RControl Admin vs Uplink Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RControl Admin
Remotely manage and configure M2M devices, including notification settings and feature enablement. Access 12 months of event history and monitor real-time device status like signal strength and input voltage. Manage multiple devices from a single account.
- Remote device configuration
- Notification management
- Feature enablement/disablement
- 12-month event history
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Multi-device management
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Configure your device remotely, anywhere, anytime! Note: The RControl administrative application requires an M2M Services cellular communicator and valid administrative account credentials. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. For more information contact us at support@m2mservices.com • Configure your M2M device remotely - change the notifications received from the digital inputs. - switch between different event formats - enable/disable various features supported by the M2M devices. - Overwrite the account number set on the alarm panel with the one from the M2M device. • Review 12 months of event history. • Receive real-time information about the device cellular signal level, mobile operator, input voltage, status of the inputs and many more • Configure and manage multiple devices from a single account.
Uplink Security
Transform your existing alarm panel into a smart security system. Remotely control your system, monitor status, bypass zones, and receive real-time event notifications. Access up to 12 months of event history and control home appliances.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Zone status monitoring
- Zone bypassing
- Real-time notifications
- 12-month event history
- Appliance control
- Multi-location support
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Your alarm panel, only smarter! Turn any alarm panel into a SMART security system with the Uplink mobile app for iOS Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Contact your alarm installer or write to us at info@uplink.com for more information. • Remotely arm and disarm your alarm system (supports Arm Stay, Arm Away and multiple partitions). • Monitor the status of your alarm system and specific zones. • Bypass zones. • Get real-time notifications for selected events. • Review 12 months of event history. • Open doors and control home appliances. • Control multiple locations from a single account. To access a demo version of the application, please use the following credentials: User: demo | Pass: demo | Arm PIN: 1234
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RControl Admin at 100% against Uplink Security's 33%. RControl Admin also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Uplink Security's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (103 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Uplink Security holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uplink Security has 103 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of RControl Admin's written reviews are positive against 33% of Uplink Security's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RControl Admin ships an update every 2 months, Uplink Security every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RControl Admin | Uplink Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M2M Services Ltd | Uplink Security Inc. |
Customer experience
RControl Admin
Uplink Security
In-app purchases
RControl Admin
No in-app purchases
Uplink Security
No in-app purchases
