Clever Dog vs HapSeeMate+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Video monitoring
- Motion detection
- Accident alarm
- Full-duplex speech
- Infrared control
- Home appliance control center
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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.
HapSeeMate+
Monitor your IP cameras remotely with clear, real-time video. Features include two-way talk, PTZ control, video playback, and motion detection alerts. Ideal for home, business, and personal security.
- Real-time video monitoring
- Two-way talk
- Remote PTZ control
- Video playback
- Motion detection alerts
- Device sharing
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HapSee Mate is an instant monitoring software for IP cameras. You can watch clear and smooth real-time images anytime anywhere after connecting the smart camera through a mobile phone. Multiple functions are supported, such as two-way talk, remote PTZ control, video playback, motion detection and alarm push, etc. It is perfect for families, shops, companies, caring for the elderly, babies and pets, supervising nannies and employees, and intelligent anti-theft. 1.Whole new upgrade, adding account management, convenient and efficient. 2.All devices in one APP, anytime, anywhere. 3.Can be set for different scenarios, one device, multiple functions. 4.Remote playback of videos stored in TF card and cloud to keep the wonderful moments. 5.One device can be shared and watched by multiple users. The whole new upgrade HapSee Mate is coming. We sincerely invite you to experience a better version. Download and install the HapSee Mate user management version and upgrade the IPC firmware to enjoy one month experience of the alarm remote cloud storage. Let’s take action now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Clever Dog at 2.4 against HapSeeMate+'s 1.4. Clever Dog also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 7%). HapSeeMate+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Clever Dog sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. HapSeeMate+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Clever Dog holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 79 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Clever Dog's written reviews are positive against 7% of HapSeeMate+'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clever Dog | HapSeeMate+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (143 ratings) — better | 1.4 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 19.1% of reviews — better | 7.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赛蓝 | Shenzhen Qianniao Xiangyun Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Clever Dog
HapSeeMate+
User reviews
Clever Dog
From 143 App Store ratingsWhat 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
HapSeeMate+
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works fine (sometimes)
- 👍 Can work with hotspot
- 👍 Old app was great (mentioned by some)
- 👍 Works for basic monitoring (when functional)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Cannot connect
- 🐛 QR code scanning fails
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Camera is unusable after updates
- 🐛 Connection issues (Wi-Fi, 4G)
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
HapSeeMate+
Reported bugs
18 issues- Cannot connect to camera
- QR code scanner not working
- App crashes during Wi-Fi connection
- Cannot view recorded videos
- Camera not recognized by the app
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- Verification code overdue error
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Login issues, unable to register or reset password
- Cannot input Wi-Fi network name
- Camera only works on the same Wi-Fi network
- Old app stopped working after update
- New app incompatible with existing cameras
- App crashes on iOS
- Cannot access camera after update
- Password incorrect even when correct
- Recording not working
- App not sending verification codes
- Cannot purchase cloud storage via PayPal
Requested features
5 requests- Add color indicators for abnormal events in playback
- Improve speed for playback of recorded videos
- Add online banking option for cloud storage purchase
- Bring back the old HapSee Mate app
- Allow input of Wi-Fi name during setup
In-app purchases
Clever Dog
- Hsd Service(1 month)$3.99
- 7 day loop recording(1 month)$4.99
- 7 day loop recording(1 month)$5.99
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- 30 day loop recording(1 month)$8.99
- Hsd service 3month$10.99
- 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
HapSeeMate+
No in-app purchases
