HDlivecam vs Hengching
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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Hengching
This utility app helps you locate lost items using Bluetooth technology. It pairs with your devices to provide a finding function, ensuring your belongings are easily discoverable.
- Bluetooth item tracking
- Locate lost devices
- Integrated finding function
- Device pairing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hengching at 3.7 against HDlivecam's 1.9. Hengching also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 10%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). HDlivecam's advantage is ratings volume (168 vs 6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hengching holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDlivecam has 168 ratings behind it against 6, 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 43% of Hengching's.
HDlivecam ships an update every 6 weeks, Hengching fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HDlivecam | Hengching |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (168 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.7% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 168 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志强 刘 | 桂标 曾 |
Customer experience
HDlivecam
Hengching
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
Hengching
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HDlivecam
No in-app purchases
Hengching
No in-app purchases
