GWN vs EpcomSmart Home
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.
EpcomSmart Home
Control multiple smart home devices from one application. Schedule automated functions with a smart timer and easily share device access with others. Connect your devices quickly for immediate use.
- Simultaneous device management
- Smart timer scheduling
- One-tap device sharing
- Quick and easy connection
- Control multiple devices at once
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1. Simultaneous Management: Manage multiple devices at once from a single app, optimizing your time and convenience. 2. Smart Timer: Schedule automatic functions for your devices and simplify your daily routine. 3. Device Sharing: Share access to your devices with just one tap. 4. Quick and Easy Connection: Link your devices effortlessly and without hassle, ready to use in minutes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EpcomSmart Home at 5.0 against GWN's 3.8. GWN's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EpcomSmart Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
GWN ships an update every 3 months, EpcomSmart Home every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GWN | EpcomSmart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 242 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandstream | El Paso Communication Systems Inc. |
Customer experience
GWN
EpcomSmart Home
In-app purchases
GWN
No in-app purchases
EpcomSmart Home
No in-app purchases









