HonestView vs CamWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HonestView
Monitor your network with this free application. It offers a simple yet fashionable interface with features like video sharing, real-time preview, and video backup.
- Network monitoring
- Video sharing
- Real-time preview
- Video backup
- QR scanning
- Video capture
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HonestView is a free app about network monitoring. The user interface of HonestView is not only simple and fashionable, but also supports a variety of useful functions: video sharing, real-time preview, video backup, QR scanning, video capture, etc.
CamWise
Remotely view surveillance videos from multiple angles to monitor and manage your property. Receive instant motion detection alerts and control device sharing with others. Save on management costs and enhance work efficiency.
- Real-time monitoring
- Record and playback
- Device sharing
- Permission control
- Alarm message push
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CamWise App can remotely view surveillance videos from multiple angles at any time, which is conducive to users' daily monitoring and management, saving management costs and improving work efficiency. When your device motion detection alarm is triggered, CamWise App will immediately push instant messages to you Main function： 1. Real-time monitoring 2. Record and play back 3. Device sharing and permission control 4. Alarm message push
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CamWise at 100% against HonestView's 5%. CamWise also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 23). HonestView's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price 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. HonestView sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. CamWise asks for nothing beyond the download.
CamWise holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HonestView has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of HonestView's written reviews are positive against 100% of CamWise's.
HonestView ships an update every 3 months, CamWise every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HonestView | CamWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (74 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 564 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 克纯 马 | QAMSONG TECHNOLOGY (HK) LIMITED |
Customer experience
HonestView
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In-app purchases
HonestView
- Monthly,1-Cam,3.99/Month2 variants$3.99
- 7-day Motion Video |31-day$5.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |31-day$8.99
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- 3-day Motion Video |92-day2 variants$10.99
- 7day save/90day serve/1Cam2 variants$16.99
- 7-day Motion Video |183-day$31.99
- 3-day Motion Video |366-day$36.99
- Annual,1-Cam,3.33/Month2 variants$39.99
- Past 3-day Full Video |366-day$49.99
- 7day save/360day serve/1Cam2 variants$59.99
- 30day save/90day serve/Cam2 variants$59.99
- 7-day Motion Video |366-day2 variants$59.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |366-day$94.99
- 30day save/360day serve/Cam2 variants$199.99
- 30-day Motion Video |366-day$199.99
CamWise
No in-app purchases
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