Comparison

Olarm vs Sunsynk Connect

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

Sunsynk Connect

Monitor and control your solar inverter system remotely from anywhere. View real-time energy generation, battery status, and grid/load statistics. Adjust inverter settings, share system access with installers, and receive event alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time system monitoring
  • Remote inverter settings control
  • Plant connection sharing
  • Octopus Agile integration (UK)
  • Detailed reporting and export
  • Event and alert notifications
Features
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Sunsynk Logger App has been developed to help you get the most out of your Sunsynk inverter. It has been specially tailored for the customers and installers. Using the Sunsynk Logger app with your Sunsynk inverter gives you complete remote control of your system from anywhere in the world! Real-time Monitoring – The Sunsynk Logger App lets you monitor multiple stats such as energy generation, battery status, grid, and load statistics. Change Settings Remotely - You can control all settings on the inverter from your mobile phone or PC without having to visit the inverter in person. Sharing Plant Connection - Customers can share their connection with their installer, permanently or temporarily. If they need help with any settings or configuration on their system, or if the installer needs to run any diagnostic checks, there is no need to visit site. The customer can share their plant connection and the installer can run any diagnostics / make any configuration changes from their own account. Octopus Agile Intergration - UK users can use the Live Price feature, using this you can look at the live prices provided by Octopus Energy and amend your charge and discharge prices with those figures in mind. Reporting – Users can generate detailed reports and export them to a PDF file. You can generate reports an that day, week, month, and year, or you can create custom reports. Events / Alerts – The Sunsynk Logger app will notify you if there are any events such as any warnings or faults or if there is any sudden loss in power.

Screenshots

Olarm4 screens
Sunsynk Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Olarm at 3.9 against Sunsynk Connect's 2.1. Olarm also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 19%). Sunsynk Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Olarm holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Olarm's written reviews are positive against 19% of Sunsynk Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, Sunsynk Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Olarm versus Sunsynk Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlarmSunsynk Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (32 ratings) — better2.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlarm (Pty) LtdSunsynk

Customer experience

Olarm

All ratings32 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral22.2%
Negative23.6%

Sunsynk Connect

All ratings17 ratings
Positive23.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative70.6%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative65.8%

In-app purchases

None

Olarm

No in-app purchases

None

Sunsynk Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olarm free?
Olarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sunsynk Connect free?
Sunsynk Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Olarm or Sunsynk Connect?
Olarm is rated higher. Olarm averages 3.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Sunsynk Connect averages 2.1 from 17 ratings.
Do Olarm or Sunsynk Connect have ads?
Neither Olarm nor Sunsynk Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olarm or Sunsynk Connect?
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sunsynk Connect monthly. Most recently, Olarm was updated on October 12, 2026 and Sunsynk Connect on October 17, 2026.

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