Alder Security vs Home Guards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alder Security
Manage your home's security, lighting, climate, and cameras from one place. Receive real-time alerts, remotely arm/disarm your system, and monitor live video feeds. Control various connected devices like locks and thermostats for comprehensive home automation.
- Remote security system control
- Real-time alarm status and alerts
- Live video monitoring
- Event recording for cameras
- Control lights, locks, and thermostats
- Monitor multiple cameras
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Alder Security lets you control your lighting, climate, cameras, and security from a single application. STAY CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm, or simply to be notified when your family arrives home. REAL-TIME VIDEO MONITORING AND EVENT RECORDING Set cameras to automatically record security events in your home. Check in on your family and pets when you can’t be there. See who is at the door, or monitor your premises from multiple cameras at once. A SINGLE APP TO CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE HOME Enjoy full interactive home control including lights, locks, cameras, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices. PLEASE NOTE: To access this app, you must have an account set up with Alder.
Home Guards
This service offers auto-renewing subscriptions for value-added features. Manage your subscriptions and disable auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. Review privacy terms and service agreements before purchasing.
- Auto-renewing subscriptions
- Value add services
- In-app purchases
- Subscription management
- Privacy terms access
- Service agreement access
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Auto-renew Service Introduction Payment:Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account. Renew:Subscription will automatially renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Disable autorenewal:To manage your subscriptions or to disable autorenewal after purchase, go to your iTunes account settings. A subscription cannnot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Privacy Terms:http://sw.imoobox.com/PrivacyEN_HG.html Subscription Service Agreement:http://sw.imoobox.com/CloudServiceTermsEN_HG.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alder Security at none against Home Guards's 11. Alder Security also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (193 vs 4). Home Guards's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. Home Guards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Alder Security asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alder Security holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alder Security has 193 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Alder Security's written reviews are positive against 0% of Home Guards's.
Alder Security ships an update every 6 months, Home Guards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alder Security | Home Guards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (193 ratings) — better | 1.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alder Holdings, LLC | Moobox Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Alder Security
Home Guards
Bugs and requests
Alder Security
Reported bugs
15 issues- App requires constant re-login despite 'remember me' selection
- Password reset page unresponsive
- Camera feed takes 5+ minutes to load or fails entirely
- App crashes when viewing indoor cameras
- Notifications not clearing from notification center
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- Arm/disarm commands freeze and delay
- Thermostat controls limited to 1-degree increments
- App kicks user out when viewing cameras
- False 'no internet connection' errors
- Inconsistent notification delivery timing
- Sensor triggers not appearing in activity log
- App loses connection frequently despite stable WiFi
- Multiple app crashes per session
- Face ID not supported on iOS
- Delayed notification delivery (3+ second lag)
Requested features
10 requests- Granular notification settings per camera
- Customizable notification sounds for doorbell
- Thermostat scheduling automation
- Improved activity log descriptions
- Separate app for indoor and outdoor cameras consolidation
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- Face recognition for iPhone
- Real-time video delivery with notifications
- Better human and vehicle detection algorithms
- Remember login credentials option
- Offline app functionality
Home Guards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alder Security
No in-app purchases
Home Guards
- Value add service for 1 month4 variants$1.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 month$3.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 month$4.991 Month
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- Value add service for 1 year$4.991 Month
- Value add service for 1 year2 variants$19.991 Year
- Value add service for 1 year$39.991 Year
- Value add service for 1 year$49.991 Year
Questions
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