Comparison

Fluent Home vs ArchSA

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

ArchSA

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This app is used by Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. It is used to communicate with parishioners and anyone interested in being kept up-to-date with all the amazing things happening in the Archdiocese. The app contains information about churches, contact details, ministry & committee information, resources, calendars, photo galleries, latest news and important church communications.

Screenshots

Fluent Home4 screens
ArchSA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ArchSA at 13.0 against Fluent Home's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluent Home ships an update every 2 months, ArchSA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fluent Home versus ArchSA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent HomeArchSA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (817 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings817 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size382 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFluent HomeJames Del Rio

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

ArchSA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fluent Home

No in-app purchases

None

ArchSA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluent Home free?
Fluent Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArchSA free?
ArchSA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fluent Home or ArchSA have ads?
Neither Fluent Home nor ArchSA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluent Home or ArchSA?
Fluent Home ships an update every 2 months, and ArchSA every 3 months. Most recently, Fluent Home was updated on October 18, 2026 and ArchSA on October 2, 2026.

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