DSE WebNet® vs GWN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DSE WebNet®
This application allows for remote control and monitoring of Deep Sea Electronics modules. It utilizes an 890/891 gateway for seamless connectivity. Manage your gensets from a distance with this utility.
- Remote control
- Remote monitoring
- Genset module management
- 890/891 gateway integration
- Deep Sea Electronics module support
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DSE WebNet v2 provides remote control and monitoring for your Deep Sea Electronics modules with the use of an 890/891 gateway.
GWN
Remotely monitor and manage your network devices from anywhere. Configure settings, track device status, and receive alerts for any issues. Easily add new devices using your phone's camera.
- Remote device management
- Network status monitoring
- Alert notifications
- Device addition via camera scan
- Debug tools
- Network configuration
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GWN App Features 1. Manage the network-based devices, anytime, anywhere 2. Monitor network/device/client status in different time periods 3. Notify alert information once alert event occurs 4. Add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password 5. Monitor device details including usage and other information 6. Support debug tools for problem-tracking 7. Configure your network as well as devices according to your needs Full Description Manage the network-based devices at anytime from anywhere using iOS phone with the GWN app. This free app links seamlessly with devices registered in GWN.Cloud or GWN Manager, and allows users to conveniently monitor and manage the network established by GWN devices. The GWN app extends web features to iOS phone to allow you to manage the network and be productive while on-the-go: monitor network/device/client status in different time periods, notify alert information once alert event occurs, add device to the network via phone camera scanning or manually fill in device MAC and its corresponding password, monitor device details including usage and other information, support debug tools for problem-tracking, configure your network as well as devices according to your needs, and much more. There is no purchase necessary to manage the network-based devices with the GWN app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DSE WebNet® at 4.8 against GWN's 3.8. GWN's advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
DSE WebNet® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of DSE WebNet®'s written reviews are positive against 56% of GWN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DSE WebNet® ships an update every 2 months, GWN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DSE WebNet® | GWN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Deep Sea Electronics | Grandstream |
Customer experience
DSE WebNet®
GWN
In-app purchases
DSE WebNet®
No in-app purchases
GWN
No in-app purchases
