Comparison

ACT365 vs Paxton Installer

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

Head to head
About

ACT365

Features
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ACT365 is a cloud- based, integrated access control and video management solution. The ACT365 App from ACT allows you to manage all your doors, cardholders and cameras across all your sites from your iPhone. Customer Features: You can view the status of doors, lock and unlock doors, view video footage associated with access events or alarms, enable and disable cardholders and view a list of all the cardholders currently on a site, from the app. Login to www.act365.eu for more features and functionality. Installer Features: Installers can manage all their ACT365 customers from the app. Technical issues can be diagnosed remotely from your iPhone, providing faster service to your customers. Note for installers: To use ACT365 you must become a registered ACT installer. Simply register FREE at www.act.eu. When you receive your login details, login to the interACT portal and sign-up for ‘My ACT365’. Note: Dark mode is currently unsupported in this app.

About

Paxton Installer

This app provides professional installers with quick access to product information, news, and troubleshooting tools for security solutions. It also features a rewards program for scanning installed products to earn points and increase partner status.

Highlights
  • Paxton Rewards Program
  • Product information lookup
  • Latest news updates
  • Troubleshooting knowledge base
  • Distributor locator
  • Contact support information
Features
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Paxton is a market leader in Access Control and building security solutions. The Installer App has been designed with our global network of professional installers in mind. In addition to a brand new Paxton Reward program, it provides quick and easy access to a wealth of product information including instructions, data sheets, applications notes, videos, news as well as introducing some handy new tools to make the installation of Paxton products even easier. Here's a list of some of the features you'll have access to when using the app: • NEW Paxton Rewards Program – Scan your Paxton products as you install them to earn points, increase your Paxton Partner status and then spend those points on Paxton products and other branded merchandise. • Product Info - Quickly locate the latest product information by either scanning the bar code, browsing using our quick search tool or entering the serial number or product description. • News - Stay up to date on the latest Paxton news. From new product releases to popular integrations you’ll see it here first! • Knowledge base - Search through our comprehensive knowledge base designed to help you troubleshoot common problems onsite. • Contact Us - We have a world class support team waiting to take your call, so if you can't find what you're looking for in the app, use this tool to find the contact information for your region. • Distributors - Paxton products are sold through a global network of market leading distributors. Use this tool to quickly identify the distributors we sell through within your region.

Screenshots

ACT3654 screens
Paxton Installer4 screens

Verdict

The call

ACT365 and Paxton Installer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

ACT365 ships an update every 3 months, Paxton Installer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ACT365 versus Paxton Installer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACT365Paxton Installer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (54 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—54 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB357 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanderbilt, LLCPaxton Access Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ACT365

No in-app purchases

None

Paxton Installer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACT365 free?
ACT365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paxton Installer free?
Paxton Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ACT365 or Paxton Installer have ads?
Neither ACT365 nor Paxton Installer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACT365 or Paxton Installer?
ACT365 ships an update every 3 months, and Paxton Installer every 6 weeks. Most recently, ACT365 was updated on October 9, 2026 and Paxton Installer on October 21, 2026.

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