TA Assistant vs GDMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TA Assistant
This utility app allows users to download attendance reports directly from connected devices or via Wi-Fi. It offers report management, shift adjustments, and can even replace traditional USB drives for data transfer. Reports can be shared via email or downloaded with a simple shake gesture.
- Download attendance reports wirelessly
- Manage reports (check, modify, share)
- Set and modify shift information
- Replace USB drive functionality
- Share reports via email
- Download reports by shaking phone
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TA Assistant is a APP that download attendance reports by non-traditional way. After devices directly connect to APP, or device and phone connect to the same Wi-Fi. It can Check and download the reports with APP. And it can cancel the reports, manage the download, set the shift, etc. This APP can completely replace U disk. It can also share attendance reports by email. And downloading the reports by shaking at Dashboard interface. Conditions and restrictions Permissions: Device administrators Communication: Wi-Fi Connect mode: LAN mode, connect directly mode Function: 1. TA Assistant automatically download report: Shaking the phone in the Dashboard interface, it will automatically download the attendance report. 2. Report management: It can check report, modify report, share report and send report to mailbox. 3. Shift management: It can check the shift information in device and modify the shift.
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.
- Scan code to add devices
- Configure accounts
- Upgrade device firmware
- Remote device start
- Real-time device monitoring
- Push alert messages
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GDMS at 4.7 against TA Assistant's 1.5. GDMS also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 10%). TA Assistant's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of TA Assistant's written reviews are positive against 50% of GDMS's.
TA Assistant ships an update every 5 weeks, GDMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TA Assistant | GDMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZKTeco Inc. | Grandstream |
Customer experience
TA Assistant
GDMS
In-app purchases
TA Assistant
No in-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases








