HDlivecam vs StarEye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDlivecam
This app transforms your device into a remote surveillance camera for home or business monitoring. It offers one-button arming, intelligent warnings, and secure cloud storage for recorded footage, ensuring your privacy is protected.
- Remote surveillance camera
- One-button arming
- Intelligent warning system
- Cloud file storage
- Privacy protection
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HDlivecam is a smart connected wireless remote surveillance camera, remote home, look at the store, see the company, one-button arming, intelligent warning; file cloud storage, never lost, highly protected personal privacy, is an all-weather smart wireless The internet
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 HDlivecam's 1.9. StarEye also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). HDlivecam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (168 vs 18). On price, review sentiment, 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. StarEye sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. HDlivecam asks for nothing beyond the download.
StarEye holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDlivecam has 168 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of HDlivecam's written reviews are positive against 11% of StarEye's.
HDlivecam ships an update every 6 weeks, StarEye fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDlivecam | StarEye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (168 ratings) | 3.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.7% of reviews | 10.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志强 刘 | Shenzhen Xuanyuanxing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HDlivecam
StarEye
Bugs and requests
HDlivecam
Reported bugs
6 issues- Camera won't connect to WiFi
- App crashes when accessing SD card
- Can't download recordings without subscription
- App crashes after latest update
- Can't log in or create account
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- Camera goes offline randomly
Requested features
6 requests- Add reset button for camera
- Improve setup process
- Add support for hidden WiFi networks
- Improve cloud service and pricing
- Add option to disable onscreen alerts
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- Improve headphone audio support
StarEye
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HDlivecam
No in-app purchases
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)2 variants$9.99
- 7-day cycle storage (3 Month)$12.99
- 30 day cloud storage 6 Month$20.49
- 7-day cycle storage (6 Month)$24.99
- 7-day cycle storage (1 Year)$49.99
