iVMS520 vs Hik
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iVMS520
Monitor your home or office cameras remotely with this P2P network client. View real-time video feeds, capture images, and record footage from anywhere. Stay informed about your property's status in real-time.
- P2P network camera monitoring
- Real-time video viewing
- Image capture
- Video recording
- Remote access
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The iVMS520 client is an easy to use P2P network camera video monitoring professional mobile phone client software, connected by a sequence number, the only global P2P network and network cameras installed in the home or office, view real-time video images, and image capture, video. The scene situation users can learn in the shortest possible time home or office. P2P network camera of the software production and the company in the network of cooperation to normal use.
Hik
Control TV wall devices, LED controllers, and central control equipment. Manage virtual displays, playback, and device status. Offers customizable layouts and advanced features for meeting rooms.
- Virtual TV wall display
- LED device integration
- Central control device functions
- Direct device connection
- Customizable layouts
- Screen and playback control
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Hik-Smart Wall mobile client is designed for the centralized management of video wall controllers and LED controllers. 1. Enables virtual video wall display, windowing, roaming, scene switching, and pre-editing. 2. Integrates with B/P/U series LED controllers for program creation, releasing, and playback control. 3. Features three interface themes (Red, Black, and Blue). 4. Supports synchronization of custom shaped video walls from C66S for display control. 5. Supports reverse control of computers or media servers connected to C66S devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hik at 5.0 against iVMS520's 2.6. iVMS520's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). 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.
Hik holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iVMS520 has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of iVMS520's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hik's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iVMS520 ships an update every 2 months, Hik every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iVMS520 | Hik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEROSPEED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
iVMS520
Hik
In-app purchases
iVMS520
No in-app purchases
Hik
No in-app purchases
