Antenno vs 529 Garage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Antenno
Connect with local authorities to receive important updates and report community issues. Get timely notifications about places and topics you care about, directly from verified sources. Easily submit reports and suggestions to help improve your local area.
- Receive local authority notifications
- Report community issues
- Get updates on relevant topics
- Verified information sources
- Simple, no-login interface
- Proactive alerts
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Antenno helps connect you with local authorities in your area that use the app, so you can be informed and get involved. Through Antenno you can receive up-to-date, relevant notifications for places and topics you care about. Each Antenno post shows the logo of the council or authority publishing it, so you know the source of the information. And if you spot a problem or have a suggestion, you can report this to authorities quickly and easily, helping to improve your community. The app is simple and easy to use. You don't need a login, and you don't need check the app for new information - Antenno lets you know when something comes up. Antenno is used by a growing number of councils and similar organisations. If you'd like know whether your region is on board, check with your council, or email the Antenno team at Datacom on antenno.support@datacom.co.nz.
529 Garage
Secure your bicycle by registering its details and photos. Quickly report a stolen bike to initiate a missing bike alert and help recover stolen bicycles in your area.
- Bike registration
- Save bike information and photos
- Report stolen bikes
- Missing bike alerts
- Community recovery assistance
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529 Garage is the free bike registration platform built to get stolen bikes home. An unregistered bike is anonymous. A registered bike is traceable - and that's how stolen bikes find their way home. Registering your bike is quick and free, and your registration stays on record for good. If your bike ever goes missing, send a missing bike alert. One alert reaches riders, bike shops, and police near you, all at once - plus a shareable missing bike page. With over 400 law enforcement agencies, universities, shops, clubs, and fellow riders in the mix, we've got your back. Spot a bike that might be stolen? Use Check a Bike to search by serial number, shield ID, or manufacturer and see its status instantly - no account required. Features: • Register your bike for free with photos and a serial number for a permanent record. • Missing bike alerts reach riders, bike shops, and police near you, all at once. • Get a shareable missing bike page if your bike goes missing. • Check a Bike lets you search any bike's status before you buy. • Share your bike info with law enforcement and partner organizations. • Browse a map of recent missing bike alerts anywhere in the world. • Register a bike on behalf of someone else. Let's end bike theft. Together. #endbiketheft
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 529 Garage at 3.1 against Antenno's 1.0. 529 Garage also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Antenno's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 14%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
529 Garage holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 529 Garage has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Antenno's written reviews are positive against 14% of 529 Garage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Antenno | 529 Garage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datacom Solutions Limited | Project 529, Inc. |
Customer experience
Antenno
529 Garage
In-app purchases
Antenno
No in-app purchases
529 Garage
No in-app purchases
