Foscam vs HonestView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foscam
Monitor your home, office, or store remotely with this smart security camera management tool. View live video, communicate via two-way audio, and control camera functions like pan, tilt, and night vision from your smartphone.
- Easy device setup
- Live video streaming
- Remote pan and tilt
- Two-way audio communication
- Night vision control
- Snapshot and video recording
- Multi-camera management
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Foscam App is a professional smart security camera management tool that lets you monitor your home, office, or store anytime, anywhere. With your smartphone, you can view live video, communicate through two-way audio, and enjoy a safer, smarter, and more convenient security experience. Key Features: - Easy Device Setup: Pair your camera effortlessly via QR code scanning or EZLink smart configuration. - Live ViewStream: real-time video with clear image quality and a stable connection. - Remote Controls: Pan and tilt the camera, enable night vision, use two-way audio, capture snapshots, and record videos—all remotely. - Multi-Camera Management: Organize and control multiple cameras by location for greater efficiency and convenience.
HonestView
Monitor your network with this free application. It offers a simple yet fashionable interface with features like video sharing, real-time preview, and video backup.
- Network monitoring
- Video sharing
- Real-time preview
- Video backup
- QR scanning
- Video capture
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HonestView is a free app about network monitoring. The user interface of HonestView is not only simple and fashionable, but also supports a variety of useful functions: video sharing, real-time preview, video backup, QR scanning, video capture, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Foscam at none against HonestView's 24. Foscam also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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. HonestView sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Foscam asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for Foscam against 2.3 for HonestView. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Foscam has 701 ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Foscam's written reviews are positive against 5% of HonestView's.
Foscam ships an update every 3 weeks, HonestView every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foscam | HonestView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (701 ratings) — better | 2.3 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 258 MB | 564 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IVYIOT LLC | 克纯 马 |
Customer experience
Foscam
HonestView
Bugs and requests
Foscam
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with SD card playback
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent camera connections
Requested features
5 requests- Easier camera management and configuration
- Improved video playback controls
- Support for multi-camera viewing
- Landscape mode support on tablets
- Customizable motion detection and alerts
HonestView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Foscam
No in-app purchases
HonestView
- Monthly,1-Cam,3.99/Month2 variants$3.99
- 7-day Motion Video |31-day2 variants$5.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |31-day$8.99
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- 3-day Motion Video |92-day2 variants$10.99
- 7day save/90day serve/1Cam2 variants$16.99
- 7-day Motion Video |183-day$31.99
- 3-day Motion Video |366-day$36.99
- Annual,1-Cam,3.33/Month2 variants$39.99
- Past 3-day Full Video |366-day$49.99
- 7day save/360day serve/1Cam2 variants$59.99
- 30day save/90day serve/Cam2 variants$59.99
- 7-day Motion Video |366-day2 variants$59.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |366-day$94.99
- 30day save/360day serve/Cam2 variants$199.99
- 30-day Motion Video |366-day$199.99
Questions
Is Foscam free?
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