Comparison

Olarm vs xpaylo Employee

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
Read 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

About

xpaylo Employee

Read full description

xpaylo Employee is to be used by employees to access personal information related to their payroll data on the xpaylo payroll application. It will include Payslips, leave applications and monitoring of hours worked.

Screenshots

Olarm4 screens
xpaylo Employee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Olarm at every 3 weeks against xpaylo Employee's every 3 months. xpaylo Employee's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, xpaylo Employee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Olarm versus xpaylo Employee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOlarmxpaylo Employee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB89 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOlarm (Pty) LtdIntelliAcc Systems CC

In-app purchases

None

Olarm

No in-app purchases

None

xpaylo Employee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Olarm free?
Olarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is xpaylo Employee free?
xpaylo Employee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Olarm or xpaylo Employee have ads?
Neither Olarm nor xpaylo Employee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Olarm or xpaylo Employee?
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, and xpaylo Employee every 3 months. Most recently, Olarm was updated on September 24, 2026 and xpaylo Employee on September 20, 2026.

Other comparisons