Comparison

Ooma Smart Security vs SermonTV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Activity detection alerts
  • Sensor status and logs
  • Customizable notification preferences
  • Home, Away, and Night modes
  • Optional professional monitoring
  • Renters insurance discount
Features
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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.

About

SermonTV

Features
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SermonTV – Faith. Hope. Everyday. SermonTV is an AI-powered Christian devotional platform designed to help believers grow closer to God through powerful sermons, short devotionals, live services, and personalized faith-building content. Life looks different for everyone. Whether you're seeking hope, healing, peace, strength, direction, or encouragement, SermonTV uses AI to recommend sermons and messages that are relevant to your current season of life and spiritual journey. Don't have time to watch a 60-minute sermon? With SermonTV, long sermons are transformed into short, easy-to-watch episodes, allowing you to consume biblical teachings anytime, anywhere. Watch one episode during a break, continue later, and never miss a life-changing message because of a busy schedule. Features Sermon Episodes Watch long sermons broken into short, engaging episodes that fit your day. AI-Powered Personalized Experience Discover sermons, devotionals, and teachings tailored to your spiritual needs, interests, and current life challenges. Short Sermons Receive biblical encouragement and wisdom in just a few minutes. Share Faith With Friends & Family Easily share powerful sermon clips, devotionals, and faith-building messages across WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and other social platforPersonalized Feed Get faith-filled content that speaks directly to where you are in life. Daily Spiritual Growth Build a stronger relationship with God through consistent, uplifting content. Global Christian Content Access teachings from pastors and ministries across different countries and denominations. Popular Topics * Faith * Prayer * Healing * Hope * Anxiety * Purpose * Relationships * Spiritual Growth * Holy Spirit * Breakthrough * Worship Whether you have 2 minutes or 2 hours, SermonTV makes spiritual growth simple, personal, and accessible. Watch. Grow. Share. Download SermonTV today and experience an AI-powered devotional journey designed to strengthen your faith every day. --- I would also add an App Store screenshot headline like: **"Watch. Grow. Share."** or **"Watch Powerful Sermons. Share Powerful Faith."** because Apple users respond well to social-sharing utility being explicitly called out.

Screenshots

Ooma Smart Security4 screens
SermonTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ooma Smart Security and SermonTV are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ooma Smart Security versus SermonTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOoma Smart SecuritySermonTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (422 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings422 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOoma Inc.Aarihant Aaryan

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

SermonTV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ooma Smart Security

No in-app purchases

None

SermonTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ooma Smart Security free?
Ooma Smart Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SermonTV free?
SermonTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ooma Smart Security or SermonTV have ads?
Neither Ooma Smart Security nor SermonTV shows ads.

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