Comparison

Hik vs Ben ERP

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hik

This app offers intelligent fire safety management for homes and businesses. It provides real-time remote monitoring, instant alerts for fire risks, and seamless integration with security devices for enhanced protection.

Highlights
  • Intelligent fire safety management
  • Real-time remote monitoring
  • Instant fire risk alerts
  • Seamless device management
  • Integration with security devices
  • User-friendly interface
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Hik-Protect App is designed for homes and small to medium-sized businesses, built on an advanced cloud-based platform to deliver efficient, intelligent fire safety management. With a user-friendly interface, it enables easy operation, seamless device management, and remote maintenance. The app provides real-time remote monitoring and instantly sends alerts when fire risks are detected, ensuring fast response and proactive protection. It supports integration between security and fire safety devices, enabling smart coordination—such as linking alarms with video surveillance—for improved emergency response. Hik-Protect helps users significantly enhance fire safety management, making protection smarter and more reliable.

About

Ben ERP

Features
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Run your business on the go with Ben ERP, the mobile app that connects you to your ERPNext on the go! Stay connected to your ERPNext system from anywhere. This mobile app brings your business operations to your fingertips — enabling you to manage opportunities, quotations, sales invoices, purchases and more, all in a streamlined, mobile-friendly interface. Key Features: - View and manage Opportunities, Quotations, Invoices, Purchases, Sales Orders and Projects. - Create and edit records with ease. - Upload files to records. - Check real-time status updates with intuitive badges and filters - Track your business performance from a single dashboard - Enjoy infinite scrolling and quick search for faster access to records - Stay productive with a clean, responsive design built with SwiftUI - Securely connect to your ERPNext v15 backend Whether you’re on the sales floor, at a client meeting, or traveling, this app keeps your ERP workflows within reach — so you never miss a beat. NOTES: - Requires an existing ERPNext (min. version 15) account. And your ERPNext must've been setup for all features to function correctly. - If you're using ERPNext installed on Frappe Cloud and would like to have OAuth 2 login method, please contact us.

Screenshots

Hik4 screens
Ben ERP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ben ERP at every 8 days against Hik's every 3 weeks. Hik's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hik ships an update every 3 weeks, Ben ERP every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hik versus Ben ERP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHikBen ERP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB6 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperHikvision Digital Technology Co.,LtdLinxHQ Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Hik

No in-app purchases

None

Ben ERP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hik free?
Hik is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ben ERP free?
Ben ERP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hik or Ben ERP have ads?
Neither Hik nor Ben ERP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hik or Ben ERP?
Hik ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ben ERP every 8 days. Most recently, Hik was updated on October 28, 2026 and Ben ERP on October 25, 2026.

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