HIDVCAM vs KinetCam
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
KinetCam
This app offers simple, reliable monitoring solutions for various environments, from busy urban areas to remote rural locations. It ensures your assets are always under your control, providing enhanced security guarantees.
- Easy-to-use monitoring
- Safe and reliable products
- Solutions for urban and rural areas
- Asset control and security
- Remote monitoring capabilities
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Kinetcam focuses on providing users with simple, easy-to-use, safe, and reliable monitoring products. Whether in crowded urban shopping malls and supermarkets, or in rural orchards, farms, pastures without electricity or internet, Kinetcam provides corresponding monitoring products and solutions, providing users with more reliable security guarantees. Your assets are always under your control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KinetCam at 3.0 against HIDVCAM's 1.8. KinetCam also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 23) and ads (none vs shown). HIDVCAM's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. KinetCam asks for nothing beyond the download.
KinetCam holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIDVCAM has 57 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of HIDVCAM's written reviews are positive against 10% of KinetCam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HIDVCAM ships an update every 5 weeks, KinetCam every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | KinetCam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (57 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | 松斌 卢 |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
KinetCam
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
KinetCam
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
KinetCam
No in-app purchases
