Bolt IoT vs irARM Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
irARM Connect
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Bolt IoT | irARM Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bolt IoT | AEMC |
In-app purchases
Bolt IoT
No in-app purchases
irARM Connect
No in-app purchases









