Comparison

Fluent Home vs apiALARM

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

apiALARM

Manage your home or business security, locks, lights, and video cameras from a single application. Receive intelligent alerts, view live video feeds, and automate daily routines for comprehensive protection against crime, fire, and environmental hazards.

Highlights
  • Remote property control
  • Intelligent alerts & live video
  • Automate security routines
  • Control locks and lights
  • Two-way audio via doorbell camera
  • Manage multiple business locations
  • Respond to alarm events
Features
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Keep your home or business connected, protected and one step ahead with a.p.i. ALARM'S mobile app. Connect your security, locks, lights, video cameras and more through a single app that protects you from crime, fire, carbon monoxide and even water damage. One app for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch makes it easy to: * Remotely control your entire property * Know what’s going on with intelligent alerts and live video feeds * Automate your daily security routine and other repetitive tasks apiALARM is fully supported on your Apple Watch. So, accessing your system is as easy as checking the time. Note: apiALARM requires a compatible system and an interactive a.p.i. ALARM service plan. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment and specific service plan. Visit apialarm.com for more information. Some of apiALARM’s Home Features: * Control your security panel, locks and lights from anywhere * Receive customizable alerts when people arrive and leave or when there’s unexpected activity * Watch live and recorded video from your cameras * Talk to visitors through your doorbell camera and unlock your door Some of apiALARM’s Business Features: * Arm/disarm your security panel across multiple locations * Receive alerts if a location opens late or an employee access a restricted area * Video alerts based on specific types of activity * Automate lights, locks and thermostats * Track and manage access to multiple locations * Buzz open access controlled doors * Respond to alarm events and alert emergency personnel

Screenshots

Fluent Home4 screens
apiALARM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: apiALARM at 4.7 against Fluent Home's 4.4. Fluent Home's advantage is ratings volume (820 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

apiALARM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluent Home has 820 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Fluent Home's written reviews are positive against 28% of apiALARM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fluent Home versus apiALARM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent HomeapiALARM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (820 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.0% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings820 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size382 MB375 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFluent Homea.p.i. ALARM Inc.

Customer experience

Fluent Home

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

apiALARM

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative69.4%

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

apiALARM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fluent Home

No in-app purchases

None

apiALARM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluent Home free?
Fluent Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is apiALARM free?
apiALARM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fluent Home or apiALARM?
apiALARM is rated higher. Fluent Home averages 4.4 out of 5 from 820 ratings, while apiALARM averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Fluent Home or apiALARM have ads?
Neither Fluent Home nor apiALARM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluent Home or apiALARM?
Fluent Home ships an update every 2 months, and apiALARM every 2 months. Most recently, Fluent Home was updated on October 26, 2026 and apiALARM on October 24, 2026.

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