart camera and doorbell. Receive instant notifications when guests arrive, view them in real-time, and communicate directly through the app.
- Real-time video streaming
- Visitor notifications
- Intercom calls
- Smart camera integration
- Smart doorbell integration
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Weihome APP is an easy-to-use APP with smart camera and smart doorbell, when a guest visits, and presses the button on the smart doorbell, the mobile APP will receive a notification, you can see the visitor in real time, and make intercom calls with the visitor. App Features • Real-time video streaming from your doorbell to your phone when the Ding Dong button is pressed. • Talkback with smart doorbell
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: weihome at none against HIDVCAM's 23. weihome also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). HIDVCAM's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. weihome asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.8 for HIDVCAM against 1.9 for weihome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 39 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 14% and 14% positive.
HIDVCAM ships an update every 5 weeks, weihome every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | weihome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (57 ratings) | 1.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | 瑞慧 谭 |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
weihome
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
weihome
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
weihome
No in-app purchases
