Comparison

Olarm vs MyComb

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
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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

About

MyComb

This app offers smart access control solutions with intuitive web-based management. It leverages cutting-edge technology to provide seamless integration and user control over various access points.

Highlights
  • Smart access control solutions
  • Intuitive web-based management
  • Seamless integration of functional products
  • Leverages Internet of Things technology
  • User control over access points
  • Design-focused web platforms
Features
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From pioneering the use of ground breaking technology in the market place to a track record spanning over ten years and more than a million gate openings daily, Comb Communications has grown into a business that is leading the way into the future of integrated systems and web service platforms. Our footprint in the market, local and international is testament to the success of our technologies and the research and development focus of the business will continue to deliver state-of-the-art offerings that set the benchmark in the industries of the future. All whilst leveraging “The internet of things” and making your life easier with more intuitive technology. We provide smart access control solutions and intuitive management thereof through current technologies and web-based applications, along with the backing of a design focused development house. The functional products we manufacture are seamlessly integrated with design-focused web-based platforms that provide you the power to control any form of access. This is the culmination of our ethos if innovation, incubation, acceleration and integration – all aimed at giving you Access and Control. What sets us apart is the ability to leverage best-of-breed, existing technologies alongside our own groundbreaking developments, with a team of dedicated and experienced professionals, which ensures success not only with every implementation, but provides you peace-of-mind that you truly have the solution suited to your requirements, whatever the demand.

Screenshots

Olarm4 screens
MyComb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Olarm at 54% against MyComb's 0%. Olarm also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). MyComb's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, MyComb every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Olarm versus MyComb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlarmMyComb
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlarm (Pty) LtdComb Communications

Customer experience

Olarm

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

MyComb

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Olarm

No in-app purchases

None

MyComb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olarm free?
Olarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyComb free?
MyComb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olarm or MyComb have ads?
Neither Olarm nor MyComb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olarm or MyComb?
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, and MyComb every 3 months. Most recently, Olarm was updated on September 24, 2026 and MyComb on June 1, 2026.

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