Olarm vs Sting Mobile
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
Sting Mobile
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The STING Mobile Application comprises the core functionality of the system in a user-friendly mobile interface for you to continue GPS tracking outside the office. From around the world you continue getting real-time data on vehicles and stationary units with detailed track history available on each. • Manage unit list to get relevant information on vehicle movements, location, ignition state, and data actually • Map mode to access units, geofences, tracks, and event markers on the map or detect your own location. • Tracking mode to monitor the precise location and critical parameters of a particular unit. • Timeline tool to get the extended data on events. • Event-based notifications to receive right in the app. • Locator functionality to create links and share unit locations. • Sending of core commands from “units” and “tracking” tabs For advanced user experience fast switch to Dashboard app has been implemented bringing the KPI’s of the fleet to your fingertips.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Olarm at every 3 weeks against Sting Mobile's every 47 months. 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, Sting Mobile every 47 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | Sting Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 47 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | CAPITAL AIR (PTY) LTD |
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
Sting Mobile
No in-app purchases









