DSS Mobile vs DMSS VDP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSS Mobile
This mobile surveillance application connects to a security platform for field operations. It provides real-time video previews, playback, and control of various camera types, along with E-map management.
- Real-time video preview
- Playback and PTZ control
- E-map management
- Multi-point touch and gesture recognition
- IP camera, Speed dome, DVR, and NVR support
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DSS Mobile is mobile surveillance software designed for security field, working together with Dahua DSS platform. It has user-friendly UI and offers fluent video playing experience, supports multi-point touch and gesture recognition, enables real-time preview, playback, PTZ control and E-map management of IP cameras, IP Speed dome cameras, DVR and NVR. Support IOS7.1 And Later
DMSS VDP
Manage properties and tenants with this app. It allows for device, room, and tenant management for users with VTO devices. Access all features with a single DMSS account.
- Device management
- Room management
- Tenant management
- DMSS account login
- VTO device support
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DMSS VDP is designed for tenement with VTO device supported. People can use a DMSS account to log into DMSS VDP and realize device management, room management, tenant management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DMSS VDP at 3.8 against DSS Mobile's 3.2. DMSS VDP also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). DSS Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12). On price, ratings volume, 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.
DMSS VDP holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DSS Mobile's written reviews are positive against 17% of DMSS VDP's.
DSS Mobile ships an update monthly, DMSS VDP every 25 months. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | DSS Mobile | DMSS VDP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 3.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 水鑫 陈 | DongBin |
Customer experience
DSS Mobile
DMSS VDP
In-app purchases
DSS Mobile
No in-app purchases
DMSS VDP
No in-app purchases
