Comparison

Alert vs Breaker Box

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

Head to head
About

Alert

This app acts as a personal alarm and remote monitor, detecting changes in sound, light, motion, or faces to trigger alerts. It offers customizable sensitivity and the ability to share alarms with friends for remote monitoring.

Highlights
  • Detects sound, light, motion, and faces
  • Customizable alarm sensitivity
  • Remote monitoring with friends
  • Optional pre-alarm alerts
  • Records short videos before alarm
  • Dark screen mode with torch
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Alert is a personal alarm and remote monitor that reacts to sound, light, motion and faces! Alert triggers an alarm based on detecting people's faces or changes in sound, light or motion. When a trigger is detected you have the option to cancel, postpone or just let it sound an alarm. You control sensitivity to detect the slightest sound, change in lighting, vibration or even the number of people detected. At night time use Alert's dark screen and trigger the torch. Share alarms with friends using Alert to remotely monitor on an iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. • Detect if anybody enters a room. Use as a portable alarm. • Share your activity levels with a friend, whilst retaining privacy. Are you home? Do you have company? • Alert yourself or friends when a security, fire or medical device alarm sounds. • Warn children that they are getting too loud or wake people when they snore! Alert Version 1.0 Features • Trigger alarm when you detect sound, light, motion or people • Remotely monitor and share alarms with other Alerts users with Apple Game Center • Option to share a short video recorded before alarm • Option to quietly alert you before an alarm • Select alarm sensitivity and sounds • Apple TV sounds alarms and displays what your iPhone or iPad detects

About

Breaker Box

Easily create custom electrical panel legends. Label phases with colors, tandem breakers, and 3-pole breakers. Print legends in exact sizes for sleeves or door taping.

Highlights
  • Create custom panel legends
  • Label phases with color
  • Support for tandem breakers
  • Support for 3-pole breakers
  • Print legends in exact sizes
  • Print for sleeves or door taping
Features
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Stop guessing which breaker controls what. Whether you're a homeowner mapping a single panel or an electrician documenting multiple buildings, Breaker Box gives you a complete directory for every circuit — and lets you print a professional legend to match. LABEL EVERY CIRCUIT Assign notes, rooms, and fixtures to each breaker. Tandem splits, multi-pole circuits, GFCI outlets, and HACR systems all supported. Track wire gauge and size. Use custom phase colors for 1-, 2-, and 3-phase panels. ORGANIZE BY ROOM Link circuits to the rooms and fixtures they control — so you always know which breaker to flip, in seconds. PDF LEGENDS Export to PDF, sized to fit a panel sleeve or tape to the door. Adjust font scale per label for a professional result. MULTI-PANEL SUPPORT Manage multiple panels across one or more properties. Link breakers to sub-panels. PRO FEATURES • Unlimited panels • PDF export with custom print sizes • Cloud sync across all your devices • Custom fixture types and unlimited rooms • Import and export for client handoffs and device transfers BACKUP & RESTORE Automatic backups and cloud management keep your data safe. Every circuit, documented.

Screenshots

Alert4 screens
Breaker Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breaker Box at Free against Alert's $2.99. Breaker Box also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 42 months). Alert's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

Breaker Box is free to download; Alert costs $2.99 up front. Breaker Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alert asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Breaker Box holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breaker Box has 106 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Alert's written reviews are positive against 78% of Breaker Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alert ships an update every 42 months, Breaker Box every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Alert versus Breaker Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertBreaker Box
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.4 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTrack Systems LimitedBrett Pappas

Customer experience

Alert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Breaker Box

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral11.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral17.5%
Negative4.8%

In-app purchases

None

Alert

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Breaker Box

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro License$9.99

Questions

Is Alert free?
Alert costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breaker Box free?
Breaker Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alert or Breaker Box?
Breaker Box is rated higher. Alert averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Breaker Box averages 4.4 from 106 ratings.
Do Alert or Breaker Box have ads?
Neither Alert nor Breaker Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alert or Breaker Box?
Alert ships an update every 42 months, and Breaker Box every 10 days. Most recently, Alert was updated on October 13, 2026 and Breaker Box on October 19, 2026.

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