HiBirds vs BirdKam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiBirds
This application serves as a network camera management terminal. It facilitates the connection and management of various network cameras, offering a centralized solution for monitoring and control.
- Connect network cameras
- Manage network cameras
- Network camera terminal
- Centralized camera control
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HiBirds network camera management terminal to help connect and manage network cameras
BirdKam
Connect to a bird watching camera for real-time viewing and remote control. Utilize AI to identify bird species and share your captured moments with a community of enthusiasts.
- Real-time bird watching
- Remote camera control
- Intelligent bird identification
- Image sharing
- Subscription service
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Welcome to use BirdKam APP! In your control, let the bird watching experience be more colorful. KEY FEATURES Real-time bird watching experience: By connecting with the bird watching camera, you can observe the images captured by the camera in real time and feel the wonderful life of birds. Remote control: Wherever you are, you can easily control the shooting function and camera settings of the bird watching camera to ensure capturing the best moments. Intelligent identification: With the help of artificial intelligence technology, our APP can identify the species of birds in the image and provide detailed information, allowing you to understand the habits and characteristics of each bird more deeply. Image sharing: Share the wonderful moments you captured with other bird enthusiasts, exchange bird watching experiences, discuss bird watching skills, and make bird watching a more interesting social activity. Subscription service BirdKam Pro automatic subscription service: 1. Subscription Name: BirdKam Pro 2. Service: * BirdKam Pro Monthly * BirdKam Pro Yearly 3. Subscription price: continuous Monthly product is 10.99 dollar/month, continuous Yearly product is 109.99 dollar/year. The currency and price of the subscription will be automatically converted from the US dollar price to the price of the country/region where your Apple ID is located based on the region where your Apple ID is located. 4. Automatic renewal: Within 24 hours before the expiration of each billing cycle, the iTunes account will be automatically deducted and the membership duration of the corresponding subscription service will be extended. 5. To cancel the subscription, please manually open the iOS "Settings" -->enter "iTunes Store and App Store" --> click "Apple lD" select "View Apple lD" enter the "Account Settings" page, then click" Subscribe", Select BirdKam Pro subscription to cancel the subscription This subscription will automatically renew if the subscription is not closed at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. 6. Detailed subscription terms: https://bk-center.willfine.com/about/Terms_Of_Subscription.html 7. Privacy policy: https://bk-center.willfine.com/about/Privacy_Policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiBirds at 69% against BirdKam's 0%. HiBirds also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. BirdKam sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. HiBirds asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiBirds holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiBirds has 61 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of HiBirds's written reviews are positive against 0% of BirdKam's.
HiBirds ships an update every 2 months, BirdKam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiBirds | BirdKam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (61 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 慧华 肖 | SiFar HK LIMITED |
Customer experience
HiBirds
BirdKam
Bugs and requests
HiBirds
Reported bugs
14 issues- Feeder torn down, camera unplugged, no recording
- Camera worked one time, battery died, won't charge
- Playback from SD card freezes
- Login issues on multiple phones
- Cannot add users on iPhone
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- Unable to share with other iPhone users
- WiFi change not possible in app
- App is not user-friendly or intuitive
- Camera kills battery, charger can't keep up
- Free version does not take photos, videos, or send notifications
- No way to get video from cloud without SD card
- SD card errors
- Cannot find user ID or change password
- Customer service requires WeChat installation
Requested features
7 requests- Make audible alerts functional on phone
- Improve bird recognition accuracy
- Update bird database for correct names
- Provide a quick start guide
- Increase contrast in UI elements for better visibility
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- Allow changing WiFi router through the app
- Improve user ID retrieval and password change functionality
BirdKam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiBirds
No in-app purchases
BirdKam
- BirdKamPro$9.491 Month
- BirdKamPro$99.991 Year
