GecApp vs Protexia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GecApp
Control and monitor GecApp's smart devices, including programmable thermostats and remote activators. Manage settings, alarms, and auxiliary relays for temperature control, lighting, and more.
- Device activation and management
- Real-time settings monitoring
- Temperature alarm threshold management
- Antifreeze mode enablement
- Auxiliary relay control
- User authorization management
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GECAPP is a smartphone App, which is able to interface in an easy and intuitive manner with its own devices: GecApp Crono GSM” and “GecApp Crono Wi-Fi”, and remote activator GSM “GSM03”. Through the application, you can select which device to activate and manage it. By operating with the devices, via the App you can know the real-time settings, intervene on the basic functionality, manage thresholds’ temperature alarm, enable and set the antifreeze mode, and check the status of connected devices – equipped with dry contact relay. The programmable thermostats "GecApp Crono GSM" and "Crono GecApp Wi-Fi" are equipped, in addition to the standard relay for temperature management, with an independent auxiliary relay, which allows you, via the App, to activate any other thermoregulation’s devices present in the system, or to activate and deactivate auxiliary loads (electric gates, lighting, irrigation, etc.). When using the App to operate the remote controller GSM03, you can manage all features, as control the two relays, check the status of connected devices to the 3 dry contact inputs and manage the authorizations to enabled users to use the device. In future, it will be added to the App the ability to manage a whole new set of devices on which we are working.
Protexia
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Protexia è l’app che ti consente di controllare l’intero sistema di allarme e difendere la tua proprietà dagli accessi indesiderati. Con un semplice tocco, puoi attivare il tuo sistema e sapere che la tua casa o la tua attività commerciale è sotto il tuo controllo con la supervisione di un team di professionisti altamente addestrati, pronti a intervenire in caso di emergenza. Protexia ti offre la possibilità di essere sempre aggiornato sullo stato di sicurezza della tua proprietà. Grazie all’app Protexia potrai, tra l’altro: inserire/disinserire il sistema d’allarme, ricevere notifiche istantanee, controllare i dispositivi smart home, ottenere immagini su richiesta dalle fotocamere installate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Protexia at every 3 weeks against GecApp's every 3 months. GecApp's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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.
GecApp ships an update every 3 months, Protexia every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GecApp | Protexia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Geca srl | BSQSecurity |
In-app purchases
GecApp
No in-app purchases
Protexia
No in-app purchases









