Comparison

Olarm vs ArmME Security App

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

Head to head
About

Olarm

Control and manage your home alarm system directly from your smartphone. This app allows you to arm, disarm, and monitor your system in real-time, receive notifications, and manage users. It also offers features like silent panic and gate control.

Highlights
  • Arm, Disarm, Sleep, Stay modes
  • Arming reminders
  • Real-time zone activity log
  • Silent Panic
  • Cancel Responder
  • User management
  • Gate and light control
Features
Read full description

This is the companion app to the Olarm device. Plug and play into your existing home alarm system and you can control and manage your home alarm system from your phone. Please visit our website for more information. Features: - Set your alarm system to Arm, Disarm, Sleep or Stay - Set reminders to arm your system - Real-time zone activity log and notifications - Silent Panic - Cancel Responder - User management - Monitor electric fence - Control gates and lights

About

ArmME Security App

Control and monitor your home or business alarm system remotely. Arm, disarm, and receive alerts for triggered alarms. Manage gates, garage doors, lights, and other connected devices from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Remote arm/disarm/stay
  • Triggered alarm alerts
  • Gate/garage door control
  • Lights/sprinkler control
  • AC power status
  • Customizable area names
  • Event log access
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Monitor and control your alarm system from anywhere in the world when using a Rhino alarm panel or a Falcon communicator with selected third-party alarm panels. The ArmME app allows you to be in control and aware of whatever is happening at your home or business even when you’re not there. With the ArmME app, you are easily able to: - Arm, disarm or stay arm different areas of your home as set up by the technician - Receive alerts when the alarm is triggered and know where on your property the intrusion occurred - Check whether your alarm system is armed or not - Open or close your gate or garage door and switch your lights, sprinklers and pool pump on or off - See if there is AC power or not at your place - Identify the different areas or partitions of your home by uploading photos and customising area and zone names - Access a history of events via the event log - Bypass specific zones, when in use, to prevent triggering an alarm PLEASE NOTE: To access the above features and more you have to be using a Rhino 68, 816, 232 or 832 alarm panel or a Falcon communicator which is connected via the serial port to one of these third-party panels: - IDS X-Series & IDS805 - Texecom Premier 412, 816 & 832 - Paradox MG & SP series - DSC PowerSeries and PowerSeries Neo - Risco LightSYS 2 - Orisec ZP-10, 20, 40, & 100 - Hikvision AX Pro Terms & Conditions apply.

Screenshots

Olarm4 screens
ArmME Security App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Olarm at none against ArmME Security App's shown. Olarm also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 24%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ArmME Security App's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ArmME Security App holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 50 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Olarm's written reviews are positive against 24% of ArmME Security App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, ArmME Security App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Olarm versus ArmME Security App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlarmArmME Security App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings)4.1 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better24.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3150 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlarm (Pty) LtdAmecor (Pty) Ltd

Customer experience

Olarm

All ratings31 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative23.6%

ArmME Security App

All ratings50 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral19.0%
Negative56.9%

In-app purchases

None

Olarm

No in-app purchases

None

ArmME Security App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olarm free?
Olarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArmME Security App free?
ArmME Security App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Olarm or ArmME Security App?
ArmME Security App is rated higher. Olarm averages 3.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while ArmME Security App averages 4.1 from 50 ratings.
Do Olarm or ArmME Security App have ads?
ArmME Security App shows ads; Olarm does not.
Which is updated more often, Olarm or ArmME Security App?
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, and ArmME Security App every 5 weeks. Most recently, Olarm was updated on September 10, 2026 and ArmME Security App on July 27, 2026.

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