GWN vs BestCon
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.
BestCon
Control all your smart home devices from anywhere. Manage power, lighting, IR/RF remotes, security, and appliances with intelligent automation and scene creation. New technology allows for zero-configuration device setup.
- Remote device management
- Intelligent power control
- Lighting control
- IR and RF remote control
- Security protection
- Scene creation
- Zero configuration device setup
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The new BestCon super app lets you manage all BestCon and compatible products in your home from anywhere in the world at any time, enjoying smart life style with intelligent power control, lighting control, IR and RF remote control, security protection, sensors, home appliances, etc. With BestCon app, you can easily set triggers for interaction or scenes for one-button control of multiple devices. Also new FastCon technology is adopted in BestCon app which enables you to add FastCon compatible devices without configuration process (Zero Configuration). If you have any questions, please click the "Feedback" Button in the "Help and Feedback" of the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BestCon at 100% against GWN's 56%. BestCon also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). GWN's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
GWN holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of GWN's written reviews are positive against 100% of BestCon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GWN ships an update every 3 months, BestCon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GWN | BestCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandstream Networks, Inc. | Broadlink Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
GWN
BestCon
In-app purchases
GWN
No in-app purchases
BestCon
No in-app purchases
