Wayne Alarm vs National Grid Charge Smart MA
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.
National Grid Charge Smart MA
Manage your electric vehicle charging and potentially save money. Connect your National Grid account and link your vehicle or charger to enroll in the program.
- Connect National Grid account
- Link vehicle or charger
- Enroll in charging program
- Manage EV charging
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Download the National Grid Charge Smart app. Connect your National Grid account. Connect your vehicle or charger using your existing manufacturer login details to enroll in the program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wayne Alarm at 100% against National Grid Charge Smart MA's 37%. Wayne Alarm also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). National Grid Charge Smart MA's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: National Grid Charge Smart MA has 1.2K 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 37% of National Grid Charge Smart MA's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wayne Alarm | National Grid Charge Smart MA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 36.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wayne Alarm Systems | National Grid plc |
Customer experience
Wayne Alarm
National Grid Charge Smart MA
Bugs and requests
Wayne Alarm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
National Grid Charge Smart MA
Reported bugs
4 issues- Rebates screen has no exit option
- Charging times not showing up correctly
- Login and authentication issues
- Incompatibility with certain vehicle models
Requested features
4 requests- Breakdown of monthly energy usage and costs
- Ability to link e-bill from within the app
- More detailed charging data and analytics
- Support for additional home charger brands
In-app purchases
Wayne Alarm
No in-app purchases
National Grid Charge Smart MA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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