GWN vs cnArcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GWN
Remotely monitor and manage your network devices from anywhere. Configure settings, track device status, and receive alerts for any issues. Easily add new devices using your phone's camera.
- Remote device management
- Network status monitoring
- Alert notifications
- Device addition via camera scan
- Debug tools
- Network configuration
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GWN App Features 1. Manage the network-based devices, anytime, anywhere 2. Monitor network/device/client status in different time periods 3. Notify alert information once alert event occurs 4. Add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password 5. Monitor device details including usage and other information 6. Support debug tools for problem-tracking 7. Configure your network as well as devices according to your needs Full Description Manage the network-based devices at anytime from anywhere using iOS phone with the GWN app. This free app links seamlessly with devices registered in GWN.Cloud or GWN Manager, and allows users to conveniently monitor and manage the network established by GWN devices. The GWN app extends web features to iOS phone to allow you to manage the network and be productive while on-the-go: monitor network/device/client status in different time periods, notify alert information once alert event occurs, add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password, monitor device details including usage and other information, support debug tools for problem-tracking, configure your network as well as devices according to your needs, and much more. There is no purchase necessary to manage the network-based devices with the GWN app.
cnArcher
This utility app simplifies the installation of specific subscriber modules for PMP450 and PMP450i systems. It aims to minimize installer errors, improve record-keeping, and optimize link budgets for better performance.
- PMP450/450i module installation
- Simplify installation process
- Minimize installer errors
- Improve record keeping
- Optimize link budgets
- Simplified installation process
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cnArcher helps you with the installation of PMP450 and PMP450i subscriber modules. App helps in the following o ePMP Support o Simplify installation process o Minimize installer errors o Enable customers to maintain better record keeping of equipment o Improve link budgets with optimised alignment o Develop broad adoption of common simplified installation process
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GWN at every 3 months against cnArcher's every 6 months. cnArcher's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for GWN against 3.7 for cnArcher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of GWN's written reviews are positive against 67% of cnArcher's.
GWN ships an update every 3 months, cnArcher every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GWN | cnArcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandstream | Cambium Networks |
Customer experience
GWN
cnArcher
In-app purchases
GWN
No in-app purchases
cnArcher
No in-app purchases









