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VicoHome: Smart Home Camera subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

PHOTON SAIL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD., Utilities

Free on the App Store

VicoHome: Smart Home Camera by PHOTON SAIL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. 8 subscription plans from $2.99 per month. 17% of 759 recent reviews mention billing.

  • App Store rating4.9★ from 113,158 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$2.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months132 of 759 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Billing complaints in reviews132 of 759 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (17%)
  • Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $4.49 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months759
Reviews mentioning billing132 (17.4%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days74% of 225
App Store rating4.9 (113,158 ratings)
Developer's apps2, 0 removed from the store
Age2,560 days
Days since last update0
Subscription plans21
Subscription price changes, last 12 months23
Overall review sentimentneutral

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What VicoHome: Smart Home Camera costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month.

  • Basic(Subscribe Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$2.99
  • Basic Plan(1 device, monthly)Renews every month, no trial$2.99
  • Plus(Subscribe Monthly)1 month free trial, then renews every month$4.49
  • Gen2 Single Plan(monthly)1 month free trial, then renews every month$4.49
  • Gen2 Single Plan(monthly)Renews every month, no trial$4.49
  • Gen2 Single Plan(monthly)7 days free trial, then renews every month$4.49
  • Gen3 Single-Device Plan (Monthly)1 month free trial, then renews every month$6.99
  • Pro(Subscribe Monthly)Renews every month, no trial$7.99

How to cancel VicoHome: Smart Home Camera

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select VicoHome: Smart Home Camera (listed under a plan name such as Basic(Subscribe Monthly)).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★89% (101,587)
  • 4★8% (9,159)
  • 3★0% (1,028)
  • 2★0% (318)
  • 1★0% (1,066)

Recent updates

  • 4.5.0Sep 7, 2026
  • 4.4.0Aug 26, 2026
  • 4.3.0Jul 27, 2026
  • 4.2.1Jun 22, 2026
  • 4.2.0Jun 15, 2026

Praised

  • Easy to install
  • Excellent picture quality
  • Reliable app
  • Prompt and helpful customer support
  • Provides security and peace of mind
  • Affordable pricing
  • Flexible camera placement

Complained about

  • Connectivity issues after firmware updates
  • Unreliable motion detection and recording
  • Slow live stream and video playback
  • Poor battery life
  • Subscription required for full features

Reported bugs

Cameras going offline after firmware updates; Inability to delete video thumbnails; Inconsistent performance across devices; Subscription changes without notice.

Recent one-star reviews

UNUSABLE! DANGEROUS! added ads that gate viewing security cameras! STAY AWAY, DONT BUY CAMERAS!I bought many cameras from this company or one of its sister companies specifically because it did NOT REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, which is how it advertised itself, and it worked well for a year or two. I even subscribed for a little while to their OPTIONAL “premium” monitoring service. But t…

Swear117, Sep 6, 2026

Funciona muito mal mesmo com plano premiumMesmo pagando caro pelo app ele funciona super mal, a câmera desliga sozinha mesmo ligada na energia elétrica!!não existe opção de devolução do valor investido na compra do app!!não recomendo

TDMF2, Sep 3, 2026

WORST UPDATE - CASH GRABThey updated it so you can’t even get a free preview video and must subscribe to their useless cloud system. The only thing that used to make this app and these cameras better than others was the free video preview. Now they are useless unless you commit to an insanely priced subscription

JasonStewart95, Sep 4, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

ProductGreat product!

tracylinn65, Sep 4, 2026

Best camerasThese are amazing so easy to set up and so convenient loveeee these

Millidr, Sep 2, 2026

BEST CAMERASBetter than RING highly recommend!

JRJR666, Aug 30, 2026

About the developer

PHOTON SAIL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. has published on the App Store since Sep 5, 2019: 2 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does VicoHome: Smart Home Camera cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month.

How do I cancel VicoHome: Smart Home Camera?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select VicoHome: Smart Home Camera and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does VicoHome: Smart Home Camera have a free trial?

Yes: Plus(Subscribe Monthly) offers a 1 month free trial, then $4.49 per month.

How much does VicoHome cost?

The VicoHome app itself is free to download and use for basic monitoring. However, advanced features like extended cloud storage and smart push notifications are available through the VicoHome Awareness Subscription, which has various monthly and annual plans.

VicoHome: Smart Home Camera in one paragraph

VicoHome: Smart Home Camera by PHOTON SAIL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. is a Utilities app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.9 from 113,158 ratings. 132 of 759 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (17%). The developer has 2 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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