Comparison

iSee Home vs eSee Smart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iSee Home

Monitor your home remotely with live video streaming and playback. Receive timely alerts for abnormal situations to ensure your home's safety. Manage your devices and interact with family members from your mobile phone.

Highlights
  • Remote video monitoring
  • Live streaming and playback
  • Abnormal situation alerts
  • Device management
  • Cloud video service
  • Message management
Features
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A remote video monitoring software for home users, you can check the home monitoring equipment, watch the nursing home, and interact with your family through your mobile phone anytime, anywhere. When there is an abnormal situation in the guarded area, a message will be pushed to you in time to protect the safety of your home with due diligence. Device management: manage monitoring devices and assist cameras to connect to the network. Video service: Through the cloud video service, view real-time monitoring and retrieve playback images. Message management: start camera arming detection, receive alarm information. - Cloud terms of use:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/minterms/

About

eSee Smart

Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely with real-time updates. Features include cloud storage, motion detection, and smart alarms for enhanced security and convenience.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Cloud storage
  • Motion detection
  • Smart alarm
  • Remote device access
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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An Easy-and-Safe-to-Use App for Your Smart Home eSee Smart is designed to meet every need of your smart home, providing real-time monitoring, cloud storage, motion detection, smart alarm and more. With a user friendly interface, eSee Smart helps you reach your smart devices from anywhere, at anytime.

Screenshots

iSee Home4 screens
eSee Smart3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSee Home at 2.5 against eSee Smart's 1.0. iSee Home also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 1). eSee Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 42). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iSee Home sells 31 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. eSee Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSee Home holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSee Home has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of iSee Home's written reviews are positive against 0% of eSee Smart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSee Home ships an update monthly, eSee Smart every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iSee Home versus eSee Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSee HomeeSee Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (46 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews10.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size586 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Juan IOT Technology Co.,LtdShenzhen Yidian Trading Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

iSee Home

All ratings46 ratings
Positive34.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative60.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative89.3%

eSee Smart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

31 purchases

iSee Home

Subscriptions15
  • 1天存储/7天服务国内苹果自动订阅套餐$0.997 Days
  • 7 day record 7 day service$1.007 Days
  • 1-day record, 7-day service2 variants$1.007 Days
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  • 7天存储|连续包月|移动侦测录像|1通道$1.991 Month
  • 7天存储|连续包月|全天录像|1通道$2.991 Month
  • 30天存储|连续包月|移动侦测录像|1通道$3.991 Month
  • Past 7-day event video monthly3 variants$5.591 Month
  • AI Alerts | Premium | Monthly$6.991 Month
  • 7天存储|连续包年|移动侦测录像|1通道$17.991 Year
  • 7天存储|连续包年|全天录像|1通道$34.991 Year
  • 30天存储|连续包年|移动侦测录像|1通道$34.991 Year
  • 7 days history, motion, annual7 Days trial$55.901 Year
  • 7 days history, motion, annual1 Month trial$55.901 Year
  • Past 7-day event video yearly2 variants$55.901 Year
  • AI Alerts | Premium | Yearly7 Days trial$64.901 Year
One-time16
  • 7天存储|30天服务|移动侦测录像|1通道$1.99
  • 7Days-Storage|motion|1month2 variants$5.99
  • 7Days-Storage|24h video|1month2 variants$8.99
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  • 7Days-Storage|motion|3months2 variants$16.99
  • 7天存储|360天服务|移动侦测录像|1通道$19.99
  • 30Day-Storage|24h video|1month$21.99
  • 7Days-Storage|24h video|3month$25.99
  • 7天存储|720天服务|移动侦测录像|1通道$29.99
  • 7Days-Storage|motion|half-year$31.99
  • 30天存储|360天服务|移动侦测录像|1通道$49.99
  • 7Days-Storage|motion|1year$59.99
  • 30Days-Storage|motion|3months$59.99
  • 30Day-Storage|24h video|3month3 variants$79.99
  • 7Days-Storage|24h video|1year$94.99
  • 7Days-Storage|motion|2years$109.99
  • 30Days-Storage|24h video|1year3 variants$299.99
None

eSee Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSee Home free?
iSee Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSee Smart free?
eSee Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSee Home or eSee Smart?
iSee Home is rated higher. iSee Home averages 2.5 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while eSee Smart averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iSee Home or eSee Smart have ads?
Neither iSee Home nor eSee Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSee Home or eSee Smart?
iSee Home ships an update monthly, and eSee Smart every 6 months. Most recently, iSee Home was updated on September 23, 2026 and eSee Smart on September 18, 2026.

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