Lighthouse.io vs API Patrol
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.
API Patrol
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API Patrol is the premier mobile patrol management app designed for security and property management professionals. Key Features: • Checkpoint Scanning: Instantly scan QR codes and barcode tags along your patrol route. • Incident Reporting: Quickly log security, maintenance, and internal issues with attached photos and voice notes. • GPS Tracking: Real-time location tracking ensures accurate patrol logs and geofence verification. • Offline Mode: Continue your patrols and log incidents even in dead zones; the app will automatically sync when you regain connection. • Shift Management: Designed for long shifts with battery-optimized dark mode. Note: This app requires an active, company-issued login provided by your employer or property management administration to function.
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Verdict
Lighthouse.io and API Patrol are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 ships an update monthly, API Patrol every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighthouse.io | API Patrol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lighthouse.io | TWYNTECH LLC |
In-app purchases
Lighthouse.io
No in-app purchases
API Patrol
No in-app purchases









