Comparison

smart & door control vs GDMS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

smart & door control

Control your doors remotely using your mobile phone, whether on WiFi or cellular networks. Manage multiple controllers and user access through a web interface. Set custom names and passwords for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Remote door opening via WiFi
  • Remote door opening via mobile network
  • Set door names
  • Set controller communication password
  • Manage up to six controllers
  • Web-based user management
Features
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1. The door can be opened remotely by mobile phone in WiFi environment. 2. The door can be opened remotely by mobile phone under the mobile network. 3. Name of settable door 4. Controller communication password can be set. 5. It can be managed by multiple controllers and can support up to six controllers. 6. Under WiFi environment, web management controller can be used to add / modify / delete users.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Scan code to add devices
  • Configure accounts
  • Upgrade device firmware
  • Remote device start
  • Real-time device monitoring
  • Push alert messages
Features
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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.

Screenshots

smart & door control3 screens
GDMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GDMS at 4.7 against smart & door control's 3.4. smart & door control's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of smart & door control'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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
smart & door control versus GDMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersmart & door controlGDMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (15 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer志能 王Grandstream

Customer experience

smart & door control

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

GDMS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

smart & door control

No in-app purchases

None

GDMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is smart & door control free?
smart & door control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GDMS free?
GDMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, smart & door control or GDMS?
GDMS is rated higher. smart & door control averages 3.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while GDMS averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do smart & door control or GDMS have ads?
Neither smart & door control nor GDMS shows ads.

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