CCTV Super Tool vs 4GIOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCTV Super Tool
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A field kit for camera installers: find devices on the network, survey each spot you plan to mount a camera, and hand the customer a PDF report before you quote the job. DEVICE SCANNER • Finds cameras and recorders on the local network over ONVIF (WS-Discovery), Dahua/KBVISION (DHIP) and Hikvision (SADP-style). Each protocol can be turned off; the scan window is 3–30 seconds. • Each device shows IP, MAC, model, serial, firmware, HTTP and TCP ports, and the protocol that found it. • Warns when two devices hold the same IP address. • Search by IP, model, serial or MAC, and filter by protocol. • Open a device's web interface, copy its details, or port-check it. • Change IP, subnet mask, gateway and service ports over DVRIP, always with a before/after table and a confirmation first. SITE SURVEY • A job records the customer, address, phone, technician, how footage is recorded and the camera you plan to fit; any position can override it. • Add a point per planned camera position, with notes, GPS and photos. • A reading at each point: latency, jitter and packet loss to the router, with the packets sent and answered. • One reading for the whole site: download, upload, latency, jitter, packet loss and ISP. • Works out the upload the site needs — main stream, sub stream, scene headroom, an allowance for remote viewing — and compares it with the line you measured. • Handover: scan the label on the camera body, or the network, to attach the device you installed to the position you surveyed. PDF REPORTS • Two documents: a survey report and an acceptance record. • The survey report: cover, position tally, internet-line page, summary table, a section per position, conclusion, thresholds and sources, method and limits. • The acceptance record: installed-device table, notes by position, photo pages, a signature block, and a page stating what it does not claim. • Pick the report language independently of the app, choose whether photos go in, preview, share or save. • Every copy carries a report id, a content fingerprint and a timestamp with timezone. PORT CHECKER Test whether ports are reachable from the internet, by hostname or WAN IP (the app fetches yours). Presets for Hikvision, Dahua, KBVISION and common ports; ranges such as 8000-8010 work. Open, closed or blocked, with response times. STORAGE CALCULATOR Size a disk for the retention you want, or how long a disk you have will last. Cameras go in groups: channels, PAL/NTSC, codec including SmartH264+ and SmartH265+, resolution, frame rate, motion level, and a suggested bitrate you can override. WARRANTY CHECK Look up a device by serial number, typed or scanned from the label. WHAT AN IPHONE AND IPAD CAN MEASURE iOS does not let any app read Wi-Fi signal strength, channel or link rate, and does not allow scanning for nearby networks. The app says so on the measurement screen and leaves those fields blank rather than guessing. Latency, jitter and packet loss to the router are still measured for real and the verdict rests on them — so on iOS the app reports a score range together with what is missing, instead of settling on a grade. Full signal scoring needs an Android handset. YOUR DATA Surveys, photos, customer details and device passwords stay on this device. There is no account, no server holds your surveys, and survey data is excluded from iCloud backup — exporting a PDF is the only way to keep a copy. The app reaches the network in four places: the speed test, the WAN IP lookup, the warranty lookup and ads. NOTES • Scanning only works on the local network, so the device has to be on the same Wi-Fi as the equipment. • The app is ad-supported. Watch one rewarded video to hide ads for 30 minutes, or to export one PDF without the watermark. • Not affiliated with Hikvision, Dahua, KBVISION or ONVIF; the names only say which protocols the app speaks.
4GIOT
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Smart IoT Cloud Assistant - Description I. Overview The Smart IoT Cloud Assistant is based on the NB-IOT wireless communication network, using NB communication modules, mobile Internet, big data, and cloud computing to monitor the status of fire protection facilities and equipment and the surrounding fire safety environment in real time. II. Functional characteristics 1. Real-time monitoring Fire protection data is different from other industry data. The real-time requirements for data collection are very high. The system uses the unique heartbeat sensing mechanism of the equipment to perceive the operating status of equipment facilities in real time. When the equipment alarms, the system receives the alarm information in time based on the high real-time performance design, and pushes the information to the mobile phone APP of relevant personnel in time. Real-time data collection provides a basic guarantee for rapid fault handling and rapid handling of alarms. 2. Platform interconnection and comprehensive application The Smart IoT Cloud Assistant supports ultra-large system scale and flexible deployment. The system can flexibly select the deployment mode of "fire brigade-fire brigade-social unit" from top to bottom. The hierarchical, decentralized, and domain-based management mode can be smoothly expanded to further improve the system capacity and meet the needs of long-term and rapid business development. 3. Patrol customization and full-process recording According to the job responsibility system, daily safety patrol plans are distributed, executed, hidden dangers reported, and rectification reports are made. Through system big data statistics, the implementation of the main responsibility is analyzed, and the responsibilities of the legal person responsible are clarified, which changes the current situation of inadequate safety patrols and untrue inspection records. Intelligent patrol management (RFID, patrol standards, APP) solves the problem of patrol standardization, authenticity, and traceability of records. 4. Hidden danger rectification and closed-loop management When the front-end sensing equipment detects an abnormal situation, it is automatically pushed to the first-level patrol personnel. The patrol personnel will conduct on-site inspections as soon as possible, or the patrol personnel will find hidden dangers during daily fire prevention patrols. They can report to the fire manager on the mobile phone at any time. The fire manager initiates a maintenance/rectification notice. After the maintenance/rectification, it is confirmed by the patrolman, and the confirmation information is synchronized to the fire manager. The fire manager reviews and confirms the maintenance/rectification work order, and the hidden danger is eliminated. 5. Alarm processing, layered control The system manages user permissions in a hierarchical manner. The system manages permissions in a hierarchical manner, including the first level (fire control personnel, patrol personnel, building (construction) managers, engineering department managers, micro fire stations, full-time (part-time) fire managers), the second level (fire managers), and the third level (fire managers, legal persons). 6. Data application, smart firefighting "Smart firefighting big data" certainly requires a huge and complex information system, which is the basis of our decision-making and control, but what really reflects "wisdom" is the ability to intelligently process and analyze massive data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: 4GIOT at none against CCTV Super Tool's shown. 4GIOT also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). CCTV Super Tool's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CCTV Super Tool ships an update every 4 weeks, 4GIOT every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCTV Super Tool | 4GIOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruce Nguyen | XiaoBo Gao |
In-app purchases
CCTV Super Tool
No in-app purchases
4GIOT
No in-app purchases
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