Comparison

RControl Admin vs GDMS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote device configuration
  • Notification management
  • Feature enablement/disablement
  • 12-month event history
  • Real-time device status monitoring
  • Multi-device management
Features
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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.

About

GDMS

This app offers centralized, secure management for Grandstream audio/video products. Administrators can easily add devices by scanning codes, configure accounts, upgrade firmware, and receive real-time alerts about device status.

Highlights
  • Scan code to add devices
  • Configure accounts
  • Upgrade device firmware
  • Remote device start
  • Real-time device monitoring
  • Push alert messages
Features
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GDMS mobile application provides centralized, secure and zero-operation management methods and solutions for Grandstream audio/video products users. The device administrators can work on mobile devices by scanning the codes to add devices, configure accounts/upgrade devices firmware quickly, and the alert messages can be pushed to mobile client. Including: 1. Scan code to add device: Support to scan the barcodes of a batch of devices to add the devices to GDMS platform. 2. Manage device: Support to configure accounts for devices, upgrade devices firmware, and start the devices remotely. 3. Monitor device in real-time: Push the device registration, abnormal status, alert messages to mobile management client.

Screenshots

RControl Admin4 screens
GDMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RControl Admin at 100% against GDMS's 50%. GDMS's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of RControl Admin's written reviews are positive against 50% of GDMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RControl Admin ships an update every 2 months, GDMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RControl Admin versus GDMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRControl AdminGDMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperM2M Services LtdGrandstream

Customer experience

RControl Admin

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GDMS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

RControl Admin

No in-app purchases

None

GDMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RControl Admin free?
RControl Admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GDMS free?
GDMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RControl Admin or GDMS?
GDMS is rated higher. RControl Admin averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GDMS averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do RControl Admin or GDMS have ads?
Neither RControl Admin nor GDMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RControl Admin or GDMS?
RControl Admin ships an update every 2 months, and GDMS every 3 months. Most recently, RControl Admin was updated on August 17, 2026 and GDMS on August 5, 2026.

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