GDMS vs Hik
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.
Hik
This app offers comprehensive fleet management for businesses, enabling effective control of vehicle fleets. It allows for scanning and adding devices, real-time vehicle tracking, and robust alarm management.
- Scan and add devices
- Vehicle positioning monitoring
- Alarm management
- Small fleet management
- In-car terminal integration
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Hik Aware is a universal vehicle management app that provides enterprises with comprehensive small fleet management solutions. In conjunction with Hikvision Automotive Electronics' in car terminals, it achieves effective management of fleet vehicles. The main functions include: scanning and adding devices, vehicle positioning monitoring, and alarm management. Supporting devices: recorders, vehicle terminals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GDMS at 50% against Hik's 0%. GDMS also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GDMS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GDMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hik's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GDMS | Hik |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandstream | hikvision |
Customer experience
GDMS
Hik
In-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
Hik
No in-app purchases
