Comparison

Alert vs Speedcert

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

Speedcert

Features
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SpeedCert helps electricians and contractors create, manage and share UK electrical and safety certificates on iPhone and iPad. Complete EICR, EIC, Minor Works, PAT and many more certificate types with guided workflows, professional PDFs and optional offline access so you can work on site without a reliable signal. Manage clients and installations, capture signatures and photos, and sync across devices when you are back online. Built for UK compliance workflows including BS 7671, with team features and integrations for growing businesses.

Screenshots

Alert4 screens
Speedcert3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Speedcert at Free against Alert's $2.99. Speedcert also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 42 months). Alert's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On 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

Speedcert is free to download; Alert costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alert ships an update every 42 months, Speedcert every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Alert versus Speedcert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlertSpeedcert
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiTrack Systems LimitedADAM GREEN

In-app purchases

None

Alert

No in-app purchases

None

Speedcert

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alert free?
Alert costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speedcert free?
Speedcert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alert or Speedcert have ads?
Neither Alert nor Speedcert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alert or Speedcert?
Alert ships an update every 42 months, and Speedcert every 3 days. Most recently, Alert was updated on June 1, 2026 and Speedcert on September 24, 2026.

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