SGMC SES vs DW Mobile Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SGMC SES
Control Select Gate products remotely using your cellular phone. Manage gate access through SMS text commands or touch tones for convenient operation.
- Remote gate control
- SMS text commands
- Touch tone control
- Select Gate product compatibility
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Cellular phone Application to control Select Gate products. Provides gate control via SMS text or touch tones.
DW Mobile Plus
Access and manage your security camera systems remotely. View live and recorded footage, receive real-time event alerts, and control PTZ cameras with ease. Get instant support through embedded chat and access knowledgebase articles.
- Remote DVR/NVR access
- Live and archived video viewing
- Real-time event alerts
- PTZ camera control
- QR code connection
- Embedded help chat
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DESCRIPTION: DW Mobile+ is a free app that empowers DW users to get the most out of their security systems anytime, anywhere. With simple P2P and QR code connection options, users can access their security systems with the tap of a finger, receiving event alerts in real time and accessing live and archived footage directly from their phones. Events can be instantly addressed and delegated as needed, saving customers time and money. The app comes with DWAIN chat for quick help and access to knowledgebase articles, tech support help and other tools from the DW website. With DW Mobile+, you know your system keeps working for you 24/7 worldwide. APP FEATURES: Access your video surveillance systems with a tap of a finger. Support for unlimited registered sites. Use a QR code scan to connect to any VMAX recorder. Remote setup for COVA bridge recorders with a myDW account. Access live and archived videos for any system registered to your myDW account. Push notifications for event alerts from the system Embedded DWAIN help chat for quick access to knowledgebase articles and DW’s tech support. Intuitive and easy to use. Easily choose a site to view from a thumbnail image, grid or list view. Instant remote camera monitoring and playback. View 1, 4, 9 or 16 cameras at a time. One-touch access to the site camera list. Go from live to recorded video instantly. Pinch-to-zoom to expand the timeline and adjust the search period. Fingertip PTZ camera control. Easy calendar search. Supports audio from the camera on cameras with audio in/out. Easily add time and weather information to the app. Onscreen tutorials are easy to understand. MODELS SUPPORTED: COVA Bridge NVRs VMAX IP G4 NVRs VMAX A1 G4 DVRs VMAX IP Plus NVRs VMAX A1 Plus DVRs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SGMC SES at every 10 days against DW Mobile Plus's every 2 months. SGMC SES also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 14.0). DW Mobile Plus's advantage is review sentiment (19% vs 0%) and ratings volume (63 vs 9). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 2.8 for SGMC SES against 2.7 for DW Mobile Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DW Mobile Plus has 63 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of SGMC SES's written reviews are positive against 19% of DW Mobile Plus's.
SGMC SES ships an update every 10 days, DW Mobile Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SGMC SES | DW Mobile Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (9 ratings) — better | 2.7 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 19.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Select Engineered Systems, Inc. | Digital Watchdog |
Customer experience
SGMC SES
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In-app purchases
SGMC SES
No in-app purchases
DW Mobile Plus
No in-app purchases
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