Comparison

Clever Dog vs YCC365 Plus

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

Head to head
About

Clever Dog

This smart camera app enables remote video monitoring of your home. It offers features like motion detection, accident alarms, and two-way audio communication. It can also act as a smart home control center for enhanced convenience.

Highlights
  • Video monitoring
  • Motion detection
  • Accident alarm
  • Full-duplex speech
  • Infrared control
  • Home appliance control center
Features
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Clever Dog is a smart camera for home, which supports 3G and WiFi . With fashionable design and attractive apperance, it provides various features, such as video monitoring, motion detection, automatic accident alarm, full-duplex speech, infrared control, and etc. It can be widely used in home security, remote caring of children and elders. It also can be a Intelligent home appliances control center to provide a high standard, high efficiency of home help any time. Clever Dog -- Exclusive electronic housekeeper, make your life easier and funnier.

About

YCC365 Plus

This app provides easy-to-use home monitoring through Wi-Fi video cameras. View live video feeds from your smartphone or tablet anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Easy Wi-Fi camera setup
  • Live video feed viewing
  • Remote access from smartphone/tablet
  • Home monitoring
  • Smartest and easiest to use
Features
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The moblie app is the smarttest - and easiest to use -home monitoring Wi-Fi video camera that sets up easily on your smartphone. With YCC365 Plus you can view your live video feed from anywhere by logging into the free mobile app on your smartphone or tablet

Screenshots

Clever Dog4 screens
YCC365 Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: YCC365 Plus at none against Clever Dog's 10. YCC365 Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 143). Clever Dog's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Clever Dog sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. YCC365 Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Clever Dog against 2.3 for YCC365 Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YCC365 Plus has 1.8K ratings behind it against 143, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Clever Dog's written reviews are positive against 9% of YCC365 Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clever Dog ships an update every 3 weeks, YCC365 Plus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Clever Dog versus YCC365 Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClever DogYCC365 Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (143 ratings) — better2.3 (1.8K ratings)
Positive reviews19.1% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1431.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB352 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer赛蓝俊 刘

Customer experience

Clever Dog

All ratings143 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative60.8%
Written reviews842 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.9%

YCC365 Plus

All ratings1,775 ratings
Positive27.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative63.3%
Written reviews1,811 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative82.7%

User reviews

Clever Dog

From 143 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy setup
  • 💡 Affordable security solution
  • 👍 Clear video quality
  • 🗣️ Two-way audio communication

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and offline issues
  • 🔋 Unreliable battery life
  • 🤖 Poor microphone and speaker quality
  • 💤 Lack of 24/7 continuous recording
  • 🚫 Inability to connect multiple devices simultaneously

YCC365 Plus

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good video quality
  • 🚀 Decent night vision
  • 👍 Easy setup
  • 👍 Useful for monitoring home/pets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent disconnections and reconnection issues
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 💸 Forced subscription for cloud storage
  • 💸 Ads even for paid users
  • 🔒 Security concerns with potential remote access

Bugs and requests

Clever Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Inability to reset camera settings or reconnect
  • Corrupted image files and playback issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to delete specific recorded videos
  • Improved motion detection and notification settings
  • Support for 5G and newer wireless standards
  • Better integration with smart home ecosystems

YCC365 Plus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • SD card recording not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust motion detection sensitivity
  • Option to disable idle mode
  • Improved playback controls
  • Better documentation and customer support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Clever Dog

One-time10
  • Hsd Service(1 month)$3.99
  • 7 day loop recording(1 month)$4.99
  • 7 day loop recording(1 month)$5.99
Show 7 more
  • 30 day loop recording(1 month)$8.99
  • 30 day loop recording(1 month)$11.99
  • 7 day loop recording(3month)$12.99
  • 7 day loop recording(3 month)$17.99
  • 7 day loop recording(12 month)$46.99
  • 7 day loop recording(12 month)$59.99
  • 30 day loop recording(12 month$124.99
None

YCC365 Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clever Dog free?
Clever Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YCC365 Plus free?
YCC365 Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clever Dog or YCC365 Plus?
Clever Dog is rated higher. Clever Dog averages 2.4 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while YCC365 Plus averages 2.3 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Clever Dog or YCC365 Plus have ads?
Clever Dog shows ads; YCC365 Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, Clever Dog or YCC365 Plus?
Clever Dog ships an update every 3 weeks, and YCC365 Plus every 6 weeks. Most recently, Clever Dog was updated on November 1, 2026 and YCC365 Plus on November 13, 2026.

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