Guarding Master vs DSS Agile 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guarding Master
This app provides a remote management platform for security providers to monitor and configure customer security systems. It offers a unified solution for video, intrusion, access, and intercom devices, enabling remote problem resolution and customization.
- Remote device and system configuration
- Monitor system health status
- Resolve problems remotely
- Customize security solutions
- Unified security device management
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Guarding Master is a convergent security solution that helps security providers or installers to manage services for customers. You can monitor the system health status of your customers’ sites – even resolving problems – remotely, using a simple and reliable platform. Guarding Master solution enables you to customize security solutions for customers with fully-converged security device, covering video, intrusion, access, intercom, and more. (If you are an end user, please download Guarding Vision APP for remote device management.) What are the Benefits: 1.Remote Device and System Configuration. 2.Install DVR/NVR/access and other security products via app and portal.
DSS Agile 8
This mobile client provides access to DSS products for live viewing, video playback, and event management. It offers features like map integration, alarm notifications, and intelligent search capabilities. Manage access and monitor events efficiently on your mobile device.
- Live view
- Video playback
- Map integration
- Alarm push notifications
- Face detection
- Access management
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DSS Agile 8 APP is a Mobile Client for DSS products above version 8.0.0, including DSS Professional, DSS Express, DSS7016D/DR-S2, and DSS4004-S2. Based on the application-based design, it is divided into four major applications: monitoring center, event center, intelligent search and access management. It has functions such as live view, video playback, map, alarm push notifications, face detection, visitor passing, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guarding Master at 5.0 against DSS Agile 8's 4.3. DSS Agile 8's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Guarding Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSS Agile 8 has 84 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guarding Master ships an update every 2 months, DSS Agile 8 every 11 days. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Guarding Master | DSS Agile 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.3 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 333 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明军 顾 | Hangzhou CE-soft Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Guarding Master
DSS Agile 8
In-app purchases
Guarding Master
No in-app purchases
DSS Agile 8
No in-app purchases
