iVMS vs GDMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iVMS
This mobile client software provides access to a professional surveillance system. It allows users to view live feeds, remotely play back recordings, control PTZ cameras, and clip video segments over various network connections.
- Live view
- Remote playback
- PTZ control
- Video clipping
- Network access (Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, 4G)
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iVMS-5260 client software is installed on the iOS 7.0 or higher version mobile platform. It gets access to the iVMS-5200 Professional (hereafter simplified as iVMS-5200 Pro) via Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G and 4G network, and fulfills the functions of the devices connected to the iVMS-5200 Pro, such as live view, remote playback, PTZ control, and video clipping and so on.
GDMS
This app offers centralized, secure management for Grandstream audio/video products. Administrators can easily add devices by scanning codes, configure accounts, upgrade firmware, and receive real-time alerts about device status.
- Scan code to add devices
- Configure accounts
- Upgrade device firmware
- Remote device start
- Real-time device monitoring
- Push alert messages
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GDMS mobile application provides centralized, secure and zero-operation management methods and solutions for Grandstream audio/video products users. The device administrators can work on mobile devices by scanning the codes to add devices, configure accounts/upgrade devices firmware quickly, and the alert messages can be pushed to mobile client. Including: 1. Scan code to add device: Support to scan the barcodes of a batch of devices to add the devices to GDMS platform. 2. Manage device: Support to configure accounts for devices, upgrade devices firmware, and start the devices remotely. 3. Monitor device in real-time: Push the device registration, abnormal status, alert messages to mobile management client.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GDMS at 4.7 against iVMS's 1.0. GDMS also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). iVMS's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
GDMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GDMS has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iVMS ships an update every 2 months, GDMS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iVMS | GDMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hikvision Digital Technology Co.,Ltd | Grandstream |
Customer experience
iVMS
GDMS
In-app purchases
iVMS
No in-app purchases
GDMS
No in-app purchases
