RControl Admin vs Arkiv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RControl Admin
Remotely manage and configure M2M devices, including notification settings and feature enablement. Access 12 months of event history and monitor real-time device status like signal strength and input voltage. Manage multiple devices from a single account.
- Remote device configuration
- Notification management
- Feature enablement/disablement
- 12-month event history
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Multi-device management
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Configure your device remotely, anywhere, anytime! Note: The RControl administrative application requires an M2M Services cellular communicator and valid administrative account credentials. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. For more information contact us at support@m2mservices.com • Configure your M2M device remotely - change the notifications received from the digital inputs. - switch between different event formats - enable/disable various features supported by the M2M devices. - Overwrite the account number set on the alarm panel with the one from the M2M device. • Review 12 months of event history. • Receive real-time information about the device cellular signal level, mobile operator, input voltage, status of the inputs and many more • Configure and manage multiple devices from a single account.
Arkiv
Access real-time remote video surveillance and view recorded footage from security systems built on Inaxsys software. Manage PTZ cameras, handle event lists, and view multiple camera feeds simultaneously.
- Real-time remote video surveillance
- View live and archived video footage
- Event list handling
- PTZ camera management
- Scalable timeline for footage search
- Simultaneous multi-camera view
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You can download a free Arkiv app to ensure real-time remote video surveillance and view video footage on your mobile device. Arkiv supports video security systems built on Inaxsys software. The client connects to Arkiv Servers. Arkiv app allows you: View live video from selected camera; View video footage from the selected camera (to find video fragments in the archive, use the scalable timeline or position accurately to time and date); Handling the list of events. Auto and manual event loading is available. It is possible to "jump" to live video/video footage/map of corresponding events, to mark events as "read" (all together or individually); Manage PTZ cameras (motion, optical zoom, preset position selection and support for Area-to-zoom and Point-and-click); Select how to view camera list. Video thumbnails are regularly updated, i.e. it is possible to view from several cameras simultaneously. Features available when connection to Arkiv Web server Control over the turn speed of PTZ cameras. Inaxsys is a manufacturer specializing in innovative security systems. Inaxsys offers sophisticated security systems for the needs of complex and geographically distributed sites, off-the-shell solutions for small sites as well as domestic security solutions.
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Verdict
RControl Admin and Arkiv both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RControl Admin's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arkiv's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for RControl Admin against 4.2 for Arkiv. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of RControl Admin's written reviews are positive against 50% of Arkiv's.
RControl Admin ships an update every 2 months, Arkiv every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RControl Admin | Arkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M2M Services Ltd | Inaxsys Security Systems Inc |
Customer experience
RControl Admin
Arkiv
In-app purchases
RControl Admin
No in-app purchases
Arkiv
No in-app purchases
