secure@home vs TV Antenna Pointer & Towers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
secure@home
This utility app generates and sends SMS commands to specific home automation units. It allows for initial setup, creation of new installations, and selection of favorite commands for quick access. Users can easily send commands by pressing on the desired option.
- SMS generation for home units
- Initial settings and installation creation
- Favorite command selection
- Direct command sending via SMS
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App generates and sends SMS to ABB-secure@home/DomusTech Free/Domus Link Central Units. - Initial settings and new installation creation. - Favourites selection. - SMS generation while pressing on the desidered command.
TV Antenna Pointer & Towers
This app helps you find nearby TV transmitters and points your antenna directly at them using your phone's compass. It works offline in several countries and allows manual transmitter input for other regions. Includes setup guides and data source information.
- Points antenna at TV transmitters
- Offline transmitter data for multiple countries
- Map view with radar
- Manual transmitter coordinate input
- Setup guide for channel scanning
- Estimates signal grade
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TV Antenna Pointer & Towers shows the TV transmitters near you and turns your phone into a compass that points your antenna straight at them. ▶ POINT YOUR ANTENNA Pick a nearby tower and turn your phone until the needle lines up and turns green. A short vibration tells you when you are on target. Headings use true north: the phone's own true heading, or magnetic north corrected with the declination for where you are. ▶ TOWERS NEAR YOU The Towers tab lists broadcast sites around you, nearest first, with compass direction and distance in miles and kilometers. Switch to Map for an offline radar view with 10, 25 and 50 mile rings, then tap a dot to select that site and aim at it. ▶ BUILT-IN DATA THAT WORKS OFFLINE Transmitter locations are bundled in the app: • United States: FCC license records with RF channel, an estimated signal grade from distance and power, and a suggestion for the antenna type and bands you need • Canada: ISED records of operational digital TV stations, with channel • Australia: ACMA licensed transmitter locations, with channel • France: ANFR transmitter sites, direction and distance • Portugal: OpenStreetMap transmitter sites, direction and distance • Thailand: NBTC registered digital TV sites, with MUX channels (operation not confirmed) ▶ ANYWHERE ELSE: Set my transmitter Outside these countries, enter your transmitter's coordinates in decimal or degrees-minutes-seconds, or paste a Google Maps or Apple Maps link. The link must contain the pin's coordinates; short share links are not supported. The compass then points to that spot and shows the distance. The needle appears only once the compass has a steady true-north reading, and the entry is always marked as entered by you. ▶ SETUP GUIDE Numbered steps on the Guide tab take you from aiming to running a channel scan on your TV or tuner, so the new channels actually appear. These steps appear where built-in transmitter data covers your area. ▶ SOURCES YOU CAN CHECK Every dataset and its license is listed under "Data sources & licences" with links. QUESTIONS • My country is not listed. Find your local transmitter on a map, copy its coordinates and use Set my transmitter. • The compass looks off. Move away from metal and electrical appliances and turn slowly; steel frames indoors bend the reading. • Why is there no signal grade? Grades need published transmitter power, which only the US records include. Signal grades are estimates. Terrain, buildings, your antenna and the weather all change real reception, so confirm the final aim with your TV's signal meter or a channel scan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: secure@home at none against TV Antenna Pointer & Towers's shown. secure@home also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TV Antenna Pointer & Towers's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 33 months). On price 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.
secure@home ships an update every 33 months, TV Antenna Pointer & Towers every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | secure@home | TV Antenna Pointer & Towers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | heekyung moon |
Customer experience
secure@home
TV Antenna Pointer & Towers
In-app purchases
secure@home
No in-app purchases
TV Antenna Pointer & Towers
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is secure@home free?
Is TV Antenna Pointer & Towers free?
Do secure@home or TV Antenna Pointer & Towers have ads?
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