HeimSmart vs Hugolog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HeimSmart
This user-friendly surveillance app offers real-time video monitoring, recording, and playback. It includes features like cloud storage and abnormal motion detection for comprehensive home security.
- Real-time videoing
- Recording
- Playback
- Cloud storage
- Abnormal motion detection
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HeimSmart is powerful app , it is a user-friendly monitoring surveillance app, easy-to-use meanwhile multi-functional: 1，Real-time videoing, 2，Recording 3，Playback 4，Cloud storage 5，abnormal motion detection, etc.
Hugolog
Monitor your home remotely with live video streaming from compatible IP cameras. Receive alerts for unusual motion and review recorded footage. The app supports two-way audio and camera control for comprehensive home security.
- Real-time video streaming
- Two-way audio conversation
- Motion detection alerts
- Recorded video review
- Pan, tilt, and zoom control
- HD video with night vision
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The app works with IP Cameras supported by Hugolog, keeps you connected to your home from your phone anytime, anywhere. You can look after your parents and children, check in on your pets, or keep tabs on any abnormal intrusion at home with the IP Camera. The app allows you to view your home in real time 24/7, and sends activity alerts to notify you of any unusual motion detected activity, you can even review the recorded video. App Features • Real-time video streaming from your camera to your phone • 2-way conversation and audio • Unusual motion detected activity • Review the recorded video • Pan, tilt, and zoom on your phone to see more details • HD video with both day and night vision • Manage your camera
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hugolog at 2.0 against HeimSmart's 1.1. Hugolog also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%). HeimSmart's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Hugolog holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of HeimSmart's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hugolog's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeimSmart | Hugolog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (19 ratings) | 2.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen VanTop Technology & Innovation Co., Ltd. | LAVIEW EAGLE-EYE TECHNOLOGY INC. |
Customer experience
HeimSmart
Hugolog
In-app purchases
HeimSmart
No in-app purchases
Hugolog
No in-app purchases
