HikCentral Mobile vs DSS Mobile 2
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.
DSS Mobile 2
This mobile surveillance software provides real-time preview, playback, and control of various cameras and recorders. It features a user-friendly interface with multi-touch and gesture support for seamless management of security systems.
- Real-time camera preview
- Video playback
- PTZ control
- E-map management
- User-friendly UI
- Gesture recognition
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DSS Mobile 2 is mobile surveillance software designed for security field. 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 IPCameras, IP Speed dome cameras,DVR and NVR.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HikCentral Mobile at 4.7 against DSS Mobile 2's 4.1. HikCentral Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (269 vs 42). DSS Mobile 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HikCentral Mobile has 269 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of HikCentral Mobile's written reviews are positive against 17% of DSS Mobile 2's.
HikCentral Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, DSS Mobile 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HikCentral Mobile | DSS Mobile 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (269 ratings) — better | 4.1 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 269 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 207 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | 水鑫 陈 |
Customer experience
HikCentral Mobile
DSS Mobile 2
In-app purchases
HikCentral Mobile
No in-app purchases
DSS Mobile 2
No in-app purchases
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