Comparison

BeeCamera vs HomePlot

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

Head to head
About

BeeCamera

Features
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The BeeCamera app works with Synology cameras to provide a private, subscription-free home monitoring experience on your BeeStation Plus, letting you monitor, store, and revisit important moments anytime. See more at a glance View all cameras in one place to quickly check rooms, entrances, and surroundings without switching between feeds. Stay informed with AI alerts Receive timely notifications powered by AI detection for people, pets, and vehicles. Keep what matters most Save important events to Collections to prevent them from being removed with routine recordings, securely stored on your BeeStation Plus. Stay Bee Connected Invite up to eight family members or friends to join your BeeStation Plus and share camera viewing access. Supported Synology cameras please refer to https://sy.to/BeeCamera_spec

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HomePlot

Features
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Keeping track of a homestead, a van build, an RV, or a tiny home usually means a mix of notebooks, phone photos, and spreadsheets that don't talk to each other. HomePlot puts it all in one place, and it works with no signal, because a lot of life off-grid or on the road happens with no signal. Set up your household once: Homestead, Van or Skoolie, RV or Motorhome, or Tiny Home, and HomePlot adapts to fit. RECORDS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR Keep a record for each animal, plant, vehicle, and piece of property, with photos, notes, and a timeline of what happened and when. OVER 40 SPECIALIZED LOGS Milking, firewood, rainwater, propane, generator, fuel, compost, greenhouse, mushroom, sap, forage, canning, seed swap, well level, water testing, water filter changes, predator sightings, trail cam, nesting box, fence inspection, cover crop, aquaponics, chemical and spray applications (with re-entry and pre-harvest interval safety built in), and a build journal for anything you're constructing. ON THE ROAD Boondocking spots, overnight parking, dump stations, tire pressure, low bridges, road hazards, cell signal, internet speed, and meetups, logged as you go. MONEY Track costs and income by category so the year actually adds up, whether that's feed and fuel or fencing and fabrication supplies. FAMILY A shared family board for tasks, chores, notes, and voice notes. Child profiles get a simplified screen of their own. SAFETY A wellness check-in works like a dead man's switch: miss a check-in and the people you've nominated are notified. It's built for anyone who lives alone or travels alone. Emergency numbers for 24 countries are stored offline, with your coordinates ready to read out or send. ALSO INCLUDED A recipe book and a detector test log for smoke and CO alarms. HomePlot works offline. Everything you enter with no signal is saved on your device and syncs when you're back in range. HomePlot is free to use. Paid tiers add photo albums, an offline map of your places with satellite imagery, weather and frost alerts, push notifications, breeding and herd health records, pasture rotation, equipment and loan tracking, profit and loss reporting, invoicing, and more, in plans sized to how big your operation is. All paid tiers are auto-renewing subscriptions billed monthly, every 6 months, or yearly. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dirtdreamsoffgrid.com/end-user-license-agreement-eula/ Privacy Policy: https://dirtdreamsoffgrid.com/privacy/

Screenshots

BeeCamera4 screens
HomePlot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeeCamera at none against HomePlot's 10. HomePlot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HomePlot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. BeeCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeeCamera ships an update every 3 months, HomePlot daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
BeeCamera versus HomePlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeCameraHomePlot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size116 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynology Inc.Kendell Cesar

In-app purchases

None

BeeCamera

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

HomePlot

Subscriptions10
  • Small Business7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Growing Operation7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Homestead (6 Months)$26.996 Months
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  • Commercial$29.991 Month
  • Small Business (6 Months)$42.996 Months
  • Small Business (Annual)$69.991 Year
  • Growing Operation (6 Months)$79.996 Months
  • Growing Operation (Annual)$129.991 Year
  • Commercial (6 Months)$159.996 Months
  • Commercial (Annual)$269.991 Year

Questions

Is BeeCamera free?
BeeCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomePlot free?
HomePlot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeeCamera or HomePlot have ads?
BeeCamera shows ads; HomePlot does not.
Which is updated more often, BeeCamera or HomePlot?
BeeCamera ships an update every 3 months, and HomePlot daily. Most recently, BeeCamera was updated on November 4, 2026 and HomePlot on October 31, 2026.

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