iVMS vs GDMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iVMS
This mobile surveillance system client allows users to remotely monitor security cameras. It provides real-time viewing, playback of recorded footage, and alarm notifications over various network connections.
- Real-time tracking
- Live view of cameras
- Playback of recorded footage
- Alarm receiving
- Remote system access
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iVMS-5260M Mobile Client is installed on the iPhone. It gets access to the iVMS-5200 Mobile Surveillance system via Wi-Fi, 3G, and 4G network, and fulfills multiple operating functions, including real-time tracking, live view, playback, alarm receiving, and so on.
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: iVMS at 5.0 against GDMS's 4.7. iVMS also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). GDMS's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
iVMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GDMS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iVMS ships an update every 5 months, GDMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iVMS | GDMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,Ltd | Grandstream |
Customer experience
iVMS
GDMS
In-app purchases
iVMS
No in-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
