weihome vs MiniGadgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
MiniGadgets
This utility allows you to remotely monitor and record your home environment in real-time using an electronic device. Receive instant alerts on your mobile phone for any motion detected, ensuring you're always aware of what's happening at home. Recorded footage is saved directly to the device's memory card.
- Real-time home monitoring
- Motion detection alerts
- Live video recording
- Remote access via mobile
- Video saved to memory card
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MiniGadgets is an electronic device at home that can watch and record in real time, and it can be set to push it to the mobile phone when there is a shadow flashing in front of the camera, so as to know the situation at home anytime and anywhere, and save the real-time video to the memory card of the electronic device.
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Verdict
weihome and MiniGadgets both sit at 1.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 29% of MiniGadgets's written reviews are positive against 14% of weihome's. MiniGadgets also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). weihome's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.9 for weihome against 1.8 for MiniGadgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of weihome's written reviews are positive against 29% of MiniGadgets's.
weihome ships an update every 3 months, MiniGadgets monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | weihome | MiniGadgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (37 ratings) — better | 1.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑞慧 谭 | Mini Gadgets Inc. |
Customer experience
weihome
MiniGadgets
In-app purchases
weihome
No in-app purchases
MiniGadgets
No in-app purchases
