Alert vs Alarmhandler Sensor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Alarmhandler Sensor
Transform old phones into a cohesive security system. Integrate SMS alarms, IP cameras, and existing devices into one controllable platform. Offers affordable, DIY security solutions.
- Integrates SMS alarm systems
- Connects IP cameras
- Utilizes old phones as sensors
- Unified control via one app
- DIY security system
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Alarmhandler is like no other security system you've seen. It integrates SMS based alarm systems, IP cameras, and old phones of any make into a cohesive alarm system controlled by one app. Do you change phone regularly, then you may have old phones collecting dust? Why not put them into use using the Alarmhandler security system! The phone needs to be connected to the Internet via Wifi or GSM. Make sure that the phone is connected permanently to power and has a stable position using a phone holder of some sort. How to get started: 1) Download the Alarmhandler Sensor app on your old device and launch it - you should see a QR code 2) Download the normal Alarmhandler app on your regular phone 3) On the home screen, tap + bottom right to add a sensor of type 'Old phone' 4) Tap the scan icon to scan the QR code shown on the old phone in the sensor app 5) Finally, tap the Start button in the sensor app to launch camera surveillance Alarmhandler is built by a small team dedicated to bring security that everyone can afford. We publish frequent updates and would love your feedback. Get in touch via our homepage alarmhandler.com, our Facebook page, or tweet us @alarmhandler
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alert at 50% against Alarmhandler Sensor's 0%. Alert also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and device support (4 vs 2). Alarmhandler Sensor's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, 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
Alarmhandler Sensor is free to download; Alert costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alert holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Alert's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alarmhandler Sensor's.
Alert ships an update every 42 months, Alarmhandler Sensor every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alert | Alarmhandler Sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 34 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iTrack Systems Limited | Compelling Software |
Customer experience
Alert
Alarmhandler Sensor
In-app purchases
Alert
No in-app purchases
Alarmhandler Sensor
No in-app purchases









