Wi vs Homaxi View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wi
Manage and deploy your network with ease. This tool allows you to create projects, add and configure devices, set up WiFi, and monitor network status and topology. It also provides a convenient way to select major products from the brand.
- Project creation and editing
- Device addition and configuration
- WiFi setup
- Network status monitoring
- Topology visualization
- Product selection guide
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Wi-Tek Cloud APP is a comprehensive tool that allows you to easily and quickly deploy and manage your network. You can easily create a new project, edit project information, add devices, configure devices, setup WiFi and monitor the network status, topology and alarm. It displays all major products of Wi-Tek, including PoE switch, industrial switch, 4G router, mesh AP and gateway. It provides you a convenient product selection method.
Homaxi View
Remotely monitor live video from various security devices like DVRs, NVRs, and network cameras. Play back recordings, manage local media, and control alarms and PTZ functions via Wi-Fi or 3G.
- Remote live video monitoring
- Playback recorded files
- Local media management
- PTZ control
- Alarm event notifications
- Two-way audio support
- P2P QR code scanning
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Homaxi View is a convergent, cloud-based security solution that can be used to remotely monitor the live video from embedded DVR, NVR, network camera, network speed dome and encoder via wireless network, play back record files, locally store and manage pictures and videos, control alarm output and realize PTZ control as well. With this software installed in your phone, you are able to log onto the front-end device via Wi-Fi or 3G; besides, if there is no public IP available for the device, it’s accessible by using a dynamic domain name, or by mapping ports to the public IP of router. The Homaxi View APP can help you easily manage your device remotely. Key Features Include: • Supports P2P QR Code Scanning, up to 20 P2P Devices • Real-Time Video Preview of up to 16 Channels at once. • Snapshot/Video Record • Digital Zoom with Pinch to Zoom in/out • PTZ support • Audio and Two-Way Audio Support • Remote Playback, up to 4 Channels at once • Digital Zoom, Pinch to Zoom in/out • Alarm event notification • Audio • Snapshot • Remote Configuration • Local Setup • Basic Information
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Verdict
Wi and Homaxi View both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 57% of Homaxi View's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wi's. Wi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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 — 5.0 for Wi against 5.0 for Homaxi View. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Wi's written reviews are positive against 57% of Homaxi View's.
Wi ships an update every 3 weeks, Homaxi View every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Wi | Homaxi View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WIRELESS-TEK TECHNOLOGY CO,. LTD | Homaxi Inc. |
Customer experience
Wi
Homaxi View
In-app purchases
Wi
No in-app purchases
Homaxi View
No in-app purchases
