Lighthouse.io vs Protos Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighthouse.io
This platform helps manage and optimize mobile workforces and assets across large facilities. It offers real-time location tracking, communication tools, and task management for sectors like cleaning, security, and maintenance.
- Location tracking
- Messaging
- Task management
- Issue management
- Live maps
- Heat maps
- Form management
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Lighthouse.io is a mobile first workforce management platform that makes it simple to locate, interact with, and optimize workers and assets at facilities like shopping malls, train stations, airports, corporate campuses, hospitals and stadiums. Mobile app features include: - Location tracking - Messaging - Activity feed - Task management - Issue management - Auditing - Alerts Reporting features include: - Live maps - Heat maps - Reports - Content management - Form management - Messaging Lighthouse.io is suitable for large facility management companies, large property owners or single site facility managers. Primary use cases include cleaning, security and maintenance.
Protos Connect
This security application offers security officers essential tools and insights for site protection. It helps in safeguarding client sites by addressing their specific requirements.
- Security officer tools
- Site safeguarding insights
- Client site protection
- Unique requirement management
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Protos Connect is our proprietary security application, which provides security officers with invaluable tools and insights to assist in safeguarding each client site and its unique requirements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lighthouse.io at 3.5 against Protos Connect's 2.3. Lighthouse.io also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%). Protos Connect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lighthouse.io holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Lighthouse.io's written reviews are positive against 0% of Protos Connect's.
Lighthouse.io ships an update monthly, Protos Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighthouse.io | Protos Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (40 ratings) — better | 2.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 40 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lighthouse.io | Protos Security, LLC. |
Customer experience
Lighthouse.io
Protos Connect
In-app purchases
Lighthouse.io
No in-app purchases
Protos Connect
No in-app purchases
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