baseus Security vs Koobird
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
baseus Security
Access live video feeds and motion detection recordings from your home security system. Review footage remotely from your phone, ensuring peace of mind and the ability to check in on your property anytime, anywhere.
- Live video streaming
- Motion detection recording
- Remote access from phone
- Review security footage
- Anytime, anywhere access
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baseus Security app provided live video and motion detection recording service,just access from your phone to review your home security anytime, anywhere.
Koobird
Observe birds in real time with a connected camera and identify species using AI. Explore a comprehensive database of bird knowledge. This platform is ideal for both professional ornithologists and casual nature enthusiasts.
- Real-time bird observation
- AI species identification
- Bird knowledge database
- Connect birdwatching camera
- Designed for enthusiasts and professionals
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Koobird is an intelligent birdwatching platform designed for bird enthusiasts and nature lovers. Connect your birdwatching camera to observe birds in real time, identify species using AI technology, and explore a database of bird knowledge. Whether you're a professional ornithologist or a pure nature lover, this is your essential birdwatching companion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Koobird at 5.0 against baseus Security's 4.5. baseus Security's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Koobird holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: baseus Security has 126 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | baseus Security | Koobird |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (126 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 126 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市倍思科技有限公司 | Shenzhen Xmitech Electronic Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
baseus Security
Koobird
Bugs and requests
baseus Security
Reported bugs
50 issues- App does not register well
- Cannot zoom photos
- Slow app performance
- Notifications are too late to view events
- Recordings happen randomly
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- Cannot see footage stored until a couple of minutes
- Service is down
- Cannot see cameras
- Cannot add cameras back
- Cameras not functioning after update
- All devices disappeared after update
- Cannot connect a homestation anymore
- Cameras disappeared from account
- App instability for displaying cameras
- Layout is a bit wrong
- Back button disappears when accessing camera
- App very slow to respond to live footage
- Live footage often times out
- Cannot connect remotely from external Wi-Fi
- Cannot watch remotely
- Only works on local network
- No internet access
- Device does not work in Russia
- App does not work on mobile internet in Russia
- App does not warn about Russia region limitation
- Cannot turn camera on/off after last update
- Time is incorrect on one camera
- Camera and app do not work in Russia
- Not warned about Russia region limitation by sellers
- Not recording traffic until it's almost gone
- Reports come much too late
- Cannot connect to TV
- App glitches
- Camera glitches
- Base station stopped seeing cameras
- Tech support unresponsive
- Cannot connect to home network
- No feedback from support
- Lost time
- Start page showed only 2 devices on iPad
- Had to awkwardly shift device order on iPad
- Only portrait mode on iPad
- No landscape mode on iPad
- App not supported in Russia
- Registration not possible after installing app
- Password requirement error despite meeting criteria
- iPad does not convert to full screen like mobile
- Notifications stopped working for all devices
- Have to manually change mode of each camera
- No way to change mode across all devices
Requested features
10 requests- Add filter to view cameras
- Unified view for all cameras
- Ability to connect to TV
- Remote viewing
- Support for Russia region
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- Support for Bangladesh region
- Full screen streaming on iPad
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Option to switch modes across all devices
- Function to detect when devices are not in HomeStation network and switch to notification mode
Koobird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
baseus Security
No in-app purchases
Koobird
No in-app purchases
