Olarm vs SmarttrackSA Plus
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
SmarttrackSA Plus
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Rest easy knowing that your vehicles and assets are protected 24/7. Smarttrack SA provides an all in one service offering which includes vehicle tracking and asset tracking for clients nationwide. Whether you are monitoring a fleet of vehicles or simply want to ensure your assets such as trailers, containers and boats are covered then Smarttrack SA has a solution for you. With our various connected devices as well as battery operated products we can cater for every individual need. Smarttrack SA clients can now get all the necessary information on movement, ignition state, data actuality and unit location in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Olarm at every 3 weeks against SmarttrackSA Plus's every 37 months. SmarttrackSA Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 ships an update every 3 weeks, SmarttrackSA Plus every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | SmarttrackSA Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | Smarttrack SA (Pty) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
SmarttrackSA Plus
No in-app purchases
