HiBirds vs Gazing
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
Gazing
View device video remotely on your mobile phone. Receive alerts triggered by motion detection. Offers easy installation and operation for convenient monitoring.
- Remote video viewing
- Motion detection alerts
- Easy installation
- Mobile device integration
- Automatic subscription renewal
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1. The Gazing app is easy to install and operate. 2. In many places, you can view the video on the device through your mobile phone and obtain the video triggered by the device's PIR. Automatic Subscription Instructions: 1. Service name:1-month Plan (1 month), 6-month Plan(6 months); One Year Plan(1 year) 2. Price: 1-month Plan for 1 month product is $19.99, 6-month Plan for 6 months product is $99.99, One Year Plan for 1 year product is $169.99 3. For an account that purchases an automatic subscription service, we will automatically deduct the next period of fees within 24 hours from your iTunes account before the service expires, and extend the corresponding service content, service conditions and service period. 4. If you need to cancel the automatic subscription, please manually open the Apple phone "Settings"-->Enter "iTunes Store & App Store"-->Click "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter the "Account Settings" page, click "Subscribe", select "Gazing" to cancel the subscription. If you do not close the automatic subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, it will be deemed that you have agreed to continue the authorization, and the subscription will be automatically renewed. User agreement: https://www.gazing.cc/user_agreement.html Privacy agreement: https://www.gazing.cc/privacy_policy.html Subscription Service: https://www.gazing.cc/renewal.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiBirds at 69% against Gazing's 19%. HiBirds also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Gazing's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Gazing sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. HiBirds asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gazing holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gazing has 2.8K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of HiBirds's written reviews are positive against 19% of Gazing's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HiBirds ships an update every 2 months, Gazing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiBirds | Gazing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (61 ratings) | 4.2 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 18.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | — | #56 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 慧华 肖 | WEBFRONT INNOVATIONS LIMITED |
Customer experience
HiBirds
Gazing
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
Gazing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiBirds
No in-app purchases
Gazing
- FG-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- FG-Valid 1 month,cyclic 30 day3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- 1-month Plan$19.991 Month
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- GU-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 month$19.991 Month
- GU-Use 1 month,cyclic 30 day$19.991 Month
- GU-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 month$19.991 Month
- FG-Cyclic 30 day, use 1 month3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- FG-Use 1 month,cyclic 30 day3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- GU-Use 1 year,cyclic 30 day$169.991 Year
- GU-Cyclic 30 day,valid 1 year$169.991 Year
