Piko VMS vs BlueDiamond™ Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piko VMS
Access live and recorded video streams remotely from your connected devices. Manage cameras, search footage, and enjoy high-quality playback with a secure, low-latency network connection.
- Real-time video monitoring
- Live and recorded playback
- Remote device management
- Secure, low-latency streaming
- Streamlined search functionality
- Fisheye camera dewarping
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Secure. Simple. Open. Piko VMS delivers real-time, remote monitoring capabilities, enabling live and recorded video playback directly on your devices from anywhere in the world. Key Features: - Stay connected. Access live or recorded videos over a secure, low latency network optimized for streaming. - Remote control. Manage connected devices directly through our mobile application. - Simple search. Piko features streamlined search capability for live cameras and recorded archives. - Superior quality. Piko’s automatic algorithm can dewarp any fisheye camera image without compromising quality.
BlueDiamond™ Toolkit
This app simplifies the setup of multi-technology readers for installers. It uses Bluetooth to connect directly from a mobile device, eliminating the need for extra hardware. Users can assign names, modify settings, and manage reader assignments.
- Commission multi-technology readers
- Assign user-friendly reader names
- Modify and update existing reader settings
- Direct Bluetooth connection from mobile device
- Eliminates need for Bluetooth dongle
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The BlueDiamond™ Toolkit mobile application is a convenient way for installers to commission BlueDiamond multi-technology readers from a mobile device. The commissioning process has been simplified by eliminating the need for a Bluetooth® dongle in order to commission readers. Connection to the multi-technology readers is achieved by using Bluetooth technology from the mobile device. • No Bluetooth dongle requirement The BlueDiamond Toolkit mobile application does not require a Bluetooth dongle to commission BlueDiamond multi-technology readers. Connection to the readers is done using a Bluetooth mobile device. • Assign use- friendly names to BlueDiamond readers (commissioning) With the BlueDiamond Toolkit mobile application, installers can assign a “friendly name” to a reader making it available for use with BlueDiamond mobile credentials. • Modify/Update existing readers With the Update option installers can scan for readers that have already been commissioned at a location. Installers can modify reader settings, un-assign or re-assign readers using a different name. • Commission BlueDiamond multi-technology mobile-ready readers BlueDiamond mobile-ready readers will be appear in the mobile application as known devices that have no license. These readers will be able to be scanned and commissioned within the application once a License Meter has been enabled. The BlueDiamond platform offers a complete, next-generation access control experience, with multi-technology readers, a feature-rich mobile app and mobile credentials. BlueDiamond mobile credentials offer a touchless access experience, enabling building occupants to eliminate a significant number of access touch points by turning smartphones into secure access control devices. Important Notes: 1. Use of the BlueDiamond Toolkit mobile application requires BlueDiamond multi-technology readers and the app must be authorized to use Bluetooth on your mobile device. 2. For end users, use of the BlueDiamond mobile app requires that the organization have BlueDiamond multi-technology readers and the ability to issue BlueDiamond mobile credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Piko VMS at 100% against BlueDiamond™ Toolkit's 0%. Piko VMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). BlueDiamond™ Toolkit's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Piko VMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piko VMS has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Piko VMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of BlueDiamond™ Toolkit's.
Piko VMS ships an update every 4 months, BlueDiamond™ Toolkit every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piko VMS | BlueDiamond™ Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (26 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cook Solutions Group, Inc | Honeywell International, Inc. |
Customer experience
Piko VMS
BlueDiamond™ Toolkit
In-app purchases
Piko VMS
No in-app purchases
BlueDiamond™ Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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