CloudiCar vs HOTKam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudiCar
Access your Cloud Dash Camera remotely via Wi-Fi for live viewing and positioning. Capture pictures and videos, and engage in two-way conversations with your vehicle.
- Real-time live view
- Remote positioning
- Wi-Fi connection
- Picture and video capture
- Two-way talking
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CloudiCar can realize real-time live view and position of Cloud Dash Camera remotely and with Wi-Fi connection, can obtain picture and video, two-way talking and so on.
HOTKam
This application connects to dashcams for driving and parking recordings. It enables collision photography, alert message pushes, and cloud storage for recordings. Users can view and manage files in real-time and receive notifications.
- Driving and parking recordings
- Collision photography and recording
- Cloud storage for recordings
- Real-time file viewing and management
- Message push alerts
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An APP client software for driving recorders; Supports driving and parking recordings, and can realize collision photography and recording, as well as push alert messages. The recording supports cloud storage; Supports real-time viewing and management of recording files on the App side, receiving message push, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HOTKam at 5.0 against CloudiCar's 1.5. HOTKam also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HOTKam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of CloudiCar's written reviews are positive against 23% of HOTKam's.
CloudiCar ships an update every 3 weeks, HOTKam monthly. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.
| Parameter | CloudiCar | HOTKam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen iStarVideo Technology Co., Limited | Shenzhen VeePai IoT Intelligent Technology LLC |
Customer experience
CloudiCar
HOTKam
In-app purchases
CloudiCar
No in-app purchases
HOTKam
No in-app purchases
