GWEye vs GDMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GWEye
Manage your video surveillance system with real-time viewing, recording, and remote playback. Access and back up your video files from your GW78 series NVR/XVR devices.
- Real-time live view
- Video recording
- Remote search and playback
- File backup
- Supports GW78 series NVR/XVR
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GWEye is a versatile video management software for GW78 series NVR/XVR. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback, file backup, etc.
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 GWEye's 2.6. GDMS also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 17%). GWEye's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of GWEye's written reviews are positive against 50% of GDMS's.
GWEye ships an update every 4 months, GDMS every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GWEye | GDMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 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 | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GW Security Inc | Grandstream |
Customer experience
GWEye
GDMS
In-app purchases
GWEye
No in-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
