Botslab vs Hoop Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Botslab
This application offers smart home control tools designed to enhance your daily life with greater convenience. It provides a centralized platform for managing various smart home devices and functionalities.
- Smart home control
- Convenient living
- Device management
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Smart home control tools provide you with a more convenient life. Privacy Policy: https://h5.botslab.com/cms/app/privacy_agreement_zh_cn.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hoop Home
Monitor your home with live video feeds and receive instant alerts for motion or sound. This app offers two-way audio, smart alarms, and free cloud storage for short video clips. Manage user profiles and access standard security features for peace of mind.
- Live camera feed access
- Motion and sound alerts
- Two-way audio communication
- Smart alarm functionality
- 7-day free cloud storage
- User profile management
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Hoop is more than just a security camera: In the Hoop Home app, you can control and view your Hoop cameras, giving you access to your Hoop camera live feed, user profiles, and push alerts. Free 7-day cloud storage for 10-second video clips of any motion or sound happening in front of your Hoop camera. Local storage available on SD card (not included). Plus, you get all the standard security features you expect from a home security camera, including motion alerts, two-way audio, smart alarms, and more Start managing your home today with Hoop, your smart little helper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Botslab at 3.7 against Hoop Home's 2.5. Botslab also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (273 vs 2). Hoop Home's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Botslab sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hoop Home asks for nothing beyond the download.
Botslab holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Botslab has 273 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Botslab ships an update fortnightly, Hoop Home every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Botslab | Hoop Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (273 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 273 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 642 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BOTSLAB INC. | Tianjin Hualai Technology co., LTD |
Customer experience
Botslab
Hoop Home
Bugs and requests
Botslab
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to connect to cameras
- Inconsistent video recording
- Mapping and room management issues
Requested features
4 requests- Improve video editing capabilities
- Add multi-user support
- Enhance motion detection sensitivity
- Provide more customization options
Hoop Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Botslab
- Basic Plan (monthly)$2.991 Month
- Pro Plan (monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium Plan (monthly)$8.991 Month
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- Pro Plan (annual)1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Basic Plan (one month)$2.99
- 7-day Video History(Month)$3.99
- 30-day Video History(Month)$6.99
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- Basic Plan (Month)$6.99
- Basic Plan (one year)$19.90
- Basic Plan (Year)$49.99
Hoop Home
No in-app purchases
