HIDVCAM vs BABIQ
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
BABIQ
Manage your intelligent security devices from a single application. Control various security equipment like bubble machines, doorbells, and shake head machines to enhance your living environment's safety and convenience.
- Integrated security equipment management
- Supports bubble machines
- Supports doorbells
- Supports shake head machines
- Enhances living environment safety
- Convenient intelligent device control
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BABIQ is an APP for the integrated management of intelligent security equipment. At present, BABIQ mainly supports a variety of security equipment such as bubble machine, doorbell and shake head machine. BABIQ aims to provide users with a safer living environment, so that users can fully experience the convenience brought by intelligent security equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BABIQ at none against HIDVCAM's 23. HIDVCAM's advantage is rating (1.9 vs 1.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. HIDVCAM sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BABIQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
HIDVCAM holds the better App Store score, 1.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of HIDVCAM's written reviews are positive against 4% of BABIQ's.
HIDVCAM ships an update monthly, BABIQ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | BABIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (55 ratings) — better | 1.5 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews — better | 4.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 299 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | SanKeXiaoCao(ShenZhen)IOT Technology Company Limited |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
BABIQ
User reviews
HIDVCAM
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 👍 Simple and functional app
- 🚀 Plug and play
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🔋 Short battery life
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
BABIQ
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works as advertised (rare)
- 👍 Some users find it works well
Room to improve
- ❌ Useless without app
- ❌ App crashes frequently
- ❌ Cannot connect to camera
- ❌ Payment issues
- ❌ Data privacy concerns
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
BABIQ
Reported bugs
14 issues- App keeps crashing
- App shows error message
- App cannot connect to camera
- App gets stuck
- App systematically crashes on launch
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- App doesn't send verification code
- App doesn't send email/text for account creation
- App doesn't load videos after payment
- App doesn't work
- Camera won't turn on or sync
- Bluetooth not working
- Error 101 when opening app
- Cannot access detection clips
- Cannot set intrusion times
Requested features
4 requests- Fix payment feature
- Allow subscription to cloud
- Add United Kingdom option
- Allow setup with email only
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
BABIQ
No in-app purchases
