Comparison

HikCentral Mobile vs IMOU GLOW

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote site access
  • Live view
  • Remote playback
  • Alarm notifications
  • Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G network support
Features
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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.

About

IMOU GLOW

This app enables businesses to visually manage operations and multi-role participation with defined permissions. It offers solutions for various scenarios, including corporate organizational relationship management and resource allocation.

Highlights
  • Visual management of operations
  • Multi-role participation with permissions
  • Corporate organizational relationship management
  • Customizable organization types
  • Member permission granting
  • Administrator setup for employee management
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IMOU GLOW is committed to helping small and medium-sized enterprises realize the visual management of multi-role participation in different permissions, and provides multi-scenario solutions based on video surveillance. 【Corporate Organizational Relationship Management】 * Multiple organization types, freely defined according to usage scenarios *Add corporate members and grant member permissions to participate in corporate visual management together *Set up corporate administrators to assist in managing the relationship between corporate organizations and employees *Through organizational structure, carry out refined management of enterprise information, equipment, members and other resources

Screenshots

HikCentral Mobile4 screens
IMOU GLOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HikCentral Mobile at 4.7 against IMOU GLOW's 3.9. HikCentral Mobile also leads on ratings volume (277 vs 7) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). IMOU GLOW's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HikCentral Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HikCentral Mobile has 277 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HikCentral Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, IMOU GLOW every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
HikCentral Mobile versus IMOU GLOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHikCentral MobileIMOU GLOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (277 ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings277 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB311 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer明军 顾Huacheng Network(hk) Technology Limited

Customer experience

HikCentral Mobile

All ratings269 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative72.7%

IMOU GLOW

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

HikCentral Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

IMOU GLOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HikCentral Mobile free?
HikCentral Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMOU GLOW free?
IMOU GLOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HikCentral Mobile or IMOU GLOW?
HikCentral Mobile is rated higher. HikCentral Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 277 ratings, while IMOU GLOW averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do HikCentral Mobile or IMOU GLOW have ads?
Neither HikCentral Mobile nor IMOU GLOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HikCentral Mobile or IMOU GLOW?
HikCentral Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, and IMOU GLOW every 3 months. Most recently, HikCentral Mobile was updated on November 2, 2026 and IMOU GLOW on November 3, 2026.

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