Brinks Home vs SummitPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brinks Home
Control your home security system and smart devices remotely. Arm or disarm alarms, manage lights, thermostats, locks, and view live camera feeds from anywhere. Receive real-time notifications for security events and daily activities.
- Remote alarm control (arm/disarm)
- Smart device management (lights, locks, thermostat)
- Live and recorded video monitoring
- Real-time event notifications
- Geo-fencing automation
- Energy management features
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Complete Smart Home Control in One App Manage your Brinks Home security system and smart home devices with just a few taps. Convenient and easy to use, our app allows you to monitor automate, and customize your home’s security, temperature, lighting, and more—all from the palm of your hand. Total Control at Your Fingertips Tap into the app whether you’re upstairs or uptown. Powered by Alarm.com, the Brinks Home Mobile App goes beyond basic security, allowing you to: • Arm and disarm your system. • Receive notifications for system events. • Quickly verify or cancel an alarm. • Lock and unlock your doors. • View video from your cameras. • Adjust your thermostat. • Manage home automation rules. Stay Connected From Just About Anywhere Receive alerts to see who’s at the door and check your cameras for a live look at what’s happening at home. If you forgot to arm your system you can do it on the go—and set up automatic reminders to let you know. Focus On What’s Important Enjoy peace of mind knowing your smart home system is working for you 24/7, backed by our always-on professional monitoring. Manage Your Account & Update Settings You can also manage your Brinks Home account, make a payment, view your bill, and more through the app.
SummitPlan
This app helps users achieve their goals by breaking them down into manageable tasks and habits. It provides a structured approach to planning and tracking progress towards success.
- Goal planning
- Task management
- Habit tracking
- Progress monitoring
- Structured approach
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Welcome to SummitPlan, the app that helps you reach new heights and conquer your goals! With SummitPlan, you’re not just planning tasks — you’re climbing toward success, one step at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SummitPlan at 100% against Brinks Home's 17%. SummitPlan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Brinks Home's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SummitPlan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brinks Home has 20K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Brinks Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of SummitPlan's.
Brinks Home ships an update every 3 months, SummitPlan every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brinks Home | SummitPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Monitronics | Kunwarpal Singh |
Customer experience
Brinks Home
SummitPlan
Bugs and requests
Brinks Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cameras not recording properly
- Frequent false alarms
- App connection issues
- Inability to manage account details in app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize recording settings
- Longer video clip duration
- Automatic arming/disarming schedules
- Two-way communication for cameras
- Improved mobile app navigation
SummitPlan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brinks Home
No in-app purchases
SummitPlan
No in-app purchases
