cnArcher vs GDMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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: GDMS at 4.7 against cnArcher's 3.7. GDMS also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). cnArcher's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of cnArcher's written reviews are positive against 50% of GDMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
cnArcher ships an update every 6 months, GDMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cnArcher | GDMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cambium Networks | Grandstream |
Customer experience
cnArcher
GDMS
In-app purchases
cnArcher
No in-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
