ArmME Security App vs ACDC Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArmME Security App
Control and monitor your home or business alarm system remotely. Arm, disarm, and receive alerts for triggered alarms. Manage gates, garage doors, lights, and other connected devices from anywhere.
- Remote arm/disarm/stay
- Triggered alarm alerts
- Gate/garage door control
- Lights/sprinkler control
- AC power status
- Customizable area names
- Event log access
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Monitor and control your alarm system from anywhere in the world when using a Rhino alarm panel or a Falcon communicator with selected third-party alarm panels. The ArmME app allows you to be in control and aware of whatever is happening at your home or business even when you’re not there. With the ArmME app, you are easily able to: - Arm, disarm or stay arm different areas of your home as set up by the technician - Receive alerts when the alarm is triggered and know where on your property the intrusion occurred - Check whether your alarm system is armed or not - Open or close your gate or garage door and switch your lights, sprinklers and pool pump on or off - See if there is AC power or not at your place - Identify the different areas or partitions of your home by uploading photos and customising area and zone names - Access a history of events via the event log - Bypass specific zones, when in use, to prevent triggering an alarm PLEASE NOTE: To access the above features and more you have to be using a Rhino 68, 816, 232 or 832 alarm panel or a Falcon communicator which is connected via the serial port to one of these third-party panels: - IDS X-Series & IDS805 - Texecom Premier 412, 816 & 832 - Paradox MG & SP series - DSC PowerSeries and PowerSeries Neo - Risco LightSYS 2 - Orisec ZP-10, 20, 40, & 100 - Hikvision AX Pro Terms & Conditions apply.
ACDC Smart
Control your home appliances remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, set timers for automated functions, and easily share device access with family members. Connect your devices quickly and efficiently.
- Remote appliance control
- Simultaneous multi-device management
- Customizable timers
- Family device sharing
- Easy device connection
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ACDC Smart 1. Remote control: control home appliances from anywhere 2. Simultaneously control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ACDC Smart at none against ArmME Security App's shown. ACDC Smart also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ArmME Security App's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). On price, rating, 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.
ArmME Security App holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of ArmME Security App's written reviews are positive against 0% of ACDC Smart's.
ArmME Security App ships an update every 5 weeks, ACDC Smart every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArmME Security App | ACDC Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (50 ratings) — better | 3.9 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amecor (Pty) Ltd | Mario Maio |
Customer experience
ArmME Security App
ACDC Smart
In-app purchases
ArmME Security App
No in-app purchases
ACDC Smart
No in-app purchases
