Victor Pest vs Third Reality
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Victor Pest
This app simplifies rodent control by sending real-time notifications for trap activity directly to your mobile device. Easily connect and manage an unlimited number of smart traps, receiving alerts for kills, low battery, and connectivity issues.
- Real-time catch notifications
- Connect unlimited traps
- Custom trap naming
- Low battery alerts
- Connectivity issue notifications
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The Victor Pest app brings rodent control to the 21st century by a brand that has been the leader for over 120 years. Rodent control is now easier than ever with catch notifications delivered straight to your mobile device. Connecting traps is simple and straight forward. Features include the ability to connect an unlimited number of traps, custom naming for each trap, notifications for kills, low battery life, and connectivity issues.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Third Reality at every 3 months against Victor Pest's every 5 months. Victor Pest's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 26). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
Victor Pest holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Victor Pest has 149 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Victor Pest's written reviews are positive against 12% of Third Reality's.
Victor Pest ships an update every 5 months, Third Reality every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Victor Pest | Third Reality |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (149 ratings) — better | 2.2 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woodstream | Third Reality, Inc |
Customer experience
Victor Pest
Third Reality
Bugs and requests
Victor Pest
Reported bugs
4 issues- Trap shows as connected when offline
- App constantly logs out
- App unable to connect, shows network errors
- Incorrect kill count reporting
Requested features
5 requests- Add power indicator light
- Improve notification reliability
- Support hidden WiFi networks
- Add device test button
- Improve connection status reporting
Third Reality
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Victor Pest
No in-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
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