FOWL vs weihome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOWL
Access and manage your video surveillance cameras remotely. Monitor live feeds, record footage, take snapshots, and review past recordings using your device's UID. Ideal for home security, store management, and area surveillance.
- Remote real-time monitoring
- Video recording
- Photographing/snapshotting
- Playback of recordings
- Cloud login via device UID
- Intelligent management operations
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FOWL is an intelligent and convenient mobile video surveillance software. It can log in through the device UID in the cloud, and remotely perform intelligent management operations such as real-time monitoring, recording, photographing, and playback of the camera. It is a good helper for your home life, store management, and regional monitoring!
weihome
Monitor your home with a smart camera and doorbell. Receive instant notifications when guests arrive, view them in real-time, and communicate directly through the app.
- Real-time video streaming
- Visitor notifications
- Intercom calls
- Smart camera integration
- Smart doorbell integration
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Weihome APP is an easy-to-use APP with smart camera and smart doorbell, when a guest visits, and presses the button on the smart doorbell, the mobile APP will receive a notification, you can see the visitor in real time, and make intercom calls with the visitor. App Features • Real-time video streaming from your doorbell to your phone when the Ding Dong button is pressed. • Talkback with smart doorbell
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: weihome at none against FOWL's 18. weihome also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). FOWL's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 14%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. FOWL sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. weihome asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for FOWL against 1.9 for weihome. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of FOWL's written reviews are positive against 14% of weihome's.
FOWL ships an update monthly, weihome every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOWL | weihome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (59 ratings) — better | 1.9 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 195 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 维龙 何 | 瑞慧 谭 |
Customer experience
FOWL
weihome
In-app purchases
FOWL
- FOWL monthly card-7$1.99
- 月卡-7$2.99
- FOWL monthly card(EU)-7$4.99
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- FOWL monthly card(JP)-7$4.99
- monthly card- 30$5.99
- FOWL monthly card(AE)-7$6.99
- FOWL monthly card(US)- 30$12.99
- FOWL monthly card(EU)- 30$12.99
- FOWL yearly card - 7$18.99
- FOWL half year card（US）-7$28.99
- FOWL half year card(EU)- 7$28.99
- half year card - 30$31.99
- FOWL yearly card(JP) - 30$38.99
- FOWL yearly card(US)-7$49.99
- FOWL yearly card(EU)- 7$49.99
- yearly card - 30$59.99
- FOWL half year card(US)-30$74.99
- FOWL yearly card (US)- 30$129.99
weihome
No in-app purchases
