Securitas Connect vs BLACK+DECKER Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Securitas Connect
Manage your home security, video monitoring, energy usage, and automation remotely. This integrated system provides instant awareness and control over your property, requiring a compatible system and service plan.
- Integrated security system
- Video monitoring
- Energy management
- Remote control
- Automation capabilities
- Instant awareness
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Securitas offers a fully integrated and flexible solution that combines automation and security. Every service is provided and serviced by Securitas and the system is powered by alarm.com. This interactive security, video monitoring, energy management, and automation solution gives you instant awareness and remote control for the places you care about most. Note: This app requires a compatible system and an interactive Securitas service plan. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Visit www.securitashome.nl for more information.
BLACK+DECKER Smart
This app connects your smart home appliances, allowing you to control them remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple devices, set timers for automated functions, and easily share access with family members for a more convenient smart living experience.
- Remote appliance control
- Manage multiple devices
- Automated timer functions
- Device sharing with family
- Quick device connection
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BLACK+DECKER APP provides a convenient way for your smart life. Connecting smart devices with your home appliances, an easy way of living is just within one click away. 1. Remote control: control your home appliances anywhere 2. Multiple control: control multiple devices with one App 3. Timer: set timer to perform multiple functions 4. Device sharing: One tap to share devices among family members 5. Easy connection: easily and quickly connect App to devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Securitas Connect at 62% against BLACK+DECKER Smart's 0%. Securitas Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). BLACK+DECKER Smart's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BLACK+DECKER Smart holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Securitas Connect's written reviews are positive against 0% of BLACK+DECKER Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Securitas Connect ships an update every 2 months, BLACK+DECKER Smart every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Securitas Connect | BLACK+DECKER Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (10 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 173 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Securitas AB | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. |
Customer experience
Securitas Connect
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In-app purchases
Securitas Connect
No in-app purchases
BLACK+DECKER Smart
No in-app purchases
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