GuardCMS vs CMS Mobile 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuardCMS
Access and control your DVR devices remotely from your iPhone. View live feeds, manage alarms, and search playback history with advanced H.264 decoding.
- Remote multiple DVR access
- H.264 decode capability
- Alarm I/O monitoring & control
- PTZ control
- Playback search by time or event
- Audio I/O
- Snapshot
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This application is designed specifically for iPhone users to connect to their DVR device remotely. With the modern state of art technology, practically unlimited number of DVRs can be viewed, monitored and controlled remotely. The main features of this application are: . H.264 decode capability, . Remote multiple DVRs, . Alarm I/O monitoring & control, . PTZ control, . Account manager to access remote DVR, . Playback search by time or event, . Audio I/O, . Snapshot.
CMS Mobile 4
Access and control IP CCTV cameras remotely from anywhere in the world. View live feeds, playback recordings, and manage PTZ functions of your surveillance system through any TCP/IP connection.
- Remote access to NetStation/Net Hybrid Servers
- Live view of IP CCTV cameras
- Playback of recorded footage
- PTZ control for cameras
- Connects via TCP/IP (EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi)
- Demo cameras available
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Latest CMS Mobile application is a free software designed for remote access to Alnet Systems NetStation/Net Hybrid Servers. It provides access to live view, recordings, PTZ control of IP CCTV cameras located anywhere in the world. This application is capable of connecting through any TCP/IP connection such as (EDGE, 3G, and Wi-Fi). See live demo cameras located in Boca Raton, Florida and Gdansk, Poland. To utilize such a system at your place of business or residence please go to our website www.alnetsystems.com for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CMS Mobile 4 at 5.0 against GuardCMS's 1.0. CMS Mobile 4 also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). GuardCMS's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.5). 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.
CMS Mobile 4 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
GuardCMS ships an update every 3 months, CMS Mobile 4 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuardCMS | CMS Mobile 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kingdom Communication Associated LTD. | ALNET SYSTEMS SP Z O O |
Customer experience
GuardCMS
CMS Mobile 4
In-app purchases
GuardCMS
No in-app purchases
CMS Mobile 4
No in-app purchases
