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Scout Alarm - Home Security

Scout Alarm - Home Security

A New Breed of Home Security

3 ratings
65 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 10, 2014
  • April 14, 2023

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Scout Alarm
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About

This app provides remote control for a smart, DIY home security system. Monitor your home's status, receive custom alerts, and personalize responses to events. It integrates with various smart home devices for a flexible security solution.

✓Remote system control
✓Customizable security modes
✓Real-time event alerts
✓Smart home device integration
✓Visitor access management
✓Sensor monitoring
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Scout Alarm. Based on 3 reviews and a 4.0/5 average, it highlights the 18 positives and 61 negatives reviewers mention most about this Lifestyle app.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use interface
  • 👍Great app design
  • 👍Easy to sync and manage devices
  • 👍User-friendly and well-designed
  • 👍Flawless hardware and app performance
  • 👍Easy setup and installation
  • 👍Great DIY security
  • 👍Good smart home alarm
  • 👍Convenient voice arming/disarming
  • 👍Good notifications
  • 👍Responsive customer support
  • 👍Works well all the time
  • 👍Slick app, great system
  • 👍Rapidly improving stability and usability
  • 👍Beautifully designed app
  • 👍Intuitive and user friendly
  • 👍Smooth app performance
  • 👍Easy and painless installation

Negative things

  • 🐛Glitchy and almost useless
  • 🐛Constantly logs you out
  • 🐛Does not support Face ID
  • 🐛Disappeared from Apple Watch
  • 🐛Random logouts make it not worth getting
  • 🐛Buggy authentication
  • 🐛Sensor batteries continually die
  • 🐛Alarm not loud
  • 🐛App uses too much battery
  • 🐛Quick buttons on spotlight stop working
  • 🐛Widgets stop working
  • 🐛Door sensors never work
  • 🐛App widgets just don't work
  • 🐛Doesn't update well
  • 🐛Widgets do not perform well
  • 🐛App software has problems
  • 🐛Not reliable
  • 🐛Alarms and notifications lag
  • 🐛Mesh network is finicky
  • 🐛UI is complex and unintuitive
  • 🐛App is just okay
  • 🐛System not working as expected
  • 🐛Alarm sounder too quiet
  • 🐛No way to tell if system is armed/disarmed without app
  • 🐛No immediate trip in home mode
  • 🐛Cannot add third-party hardware
  • 🐛Lose alarm system without cloud connectivity
  • 🐛App is buggy
  • 🐛Sensors are too big
  • 🐛Cellular service signal unclear
  • 🐛App not optimized for iPhone 6/6+
  • 🐛Watch implementation is bad
  • 🐛App is okay, product not great
  • 🐛Latest version worse than before
  • 🐛Screen does not refresh
  • 🐛Logs do not update in real time
  • 🐛Sounds are horrible
  • 🐛Little to no customization
  • 🐛App crashes on startup
  • 🐛Bad update
  • 🐛Latest update not running IFTTT recipes
  • 🐛Latest update is very buggy
  • 🐛Latest update broke connection
  • 🐛Needs an iPad version
  • 🐛App crash on iPad
  • 🐛App locks up when checking subscriptions
  • 🐛App crash
  • 🐛Still not receiving notifications
  • 🐛No Push Notifications
  • 🐛Push notifications can't be enabled
  • 🐛One sensor arrived DOA
  • 🐛Another sensor fell off
  • 🐛System does not notify if door/window open when setting alarm
  • 🐛Incredibly quiet alarm
  • 🐛No notification for access point opened
  • 🐛Motion sensors too sensitive
  • 🐛Sound from hub very low
  • 🐛Hardware has a long way to go
  • 🐛Fix bug with cellular signal showing in app
  • 🐛Provide option to turn on chirp if door open/close
  • 🐛Needs iPhone 6 Plus compatible app
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What's New in Scout Alarm

2.0.55

April 14, 2023

Bug fixes and improvements

User reviews

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Faulty and glitchy

Guys, this his app was decent when I first downloaded it but it’s glitchy and almost useless now. Please fix it.
ScrewYouZhubruScrewYouZhubru

Okay but bare bones.

This app is relatively easy to use once setup but two things make it a pain to use.

1 is it constantly logs you out of the service. About 50% of the time when I go to use it to activate or deactivate the alarm. I have to log back in again.

2 It does not support Face Id. This makes the above issue even more of a pain point.

ugh.
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grayedoggrayedog

Exactly what I need

I think the interface is great and is very easy to use. Very easy to sync and manage each device. I also have the doorbell camera attached to it. Very satisfied
omgthenicknamesaretakenomgthenicknamesaretaken

Great app!

The Scout app is user-friendly and well-designed! Huge fan!
Kwilliams7932Kwilliams7932

Nothing for Apple Watch

I had this app on my Apple Watch two days ago. Now it has spontaneously disappeared. Still have it on my iPhone. Where did it go and how do I get it to appear on watch again?
TLHKayakerTLHKayaker
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

52 issues

App was decent but is now glitchy and almost useless

Bug

Constantly logs you out of the service

Bug

Does not support Face ID

Bug

App disappeared from Apple Watch

Bug

Random logouts make it not worth getting

Bug

Buggy authentication

Bug

Batteries would continually die within 2-3 months

Bug

Alarm was not loud

Bug

App is using 17% of battery

Bug

Quick buttons on the spotlight stop working after update

Bug

Widget stopped working

Bug

Door sensors never work

Bug

App widgets just don't work anymore

Bug

Every time you update your app the widget breaks

Bug

Widgets do not perform well

Bug

App has problems with software

Bug

App crashing whenever I try to log in

Bug

Latest version worse than before

Bug

Screen does not refresh

Bug

Logs do not update in real time

Bug

Sounds are still horrible

Bug

App allows little to no customization

Bug

Latest update caused crashing on startup

Bug

App will not open

Bug

New version crashes

Bug

Newest version keeps having popup that says upgrade is available then crashes

Bug

Latest update not running IFTTT recipes

Bug

Latest update is very buggy

Bug

Latest update broke connection to my Scout

Bug

Needs an iPad version

Bug

Unable to open app on iPad Air 2

Bug

"Subscriptions" option in the More section locks up the app

Bug

App crash

Bug

Still not receiving notifications

Bug

Push notifications do not work at all

Bug

Push notifications can't be enabled on iOS 9

Bug

One sensor arrived DOA

Bug

Another sensor fell off of a window

Bug

System does not notify you if a window or door is open when setting the alarm

Bug

If you close it after the alarm is set, it triggers an alarm

Bug

Actual alarm is incredibly quiet

Bug

No notification that an access point was opened if not using a door panel

Bug

Motion sensors are too sensitive

Bug

UI is complex, unintuitive and cumbersome to use

Bug

Sound from the hub is very low

Bug

Sensors are just too big

Bug

Cellular service never shows of working

Bug

App starts showing cellular signal

Bug

App not optimized for iPhone 6 & 6+

Bug

Watch implementation has been so bad

Bug

App is okay, product is not great

Bug

Don't see I get alerts when the alarm is started beeping

Bug
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Requested Features

13 requests

Support Face ID

Feature

Add Siri Shortcuts integration

Feature

Add panic button in the app

Feature

Ability to see motion detection in activity log when system is not armed

Feature

Keep seeing activity recorded while alarm is going off

Feature

Add glass break sensor

Feature

Add stronger siren option

Feature

Update firmware for better battery life

Feature

Add iPad version

Feature

Optimize app for iPhone 6 & 6+

Feature

Provide iPhone 6 Plus compatible app

Feature

Option to turn on chirp if door open or close using a sensor

Feature

Fix bug with cellular signal showing in app

Feature

FAQ

What does the Scout Alarm app do?

The Scout Alarm app allows you to remotely control and monitor your Scout Home Security system from your iPhone or iPad. You can create custom security modes, receive alerts for events, and manage access for visitors.

What are the key features of the Scout Home Security system?

Key features include a self-installed system with a central hub, a network of security sensors (access, motion, water, etc.), custom alert notifications, personalized event responses, and integration with numerous smart home devices like cameras, locks, and voice assistants.

Is the Scout Alarm app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app itself is free to download and use for controlling the Scout Home Security system. The cost would be associated with the hardware components of the security system.

What devices is the Scout Alarm app compatible with?

The app is designed to be used with the Scout Home Security system and can be controlled from your iPhone or iPad. The security system itself integrates with a wide range of smart home devices.

How does Scout Alarm provide home security?

Scout Alarm provides home security through a network of sensors that communicate with a central hub. The app allows you to monitor the status of these sensors, receive immediate alerts for any triggered events, and customize how you respond to them.