HikCentral Mobile vs RTU5024
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HikCentral Mobile
Access and manage HikCentral Professional features remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive alarm notifications for connected devices. Requires iOS 14.0 or higher.
- Remote site access
- Live view
- Remote playback
- Alarm notifications
- Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G network support
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HikCentral Mobile software is installed on the iOS 16.0 or higher version mobile platform. It gets access to the HikCentral Professional, via Wi-Fi, 4G and 5G network, and fulfills the functions of the devices connected to the HikCentral Professional, such as Remote Site, Live view, Remote playback, Receive Alarm Notice and so on.
RTU5024
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RTU5024 is a smart and simply designed remote control device for gsm gate opener. Easy to use this app to send the SMS to RTU5024 device to do the remote control and remote parameters config. This application requires RTU5024 unit.and only working with 2017Version RTU5024. New 2017 RTU5024 support the PC programmer connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RTU5024 at 7.0 against HikCentral Mobile's 16.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
HikCentral Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, RTU5024 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HikCentral Mobile | RTU5024 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (276 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 276 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | 艳丽 刘 |
In-app purchases
HikCentral Mobile
No in-app purchases
RTU5024
No in-app purchases
