Olarm vs NL Connect
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
NL Connect
Wirelessly monitor and control National Luna Bluetooth-enabled fridges and battery systems. Track voltages, charge states, temperatures, and adjust settings remotely. Receive notifications for critical conditions like low batteries or faults.
- Monitor battery voltage and charge state
- Track live charge/discharge currents
- Customize timer and alarm parameters
- Adjust operating thresholds
- Monitor fridge temperatures and status
- Control temperature set-points
- Adjust fridge operating modes
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Interact wirelessly with your National Luna Bluetooth-enabled fridges and battery systems. With NL Connect you can : Monitor battery system voltages and charge state. Monitor live charge and discharge currents. Customise timer and alarm parameters. Adjust operating thresholds for different vehicles. Get notified of low-battery conditions. Monitor live fridge temperatures and status. Control temperature set-points. Adjust fridge operating modes. Get notified of fault conditions. Currently supports Bluetooth-enabled LEGACY fridges and Power Packs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Olarm at 3.9 against NL Connect's 3.0. Olarm also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 40%). 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. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Olarm's written reviews are positive against 40% of NL Connect's.
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, NL Connect every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | NL Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32 ratings) — better | 3.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | Solar Energy Installations and Equipment Supplies (Pty) Ltd |
Customer experience
Olarm
NL Connect
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
NL Connect
No in-app purchases
