Ooma Smart Security vs TMC Alarm +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ooma Smart Security
Monitor and secure your home remotely with this app, sensors, and a communications hub. Receive instant alerts for detected activity, manage sensor status, and customize notification preferences. The system offers various modes for different alert scenarios and optional professional monitoring.
- Remote home monitoring
- Activity detection alerts
- Sensor status and logs
- Customizable notification preferences
- Home, Away, and Night modes
- Optional professional monitoring
- Renters insurance discount
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The Ooma Smart Security mobile app, with the Ooma Telo communications hub and sensors, lets you secure and monitor your home from anywhere. * Receive alerts when activity is detected with the option to remotely call 911 from your home phone number using your home address as the location of the emergency. * Manage notification preferences and view real-time status and logs of all sensors. * Add as many sensors as you need: Door/Window, Motion, and Water. * Easy wireless installation of sensors anywhere in your home. * Use the Home, Away, and Night modes to control when you would like to receive alerts about your sensor. Add up to seven additional modes for a total of ten. *Use the new Ooma Keypad to switch mode from Away to Home using customized Pin codes. * Use the mobile app to manually switch modes or automatically switch modes using a schedule with a time of day and day of week * Rely on the Professional Monitoring Service to take care of your house when you are busy or not reachable. * Save up to 30% on your Renters insurance by showing them your Smart Security Certificate by Ooma * Learn more at ooma.com.
TMC Alarm +
Remotely manage your home security system with this app. Arm and disarm your system, control user access, and receive instant notifications for events like door openings or motion detection.
- Remote arm/disarm
- User and code management
- Real-time notification rules
- Door/window open alerts
- Motion detection alerts
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It’s your home, you set the rules. The TMC Alarm + app gives you what you deserve, reliability and control. Arm and disarm your security system remotely, manage users and codes with ease. Set rules for real-time notifications and know instantly when doors and windows are opened or when motion is detected.
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Verdict
Ooma Smart Security and TMC Alarm + both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Ooma Smart Security's written reviews are positive against 41% of TMC Alarm +'s. TMC Alarm +'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Ooma Smart Security against 4.8 for TMC Alarm +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 420 and 964 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Ooma Smart Security's written reviews are positive against 41% of TMC Alarm +'s.
Ooma Smart Security ships an update every 3 months, TMC Alarm + every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ooma Smart Security | TMC Alarm + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (420 ratings) | 4.8 (964 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 41.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 420 | 964 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ooma Inc. | Energy Savings Corp |
Customer experience
Ooma Smart Security
TMC Alarm +
User reviews
Ooma Smart Security
From 420 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well
- 🔒 Reliable security
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient
- 🔒 Prevents issues
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Notifications issue
- 🐛 Sensors disconnect
- 🐛 Status updates not working
TMC Alarm +
From 964 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent customer service
- 🚀 Great security system
- 💡 Useful app features like remote access
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, app often offline
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance, multiple issues arming/disarming
- 🐛 Sensor labeling problems
Bugs and requests
Ooma Smart Security
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on iOS 14
- Notifications crash app
- Status not updating correctly
- Sensors disconnecting frequently
- Geofencing issues
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- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
Requested features
12 requests- Keypad for disarming
- Landscape mode
- iPad app
- IFTTT integration
- Siri shortcuts
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- 3D Touch for mode changes
- Critical alerts
- Pause all notifications
- Ability to copy notification settings
- Sensor renaming improvements
- Siren that can be triggered from app
- Dashboard with condensed sensor view
TMC Alarm +
Reported bugs
3 issues- Invalid access code errors
- App not loading after updates
- Home dashboard buttons disappearing
Requested features
3 requests- Scheduled arm/disarm feature
- Emergency/SOS button in app
- Integration with smart home platforms
In-app purchases
Ooma Smart Security
No in-app purchases
TMC Alarm +
No in-app purchases
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