Ingress Mobile vs Howen VSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ingress Mobile
Receive real-time push notifications for access control events like door activity or alarms from your Ingress system. Stay informed about your building's security from anywhere in the world.
- Real-time push notifications
- Door activity alerts
- Alarm notifications
- Global accessibility
- Constant server communication
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With the increasing popularity of the integrated access control management application, Ingress, FingerTec now brings Ingress Mobile for users of iPhone and iPad! With it, you can now get your notifications anytime, anywhere in the world according to your Ingress Mobile enables you to receive push notifications after any preset events, such as door activity or alarms, are triggered in the Ingress software. The mobile application is in constant communication with our dedicated server, ensuring you close to real-time notifications when these events happen.
Howen VSS
This business application offers comprehensive telematics for commercial fleets. It provides vehicle management, GPS tracking, video surveillance, and AI-powered analysis for enhanced safety and efficiency.
- Vehicle management
- GPS tracking and geofence
- Video surveillance and analysis
- Alarm notifications
- Evidence management
- AI functions (DMS, ADAS)
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Howen VSS is the application for the VSS platform, a smart video telematics software for commercial fleet, providing comprehensive and user-friendly features: - Vehicle management - GPS tracking and geofence management - Video Surveillance & Analysis - Alarm notification - Evidence management, etc. - Artificial intelligence functions: DMS and ADAS report
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Howen VSS at 3.0 against Ingress Mobile's 2.0. Ingress Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Howen VSS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Ingress Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Howen VSS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ingress Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Howen VSS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ingress Mobile | Howen VSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FingerTec Worldwide | Howen Technologies |
Customer experience
Ingress Mobile
Howen VSS
In-app purchases
Ingress Mobile
No in-app purchases
Howen VSS
No in-app purchases
