Wayne Alarm vs Leak Defense System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wayne Alarm
Control your home security system remotely with this app. Arm or disarm your system, connect to monitoring, request service, and view video feeds from your mobile device.
- Remote arming and disarming
- Immediate connection to monitoring center
- Service requests
- Bill payment
- Video feed viewing (Total Connect & OpenEye)
- System status updates
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Now Wayne Alarm Systems can be with you on the go! Download our free Wayne Alarm System App for your mobile device. Our app works with compatible iPhones and iPads. Save time, help make yourself and your family safer and more convenient. Our Wayne Alarm Systems App is an easy interface allowing you to control your enabled alarm system such as arming and disarming remotely, connecting immediately to our local monitoring center, call for service, request a yard sign or pay a bill, and view video technologies such as Total Connect & OpenEye. We are proud to be the leader in technology and remote services and are pleased to be the first full service accredited company in New England to have a mobile app to help make our services easier for our customers to use. Let us know what you would like to see on future updates for our app and website and use our blogs and user directions to help you obtain the maximum benefit of your Wayne Alarm System whether you are home, away or at the office. We are constantly updating our information for new threats. The world is a dangerous place - at Wayne Alarm Systems we want to make it safer for you. We are constantly looking for ways to improve your safety, security and convenience.
Leak Defense System
This system detects plumbing leaks and provides remote water shut-off capabilities for homes, high-rises, or entire buildings. It acts as an emergency shut-off solution, offering advanced control over your water supply.
- Remote water shut-off
- Plumbing leak detection
- Emergency water shut-off
- Smart-home integration
- Control for homes, high-rises, and buildings
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The Leak Defense System is the industry leader in water leak shut off systems and smart-home water shut off valves. It's so advanced that you can turn off water to your home, a zone of a high-rise or the entire building with a touch of a button. Detects plumbing leaks and serves as an emergency water shut off too!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wayne Alarm at 100% against Leak Defense System's 13%. Wayne Alarm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Leak Defense System's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wayne Alarm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leak Defense System has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Wayne Alarm's written reviews are positive against 13% of Leak Defense System's.
Wayne Alarm ships an update every 5 weeks, Leak Defense System every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wayne Alarm | Leak Defense System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wayne Alarm Systems | Calance |
Customer experience
Wayne Alarm
Leak Defense System
In-app purchases
Wayne Alarm
No in-app purchases
Leak Defense System
No in-app purchases
