Connectino vs Avarn Security personalarm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connectino
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Connectino is a widely Customizable App to control your Smart Home. It utilizes publicly available XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Servers to communicate over the Cloud with your Smart Home. No need to spend money for hosting and maintaining any Servers or Services in the Cloud. You can realize your Smart Home with the Framework of your choice supporting XMPP (e.g. ioBroker, Home-Assistant, FHEM, openHAB). We will provide instructions for the different Software Frameworks on our webpage: www.connectino.de.
Avarn Security personalarm
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Avarn Security personalarm gives lone workers and private persons, who is at risk at ending up in unsecure environments or an emergency, a possibility to quickly send off an alarm, if you for example are under threat or have been injured. Skyresponse:alarm safely connects the alarm to a predefined receiver (a professional response centre, an internal operations centre or a private person) which makes it possible to quickly initiate help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Avarn Security personalarm at 11.0 against Connectino's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Connectino ships an update every 5 weeks, Avarn Security personalarm every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connectino | Avarn Security personalarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SEVENSTAX GmbH | Skyresponse AB |
In-app purchases
Connectino
No in-app purchases
Avarn Security personalarm
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Connectino free?
Is Avarn Security personalarm free?
Do Connectino or Avarn Security personalarm have ads?
Which is updated more often, Connectino or Avarn Security personalarm?
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