BuildingNet vs DGA Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuildingNet
This mobile application provides an interface for the BuildingNet ICMS, allowing users to connect with and manage Heat-Timer controls remotely. It facilitates efficient control and monitoring of building systems through a user-friendly mobile platform.
- Remote access to BuildingNet ICMS
- Interface with Heat-Timer controls
- Mobile system management
- Building control monitoring
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Mobile application for BuildingNet ICMS (Internet Control Management System) to interface with Heat-Timer controls.
DGA Security
Monitor and control your DGA security systems remotely. View system status, adjust schedules, manage contacts, and generate activity reports to stay connected and in command of your security.
- View system status
- Change arm/disarm schedules
- Manage contacts
- Schedule service requests
- Run system activity reports
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Manage your DGA security systems from anywhere, anytime. With the DGA Mobile App in your back pocket, it’s easy to view the current status of all the DGA-secured locations, change arm/disarm schedules, manage contacts and Emergency Call Lists, schedule service requests, run system activity reports, and more. This is another way DGA keeps you connected and in control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuildingNet at 5.0 against DGA Security's 4.6. BuildingNet also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). DGA Security's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). 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.
BuildingNet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DGA Security has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuildingNet | DGA Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildingNet LLC | DGA Security Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
BuildingNet
DGA Security
In-app purchases
BuildingNet
No in-app purchases
DGA Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BuildingNet free?
Is DGA Security free?
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