AtHome Video Streamer
★ 3.0What it actually doesHome video surveillance app that turns a smartphone/PC into a camera with facial recognition and two-way audio, but suffers from instability, aggressive advertising and uninstall issues.
Actually does
- ✓Video streaming35% of reviews
- ✓Cloud sync10% of reviews
- ✓Video player5% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Распознавание лиц (идентификация людей)
- ⚠Push Notifications
- ⚠Умное обнаружение движения (AI/Deep Learning)
- ⚠Video calls
- ⚠Просмотр до 4 камер одновременно
- ⚠End-to-end encryption
- ⚠Time-lapse запись (24 часа в минуты)
- ⚠Удалённое управление поворотом камеры
- ⚠Улучшенное ночное видение
Common complaints
- ✗App freezes, fails to launch, crashes35% of mentions
«freezes on the start page, nothing responds; the app has helped me many times... but now I can't install it on my new phone at all. It keeps loading and won't go any further»
- ✗Cannot uninstall app (embeds deeply in system)15% of mentions
«Automatically deletes previously saved video clips. As it turned out, uninstalling this app is not easy either; it's so deeply embedded in the phone that I couldn't delete it»
- ✗Aggressive ads interfere with usage20% of mentions
«Barely managed to connect the camera and already watched ads three times; There's way too much ads now»
- ✗Massive battery drain and device overheating10% of mentions
«The app drains a 4500 mAh battery very significantly; it consumes so much of the phone's resources that it gets hot»
- ✗Poor audio quality during two-way communication5% of mentions
«The sound is like in a bucket, can't hear anything»
What people praise
- ★Core functionality works: good quality video streaming
«Works perfectly!; good picture quality; The app drains the battery... But it performs at 5 stars»
- ★Useful for monitoring: leaks, pets, children
«The app has saved me many times when I've been away from home for a long time. You can keep an eye on the squirrel, and also catch details like a leak in the kitchen»
- ★Free basic functionality without payments
«The only app that so far doesn't charge money for minimal functionality»
- ★Works across different platforms (Android, iPhone)
«Connected as both a streamer and a viewer to iPhone»