HIDVCAM vs minidv
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
minidv
Connect to your action camera to preview footage, adjust settings, and share videos instantly. Experience professional-grade video quality with advanced features like 4K resolution and image stabilization.
- Real-time camera preview
- One-click video sharing
- True 4K video recording
- Six-axis EIS anti-shake
- IPX6 waterproof design
- H.265 video coding
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Minidv is an APP associated with the body camera and action camera, which can preview the viewing angle of shooting in time, and share it with one click, so that your wonderful moments will explode in the circle of friends. Performance characteristics of minidv professional-grade true 4K action camera: 1. True 4K30FPS/1080P60FPS/720P120FPS body camera; 2. Adopt SONY IMX series professional digital imaging Sensor; 3. Dual-core CPU, 8G running memory, more powerful performance, support 512GB memory card; 4. Native 4K cinema-level video resolution, every picture is like being on the scene; 5. Support 4K HDR; 6. IPX6 waterproof design; 7. 20 million camera pixels, the definition is comparable to SLR cameras; 8. Industry-leading H.265 video coding technology, saves storage, improves image quality, and is perfectly compatible with H.264; 9. Support the third-generation six-axis EIS anti-shake, the image is more stable, and support 4K30/30FPS video anti-shake; 10. Support multiple shooting modes and multiple application scene modes, making photography more entertaining and interesting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: minidv at 3.0 against HIDVCAM's 1.8. minidv also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). HIDVCAM's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 2). On price, 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. minidv asks for nothing beyond the download.
minidv 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.
HIDVCAM ships an update every 5 weeks, minidv every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIDVCAM | minidv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (57 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 祥文 曾 | Shenzhen Ruixintong Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HIDVCAM
minidv
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
minidv
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
- week package H1$0.29
- Month package$5.99
- month package H7$6.90
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- 30-day data plan D1392$14.90
- half year package H7$24.90
- year package H7$43.90
- half year package H30$62.90
- year package H30$120.99
minidv
No in-app purchases
