Hivision Smart vs GSC Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hivision Smart
Control and monitor smart security devices remotely. View equipment status in real-time and share access with others. Offers cloud storage for recorded data.
- Remote control of devices
- Real-time equipment status
- One-click sharing
- Cloud storage
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Smart Security Products *remote control *Real-time control of equipment conditions *One-click sharing *Cloud storage
GSC Assistant
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GSC Assistant is a mobile client that works with the GSC series from Grandstream. It supports fast management and playback of GSC3516/3506/3510/3505 products on your mobile device. It also features fast management of GSCs in the same LAN, quick positioning, convenient playback of single GSC, custom partitioning of multiple GSCs, and unified playback for multiple zones. It also supports IPv4 and IPv6, and is compatible with complex network environments. GSC Assistant enables users to manage their GSCs’ playback more conveniently and quickly, allows GSCs to better integrate into the users' work and life.
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Verdict
Hivision Smart and GSC Assistant are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hivision Smart ships an update every 25 months, GSC Assistant every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hivision Smart | GSC Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 18 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Haoxing Technology Co., Ltd | Grandstream |
In-app purchases
Hivision Smart
No in-app purchases
GSC Assistant
No in-app purchases
