Hik vs AK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hik
This platform provides Hikvision partners with easy access to product information, promotions, and marketing materials. It offers efficient customer and device management, remote installation, troubleshooting, and opportunities for extra income through rewards and services.
- SADP Tool on Mobile
- Product Information Access
- Promotion & Trend Updates
- Online Project Registration
- Solution Design
- Remote Installation & Handover
- System Health Monitoring
- Reward Redemption
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The Hik-Partner Pro is a new version of Hik-ProConnect, it directly upgrade from Hik-ProConnect. The Hik-Partner Pro one-stop security service platform gives Hikvision partners easy access to all Hikvision product (include Hilook series)informations, promotions, and marketing handouts. Enjoy efficient customer and device management and extended value-added services with roud-the-clock convicence. Top features you will love: Get well prepared in advance ● SADP Tool on Mobile App ● Find product info you need fast ● Stay on the top of promotions, handouts and trends ● Register project online and get support from manufacture ● Design a solution in a snap Install remotely and hand over efficiently ● Customizable quote generation ● Ready-to-use tutorials for installation ● Visualized customer site management ● One-click handover of sites and devices Troubleshoot from any where, any time ● Proactive system health monitoring ● Remote configuration, ● Rich security tools ● Online support ● Timely updates of the RMA process Create extra income & get rewards ● Redeem rewards and services with points ● Co-brand with Hikvision, displaying your brand logo and info on customers’s Hik-Connect ● Create recurring revenue with cloud storage and cloud-based VMS
AK
This app helps installers manage projects, devices, and users efficiently. It simplifies installation, configuration, and maintenance tasks for smart intercom and smart home kits. Access a knowledge base for device information directly within the app.
- Project management
- Device management
- User management
- Site management
- Smart intercom kit integration
- Smart home kit integration
- Knowledge base access
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AK-Partner is a mobile application designed for installers, with the goal of improving efficiency in installation, configuration, and daily maintenance tasks. It simplifies the management of projects, devices, and users for our partners. It can manage sites, devices, and users, and allows the addition of Akuvox Smart Intercom Kit Sites and Akubela SmartHome Kits. Additionally, it incorporates the Akuvox Knowledge Base into the app, providing users with easy access to information for browsing and reading device-related materials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AK at none against Hik's 9. AK also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Hik's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Hik sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. AK asks for nothing beyond the download.
AK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hik has 1.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hik ships an update fortnightly, AK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hik | AK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIKVISION EUROPE B.V. | AKUVOX (XIAMEN) NETWORKS CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Hik
AK
Bugs and requests
Hik
Reported bugs
6 issues- Fails to log in, stuck on white screen
- Incorrect time/date configuration
- Motion detection settings not saving
- DDNS not working
- Encoding device issues
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- Intercom issues on iOS
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode for iPad
- Remote firmware upgrade
- Advanced event/rule configuration
- Cloud Attendance feature in India
AK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hik
- AllType Device Monthly Package3 variants$2.99
- Network Camera Monthly Package$2.99
- All-Type Device Annual Package$29.99
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- Network Camera Annual Package$29.99
- AllType Device Annual Package$29.99
- Cobranding 1 Year Package$29.99
- All-Type Device Annual Package$34.99
AK
No in-app purchases









