Protege Mobile vs BLine Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Protege Mobile
Monitor and control your building's security and systems remotely from your smartphone. Arm or disarm alarms, manage doors, lights, heating, and view camera feeds from anywhere, anytime. Receive instant alerts for system activity.
- Remote system monitoring
- Arm/disarm alarms
- Control doors and locks
- Manage lights and heating
- View camera feeds
- Receive push notifications
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The Protege Mobile App harnesses the power of the Protege WX and Protege GX systems, enabling you to monitor and control your building while on the go, with the ease and convenience of your smartphone. With the swipe of a finger you can connect to any of your Protege WX or GX sites, check the status, arm or disarm, control lights, locks,signage, heating - even cameras - from anywhere, at any time. View and control: - Doors - Areas - Sensors (Inputs) - Controls (Outputs) - Cameras (select stream types) Control the state of each with a simple click, or long press for advanced functions. No more second guessing whether you set the alarm before you left the office -– the app provides instant awareness of system status, and enables you to arm or disarm with a simple tap. Fumbling for the garage remote becomes a thing of the past as you can use your phone to open the door. And forget about coming home to a cold, dark, unwelcoming apartment. A couple more taps and you have the heating and lights turned on, all from the comfort of your car. Subscribe to push notifications to receive alerts of system or sensor activity. As a parent you get peace of mind to see the system disarmed when the kids return home from school. As a business owner, you see that the system is disarmed at the start of the day, and rearmed when everyone goes home. And of course, you’re alerted promptly of any alarms. Push Notification service automatically configured in WX systems, for GX systems please see the Push Notification Service App note available at www.ict.co Requires: Protege WX Device with internet connection or Protege GX 4.2.181.10 or higher with: - Web Client 1.44.0.17+ - SOAP Service 1.5.0.15+ - internet connection
BLine Mobile
Easily create visual comparisons of text changes from your mobile device. This tool is ideal for reviewing documents, discussing edits, or sending feedback. It also offers an extension for blacklining directly from other applications.
- Create blacklines from electronic or paper text
- Review documents and discuss changes
- Send comments and feedback
- Extension for blacklining from other apps
- Mobile document comparison tool
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BLine allows you to create blacklines—a common way of showing changes between two texts—from anywhere on your iOS device. The source text can be electronic or paper. A handy tool when reviewing documents, discussing changes, or sending comments. Also adds an extension that allows blacklining from other apps. For the terms of use, please see https://bsparrow.com/terms_of_use.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BLine Mobile at 100% against Protege Mobile's 17%. BLine Mobile also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Protege Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). 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. Protege Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BLine Mobile sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BLine Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Protege Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of BLine Mobile's.
Protege Mobile ships an update every 4 months, BLine Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Protege Mobile | BLine Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Integrated Control Technology Limited | Blue Sparrow Systems Limited |
Customer experience
Protege Mobile
BLine Mobile
In-app purchases
Protege Mobile
- Push Notifications$11.99
BLine Mobile
- BLine Monthly$0.991 Month
- BLine Annual$5.491 Year
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