Comparison

e vs Metronet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

e

Manage and monitor your home or office security, fire detection, and smart home systems from a single cloud platform. Receive real-time notifications, control devices, and view live video feeds remotely.

Highlights
  • Centralized system management
  • Intrusion and fire detection control
  • Video surveillance monitoring
  • Smart home device management
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Graphic map system control
  • InstaVision video verification
Features
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e-Connect is a service for systems centralization, management and supervision that combines in a single cloud platform EL.MO intrusion and fire detection, home management systems and e-Vision® video surveillance systems. e-Connect makes it possible to control intrusion and fire detection systems status (home, office, holiday houses, etc.), receive notifications, manage systems through graphic maps, enable/disable devices (ex. detectors), display images of video surveillance systems, and manage domotic systems such as irrigation and lighting systems. Find out about e-Connect at http://e-connect.elmospa.com The service usage requires the intervention of EL.MO. qualified and authorized security systems installers who are to create a system account, that is, a user profile enabled for the management of compatible EL.MO. intrusion detection control units and/or e-Vision PRO series DVRs/NVRs. Some functions will be available only for accounts set by installers registered to the platform with multi-level structure. What can e-Connect manage? - EL.MO. intrusion detection systems based on Villeggio, PREGIO, HERCOLA, ETR G2, TITANIA, NET and TACÓRA control units. - DVRs, NVRs and IP cameras of e-Vision PRO series. - Domotic systems associated to EL.MO. units e-Connect can also manage several systems through a single account simultaneously: home, office, holiday houses. What can e-Connect do? Using smartphones and tablets it is possible to control systems status, receive notifications (also referred to InstaVision video verification for an immediate video monitoring upon events occurrence), enable/disable intrusion detection devices, display CCTV systems images (live both single and multichannel, and playback) or manage domotic systems. With regard to the chronothermostat, it will be possible to adjust the temperature and control its working mode from a remote site. InstaVision Video Verification InstaVision is a new e-Connect function for video verification that optimizes the synergy between EL.MO. intrusion and fire detection systems and CCTV e-Vision® PRO systems. It allows receiving real time notifications about one of its security systems and verify its condition immediately. When an event occurs (ex. intrusion attempt) InstaVision allows displaying live images, images recorded at the exact time of the event, and images recorded a few seconds before the occurrence of the event directly from e-Connect app. Such function enables to control whether the event is a false alarm or a true intrusion or fire event in which case a prompt intervention will be possible. Images are not recorded to third-party servers, but directly to users DVRs and NVRs so to reduce to zero personal data breach risks and to shorten dramatically system response time. How is e-Connect interface? e-Connect features a complete but intuitive control panel. Main icons provide a quick view of the system status, while a convenient side menu grants an easy browsing of e-Connect menu pages. Systems interactive graphic maps allow managing devices and retrieve cameras images view. How is power combined with security? e-Connect features a Cloud Server structure that includes all control units connected to the network. The use of SSL communication protocol combined with certificates issued by international Certification Authority bodies grants an outstanding security level. Easy setup and P2P The configuration of e-Connect app and its association to security equipment such as control units and NVRs/DVRs is an easy operation also thanks to P2P connection to EL.MO. proprietary server. For web browser version, visit http://connect.elmospa.com website. e-Connect app performs a regular automatic check of the purchase licence validity; in case of errors, please download the most recent version available on App Store.

About

Metronet

Monitor and manage your home security system remotely. Receive real-time alerts, control devices via an interactive map, and view surveillance cameras. Automate lighting, heating, and irrigation for enhanced convenience and security.

Highlights
  • System status monitoring
  • Real-time event notifications
  • Interactive graphic maps for device control
  • Home automation (lighting, heating, irrigation)
  • Video surveillance camera viewing
  • Centralized management via cloud server
Features
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ONLINE PREVIEW Control the status of your system: power supply, battery, alarms. REAL TIME NOTIFICATIONS Receive real time notifications for each event. GRAPHIC MAPS Enable or disable devices directly touching icons on the map. INTUITIVE ICONS Enable and disable different areas of your home. HOME AUTOMATION Control lighting, heating, irrigation. VIDEOSURVEILLANCE With Metronet, you can view your video surveillance system cameras directly from your smartphone or tablet. MORE POWER TO SECURITY IESS takes advantage of a solid, last generation Cloud Server to be able to incorporate and manage a large number of control units connected via Wi-Fi (for compatible models), LAN Ethernet and GSM. Compared to integrated Web Server solutions, Metronet allows for the centralized management of performance-heavy functions, unburdening the control units and making their computing power available for other functions, including their main purpose: to guarantee security. SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM The use of SSL communication protocols, combined with certificates issued by a world-famous certification authority, provides a safety profile at the same level of the solutions adopted by the activities of remote banking. In order to use the multilevel service (METRONET and METRONETCLUB), the panel must be registered to the platform by an authorized IESS installer. Some advanced features are only available for accounts created by installers who sign up for the METRONETCLUB platform.

Screenshots

e4 screens
Metronet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Metronet at 50% against e's 36%. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

e costs $3.99 and Metronet $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
e versus Metronet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereMetronet
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating3.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEL.MO. SPAIESS S.r.l.

Customer experience

e

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral21.4%
Negative42.9%

Metronet

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral26.0%
Negative24.0%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

None

Metronet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is e free?
e costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metronet free?
Metronet costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do e or Metronet have ads?
Neither e nor Metronet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, e or Metronet?
e ships an update every 6 weeks, and Metronet every 6 weeks. Most recently, e was updated on September 22, 2026 and Metronet on September 22, 2026.

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