Olarm vs G
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Arm, Disarm, Sleep, Stay modes
- Arming reminders
- Real-time zone activity log
- Silent Panic
- Cancel Responder
- User management
- Gate and light control
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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
G
This mobile application allows users to configure their G-ULTRA and G-SPEAK ULTRA devices. It provides a direct interface for managing settings and features of these specific hardware products.
- Device configuration
- G-ULTRA device management
- G-SPEAK ULTRA device management
- Mobile interface
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Configure your G-ULTRA/G-SPEAK ULTRA devices from this mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Olarm at 54% against G's 0%. Olarm also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). G's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Olarm holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Olarm has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Olarm's written reviews are positive against 0% of G's.
| Parameter | Olarm | G |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | Centurion Systems (Pty) Ltd |
Customer experience
Olarm
G
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
G
No in-app purchases
