Comparison

Bolt IoT vs irARM Connect

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

Head to head
About

Bolt IoT

Easily connect and manage your IoT devices. View data graphs, control actuators, and receive alerts. The app provides an intuitive step-by-step Wi-Fi setup for your devices.

Highlights
  • Connect Bolt IoT devices to WiFi
  • Manage and control devices
  • View device data graphs
  • Receive push notifications for alerts
  • Intuitive Wi-Fi setup process
  • Control actuators like motors and lights
Features
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Install our Bolt IoT app to easily connect your Bolt IoT devices to a WiFi network and manage your devices. You will be able to view your device data graphs, control your devices, as well as get push notifications when there are alerts triggered! The app guides you step by step with the Wi-Fi setup process in a very intuitive way and the process is complete once the Blue and Green LED on the device is stable. What is Bolt IoT? Bolt IoT is an integrated IoT platform that offers you with a WiFi Chip to connect your actuators and sensors to the Internet. You can configure such a system over the Bolt Cloud to receive, store and visualise the data over graphs. You can also connect actuators such as motors, light bulb and control them over the Internet. We also offer APIs to fetch data and control the devices from any platform. The Bolt APIs work with popular programming languages like Python, PHP etc. You can even run ML algorithms with just a few clicks. Additional Resources: - Start building and managing your IoT products at https://cloud.boltiot.com - Access our forum at https://forum.boltiot.com

About

irARM Connect

Features
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The application allows hunters and others to pinpoint their position, their direction of aim, and geo coordinates by Geotagging of the target when using Armasight optional clip-on rangefinder or unit's integrated, using both terrain map or satellite map features on their respective mobile device. In addition to that, irARM Connect App allows users to select a tab for system level remote operations to change all functions normally reserved for the wireless remote via cell phone in a very simple and intuitive graphic interface. Also there is option for Kestrel 4500/5500 series weather station data directly to the mobile device and ballistic calculations based on the received data. The application also supports real time video stream over Wi-Fi for numerous irARM devices.

Screenshots

Bolt IoT4 screens
irARM Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: irARM Connect at none against Bolt IoT's shown. Bolt IoT's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bolt IoT ships an update every 5 weeks, irARM Connect every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Bolt IoT versus irARM Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBolt IoTirARM Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBolt IoTAEMC

In-app purchases

None

Bolt IoT

No in-app purchases

None

irARM Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bolt IoT free?
Bolt IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is irARM Connect free?
irARM Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bolt IoT or irARM Connect have ads?
Bolt IoT shows ads; irARM Connect does not.
Which is updated more often, Bolt IoT or irARM Connect?
Bolt IoT ships an update every 5 weeks, and irARM Connect every 15 months. Most recently, Bolt IoT was updated on November 2, 2026 and irARM Connect on October 30, 2026.

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