Olarm vs ismrt
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
Read full descriptionHide 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
ismrt
Manage your utility accounts with this app. View balances, set low balance alerts for electricity, water, and gas, and track sanitation charges. Download invoices and statements, and access usage guides to help manage your budget.
- View utility balances
- Low balance notifications
- Track sanitation charges
- Download invoices and statements
- Budget management tools
Read full descriptionHide full description
The ismrt! the app is an immediate link to your utility dashboard. Access balances, enable low balance notifications for any linked utilities such as electricity, water, gas, as well as monthly charges for linked services such as sanitation. Your full account history at your fingertips with 24-hour access to invoice and statement download. Usage guides are available for you to manage your budget.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olarm at 3.9 against ismrt's 3.0. Olarm also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 14%) and ratings volume (32 vs 4). 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.
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 4, 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 14% of ismrt's.
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, ismrt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | ismrt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | METRONOMIC (PTY) LTD |
Customer experience
Olarm
ismrt
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
ismrt
No in-app purchases
