FREEIP vs DSS Agile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FREEIP
Remotely monitor and control security devices through your mobile network. View live video streams and manage your devices by inputting their serial numbers.
- Remote device control
- Real-time video streaming
- QR code serial number input
- Manual serial number entry
- 3G, 4G, and WIFI support
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Via 3G, 4G or WIFI network, you can controll the monitoring device and check the real-time stream. 1. Input the serial number to your Freeip account by scanning the QR picture or enterring the serial number manually. 2. If the device is online, you can check the real-time stream.
DSS Agile
Access live video, playback recordings, and receive alarm notifications from compatible surveillance systems. This client provides remote monitoring capabilities for various DSS products.
- Live video streaming
- Video playback
- Video call functionality
- Feature recognition
- Alarm push notifications
- Remote monitoring
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DSS Agile App is a Mobile Client for DSS products below version 8.0.0 (excluding version 8.0.0), including DSS Professional, DSS Express, DSS7016D/DR-S2 and DSS4004-S2. It has a user-friendly UI and offers plenty of experience. You can use DSS Agile to watch live video, video playback, video call,feature recognition, and alarm push notifications anywhere and anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FREEIP at 4.4 against DSS Agile's 3.8. FREEIP also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 13). DSS Agile's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
FREEIP holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FREEIP has 1.2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of FREEIP's written reviews are positive against 33% of DSS Agile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FREEIP | DSS Agile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.8% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HEROSPEED TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | Hangzhou CE-soft Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
FREEIP
DSS Agile
Bugs and requests
FREEIP
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues after updates
- Cameras disappearing from the app
- Playback not working as expected
- App freezing or becoming unresponsive
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more camera models
- Improve playback controls and timeline
- Implement push notifications for motion detection
- Allow multi-camera viewing on a single screen
DSS Agile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FREEIP
No in-app purchases
DSS Agile
No in-app purchases
