HZconnect vs 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HZconnect
Enhance your home's security with a connected ecosystem of smart devices. Control video doorbells, lights, and lanterns through a single app, creating custom scenes and receiving real-time alerts. Monitor your home remotely with live video feeds.
- Video doorbell control
- Smart security lights
- Decorative lantern integration
- Voice control
- Scene creation
- Live home monitoring
- Wi-Fi setup, no hub required
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Blanket your home in complete connected security with the total family of HZConnect™ products. Our innovative product line includes a video doorbell, security lights, and decorative lanterns that all work together in one seamlessly designed HZConnect™ app. Our smart home technology allows you to control the HZConnect™ products with your voice and group all the HZConnect™ family of products to create scenes and to activate one another. Receive alert notifications and have the ability to check on your home through live view when away with HZConnect™ video products. Wi-Fi connectivity for quick and easy setup with your router, no bridge or hub required. Works with Google Assistant and Alexa.
3
Connect smart devices to your network for video recording and receive detection alerts. Enhance your home security by integrating additional smart devices. Get support via email for any assistance needed.
- Smart device network connection
- Video recording
- Detection alerts
- Security enhancement
- Additional device integration
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The 3-Link app links smart device to your network for video recording and detection alerts. Learn how to enhance your security with additional smart devices.If any help need, please feel free to contact us at support@3-link.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HZconnect at 4.6 against 3's 3.4. HZconnect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ratings volume (793 vs 69). 3's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 39%). On price, 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. 3 sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. HZconnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
HZconnect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HZconnect has 793 ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of HZconnect's written reviews are positive against 59% of 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HZconnect ships an update every 7 months, 3 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HZconnect | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (793 ratings) — better | 3.4 (69 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 793 — better | 69 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Globe Electric Company Inc. | Shenzhen Huayi Video Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HZconnect
3
User reviews
HZconnect
From 793 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Improved app performance
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
- 💡 Helpful multi-camera view feature
- 🔒 Reliable security alerts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues and frequent disconnections
- 🔋 Unreliable motion detection
- 🚫 Removal of free video recording feature
3
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and use
- 🌟 Great video quality
- 💰 Good value for price
- 🔋 Solar power works well
- 🏠 Useful for home security
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🚫 Login button inaccessible
- ⚠️ Subscription required for recording
- 🪲 App glitches and bugs
- 🔌 Connectivity issues
Bugs and requests
HZconnect
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to connect device to new app
- Unstable live streaming and video playback
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to adjust motion detection zones
- Notification support for smartwatches
- Improved compatibility with older devices
3
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes when creating an account
- Login button is out of view and not clickable
- Cannot log in after app update
- App doesn't recognize connected devices
- Data update failed and cameras lost
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- Subscription link fails
- Custom zone monitoring not functional
- Camera resetting daily
- App crashes when requesting verification code
- Cannot view recorded events
- Keyboard covers 'OK' button during setup
- Cannot delete camera
- App does not scroll down to click sign in button
- Cannot view alerts
- Login page changed, no 'OK' button
Requested features
6 requests- Allow multiple users to be logged in simultaneously
- Fix scrolling issue on login screen
- Improve motion detection accuracy
- Allow manual recordings to be saved to SD card
- Provide clear explanations for settings
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- Make subscription more flexible (e.g., family plan)
In-app purchases
HZconnect
No in-app purchases
3
- cloud product 1$0.29
- cloud 8.49$8.49
- cloud 15.99$15.99
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- cloud 24.99$24.99
- cloud single device discount$29.99
- cloud 34.99$34.99
- cloud 39.99$39.99
- cloud single device$49.99
- cloud 59.99$59.99
- cloud 69.99$69.99
- cloud no account$79.99
- cloud 89.99$89.99
- cloud 99.99$99.99
- cloud account no discount$129.00
- cloud 139.99$139.99
