Olarm vs The Safety App
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
The Safety App
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SEON is a system for fast, reliable emergency response - day or night. No matter the situation, trigger an alarm via this app and your security service provider will dispatch the closest responder to your exact location in an instant. You can also connect your current home alarm system to this app. Requesting help is easy, here is how it works: - Just open the app, sign up with your telephone number, and take a selfie to better get recognized by our responders - In case of an emergency, the app uses your location so the responder knows where to find you - The control room receives your alert and dispatches the fastest responder - The responder will use your selfie to identify you We are here for you. There are no hidden costs and we will never charge you for an incident no matter how big or small - it is all covered by your security service provider. Please note that you can only use this service if your local provider has activated it for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Olarm at every 3 weeks against The Safety App's every 6 weeks. 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, The Safety App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | The Safety App |
|---|---|---|
| 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 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | SEON GmbH |
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
The Safety App
No in-app purchases
