Olarm vs AirMobile
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
AirMobile
Manage all your Afrihost products, including eSIMs, from one place. Top up data and airtime, update personal details, and track orders. Get help via chat or support tickets, and stay informed with network status updates and notifications.
- Manage all products including eSIMs
- Top up data and airtime
- View and update personal details
- Manage payments and view invoices
- Check network status
- Access help via chat and support tickets
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The AirMobile App by Afrihost gives you full control. Manage your products, top up, activate eSIMs, share data/airtime, earn rewards, check the network status and more from anywhere. Products ● All your products in one place — including eSIMs. ● Pin your most used products for easy access. ● Top up data and airtime directly from the homescreen. My Account ● View and update personal details. ● Manage payments, view invoices and settle your account. ● View and track orders. ● eRICA directly in the app. Network Status ● View the current status of our network. ● Subscribe to network notifications in your area. Get Help ● Chat via WhatsApp Help. ● Get answers on the Help Centre. ● View and submit Support Tickets. ● Submit a Call Me Back request. Notification Center ● Stay up to date with important messages, promotions and news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AirMobile at 5.0 against Olarm's 3.8. AirMobile also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 54%). Olarm's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AirMobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Olarm's written reviews are positive against 71% of AirMobile's.
Olarm ships an update every 3 weeks, AirMobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | AirMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | Afrihost |
Customer experience
Olarm
AirMobile
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
AirMobile
No in-app purchases
