Activ Answer vs Cowboy VMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Activ Answer
Manage your Activ service remotely. Receive message alerts, listen to, transcribe, and translate communications. Initiate callbacks or send automated replies to stay connected and productive.
- New message notifications
- Listen to messages
- Transcribe messages
- Translate messages
- Initiate Live Callback
- Send automated SMS responses
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Take your Activ service on the go with Activ Answer by Audio Images. Get new message notifications, listen to, transcribe, and translate messages, initiate Live Callback or send automated SMS responses--all from the app. It's exactly what you need to do your job and keep connected with your community.
Cowboy VMS
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Cowboy VMS is a secure cloud-based video management platform. Access live and recorded video, receive AI-powered alerts, control PTZ cameras, manage users, and monitor camera health from anywhere using desktop or mobile devices. Key features include live viewing, cloud playback, AI analytics, license plate recognition (LPR), PTZ control, event notifications, clip exports, and multi-camera monitoring. Cowboy VMS supports a wide range of IP cameras and is optimized for surveillance systems, rapid deployment cameras, and mobile surveillance trailers. Designed for the field. Trusted by those who protect it. Cameras can do more than just watch — they can work for you.
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Verdict
Activ Answer and Cowboy VMS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Activ Answer | Cowboy VMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Images International, Inc. | Cowboy Concealments, LLC |
In-app purchases
Activ Answer
No in-app purchases
Cowboy VMS
No in-app purchases
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