GDMS vs Watilon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Watilon
Manage a variety of smart devices, including photo frames, doorbells, cameras, and locks, all from one application. Experience enhanced convenience and a more comfortable interaction with your smart home ecosystem.
- Integrated smart device management
- Supports photo frames, doorbells, cameras, locks, and bracelets
- Enhanced user experience for smart devices
- Convenient control of smart home ecosystem
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Watilon is an APP for the integrated management of smart devices. Currently , various of types of smart devices have been connected by this APP, such as smart photo frames、doorbells 、PTZ camera 、cube camera 、bullet camera、smart door locks and smart bracelets. Watilon is dedicated to supply a more comfortable experence of using smart devices for users , making the users fully expereiced the convenience brought by smart devices .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GDMS at 50% against Watilon's 0%. GDMS also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GDMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Watilon's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GDMS | Watilon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 307 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandstream | SanKeXiaoCao(ShenZhen)IOT Technology Company Limited |
Customer experience
GDMS
Watilon
In-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
Watilon
No in-app purchases
