Comparison

Fluent Home vs AlarmTek Connect Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fluent Home

Monitor and control your home or business remotely in real-time. Manage security, view live video, automate lights and temperature, and receive instant notifications for important events.

Highlights
  • Real-time remote monitoring
  • Arm/disarm security panel
  • Live and recorded video streaming
  • Home automation (lights, temperature)
  • Door lock/unlock
  • Event history search
  • Customizable real-time notifications
Features
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With Fluent Home security system, you can monitor and control your home or business in real-time and from anywhere - from your iPhone or iPad device. Fluent’s interactive security, video monitoring, energy management, and home automation solutions give you instant awareness and remote control for the places you care about most. Remote features: • See what’s happening at your property • Arm or disarm your security panel • Watch live video and recorded clips from your security cameras • Turn your lights on or off • Set the ideal temperature • Lock or unlock your doors • View images of important activity captured by Fluent image sensors • Search your complete system event history • And much more! With Fluent Home, you can also receive real-time email, text message, and push notifications for the specific events that matter to you. Beyond important emergency related events, you can also immediately know when: • Your kids get home from school • You left for work or vacation and forgot to arm your system • The housekeeper arrives or leaves • The garage door is left open • The dog walker or cat sitter arrives • There's flooding or a water leak in your basement • Your children open your medicine or liquor cabinets • Someone changes your thermostat settings • Your security system is disarmed (and who disarmed it) • Someone attempts to log into your account • And much more!

About

AlarmTek Connect Plus

Monitor and control your home security system remotely. Stream live HD video, manage smart locks, and adjust your thermostat directly from your smartphone. Enjoy peace of mind with comprehensive home management capabilities.

Highlights
  • Stream HD video
  • Control smart locks
  • Manage thermostat
  • Remote access
  • Home security monitoring
Features
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AlarmTek’s Connect Plus Connection, for peace of mind. Stream video, control your smart locks, thermostat, and more to your phone from anywhere. Control your smart locks, thermostat, and stream HD video.

Screenshots

Fluent Home4 screens
AlarmTek Connect Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fluent Home at 4.4 against AlarmTek Connect Plus's 4.0. Fluent Home also leads on ratings volume (819 vs 5). AlarmTek Connect Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fluent Home holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluent Home has 819 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Fluent Home's written reviews are positive against 25% of AlarmTek Connect Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluent Home ships an update every 2 months, AlarmTek Connect Plus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fluent Home versus AlarmTek Connect Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent HomeAlarmTek Connect Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (819 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings819 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size382 MB273 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFluent HomeAlarmTek

Customer experience

Fluent Home

All ratings817 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive32.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative65.6%

AlarmTek Connect Plus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

Fluent Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cameras often fail to record or detect activity
  • Alarm system triggers false alarms
  • Billing and account management problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to delete all recordings at once
  • Improve two-factor authentication prompt
  • Enhance app responsiveness and stability

AlarmTek Connect Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fluent Home

No in-app purchases

None

AlarmTek Connect Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluent Home free?
Fluent Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlarmTek Connect Plus free?
AlarmTek Connect Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fluent Home or AlarmTek Connect Plus?
Fluent Home is rated higher. Fluent Home averages 4.4 out of 5 from 819 ratings, while AlarmTek Connect Plus averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Fluent Home or AlarmTek Connect Plus have ads?
Neither Fluent Home nor AlarmTek Connect Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluent Home or AlarmTek Connect Plus?
Fluent Home ships an update every 2 months, and AlarmTek Connect Plus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fluent Home was updated on November 2, 2026 and AlarmTek Connect Plus on November 3, 2026.

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