Olarm vs PIE Parking
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
PIE Parking
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Transform your phone into your parking ticket. PIE Parking uses lightning-fast QR code scanning to give you frictionless access to automated parking facilities. Say goodbye to lost paper tickets and queuing at payment kiosks. How It Works: - Scan to Enter: Open the app and scan the PIE QR code at the boom gate. - Digital Ticket: The gate opens instantly, and your active parking session is securely stored on your phone. - Pay In-App: When you are ready to leave, pay for your parking directly within the app using our secure checkout. - Scan to Exit: Scan the exit QR code at the gate, and off you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PIE Parking at weekly against Olarm's every 3 weeks. Olarm's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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, PIE Parking weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olarm | PIE Parking |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olarm (Pty) Ltd | PIE Parking (Pty) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Olarm
No in-app purchases
PIE Parking
No in-app purchases
