Goolink vs HikCentral Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goolink
Access and manage your IP cameras and DVRs remotely. Stream live video, record footage, and control PTZ cameras with ease. Enjoy two-way audio and digital zoom for enhanced monitoring.
- Stream videos over Wi-Fi or 3G
- View up to 16 live streams
- Device management
- Snapshot and record video
- PTZ control
- Two-way talk-back
- Digital ZOOM
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Goolink is a P2P way to view IPC and DVR,Plug and Play from all over the world! GIDType is the default type of adding device, using the device GID to get the connecting info from the GooLink server, with this type, you can free yourselves from the boring job of setting port forwarding and the IP address. Basic function introduction: 1.Stream Videos over WIFI or 3G 2.View up to 16 live video streams 3.Device management. 4.Snapshot and browse picture 5.Record and playback video 6.PTZ control 7.Landscape and Portrait orientation support 8.Two-way talk-back 9.Digital ZOOM 10.Using QRcode to add new device
HikCentral Mobile
Access and manage HikCentral Professional features remotely from your mobile device. View live feeds, playback recordings, and receive alarm notifications for connected devices. Requires iOS 14.0 or higher.
- Remote site access
- Live view
- Remote playback
- Alarm notifications
- Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G network support
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HikCentral Mobile software is installed on the iOS 16.0 or higher version mobile platform. It gets access to the HikCentral Professional, via Wi-Fi, 4G and 5G network, and fulfills the functions of the devices connected to the HikCentral Professional, such as Remote Site, Live view, Remote playback, Receive Alarm Notice and so on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HikCentral Mobile at 4.7 against Goolink's 3.1. HikCentral Mobile also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Goolink's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
HikCentral Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HikCentral Mobile has 269 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of Goolink's written reviews are positive against 18% of HikCentral Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Goolink ships an update every 2 months, HikCentral Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goolink | HikCentral Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (29 ratings) | 4.7 (269 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 269 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Langtao Digital Co., Ltd. | 明军 顾 |
Customer experience
Goolink
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In-app purchases
Goolink
No in-app purchases
HikCentral Mobile
No in-app purchases
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