Comparison

Advisor Advanced Pro vs SmartHomeSec

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

Head to head
About

Advisor Advanced Pro

Control and monitor your security system remotely. Receive instant notifications for events, arm or disarm your system, and manage outputs for tasks like opening gates or controlling heating. Access a detailed event history for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Remote security panel interaction
  • Push notifications for events
  • Remote arming/disarming
  • Remote output control (gates, heating)
  • Event history log
  • Picture download
Features
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Mobile app to interact and control your Advisor Advanced security panel from remote. With the latest addition of the UltraSync cloud solution, you may benefit from receiving push messages of every event generated in your security system. This can be an alarm event, someone arriving in the morning or evening, and even receiving a message that a picture was taken locally which can be downloaded by the app. Provides peace of mind to every home or business owner. When away on business trip or on holiday you can easily check the status of your intrusion system. If you forgot to arm you can take immediate action to arm the system remotely, without having to drive back or to depend on others. It also helps to open a door or gate remotely when there is a delivery service. Outputs can also be used to switch on heating in wintertime in order to heat your premises awaiting your arrival. To consult the history of the events you can easily swipe to the event log page and scroll through the event list to check for example who armed the system at what time or when a door was opened to provide access to a specific user. To benefit from this interactivity, we advise you to consult with your installer to enable this functionality towards your Advisor Advanced intrusion system.

About

SmartHomeSec

Manage your home security system, video surveillance, and smart home devices remotely. Receive instant notifications, control automation, and set up geofencing for automated actions. Integrates with voice assistants for hands-free control.

Highlights
  • Remote security system management
  • Video surveillance with DAHUA cameras
  • Home automation device control
  • Instant alarm notifications with images
  • Geofencing for automated actions
  • Voice control integration with Alexa/Google Home
  • User and privilege management
Features
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Description: With the Vesta SmartHomeSec application, you can manage your security system, video surveillance and control of home automation devices in your home. Reception and instant notifications of events, from the Automation / home automation section, you can control the home automation system (such as turning off the TV and viewing its consumption, turning lights on / off, heating, etc.), taking photos using the PIR cams, etc. DAHUA cameras can also be added in the same APP in a simple way, scanning the QR code of the device in question. Geofence is a Geolocation system that allows you to mark the detection range (100 meters and above) when entering or leaving the area, and apply scenarios or perform actions such as (arming, disarming the security system, turning the heating on or off, lights in a room, devices), or create reminders like "Arm the system" when you leave the geolocation zone. Integration with Alexa and Google Home, to arm and disarm the system by voice commands, in addition to controlling home automation devices. Characteristics: • Instant alarm notifications with images. • Real-time supervision of DAHUA cameras by P2P. • Request images from PIRCAM detectors. • Verification of panel events. • Home automation control (Control of all your smart home devices). • Arm the security panel remotely. • Create scenarios (example: When entering the house, turn on the hall light and turn on the heat). • Create rules (example: Auto arming of the system, automatic switch off of lights, auto regulation of the light level, turning lights on and off depending on the ambient lux, simulating the presence, etc.) • Add users and privilege management. • Management of several panels with the same user. • Integration with Alexa and Google home. • Free application. Have you forgotten to arm your security system? Don’t worry. With SmartHomeSec, you can remotely control all of your home automation devices and the security system.

Screenshots

Advisor Advanced Pro4 screens
SmartHomeSec4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartHomeSec at 48% against Advisor Advanced Pro's 16%. 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Advisor Advanced Pro ships an update every 3 months, SmartHomeSec every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Advisor Advanced Pro versus SmartHomeSec: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdvisor Advanced ProSmartHomeSec
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.7% of reviews47.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB369 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUTC Fire & Security B.V. NetherlandsBydemes

Customer experience

Advisor Advanced Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive15.7%
Neutral14.9%
Negative69.4%

SmartHomeSec

Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative30.4%

In-app purchases

None

Advisor Advanced Pro

No in-app purchases

None

SmartHomeSec

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Advisor Advanced Pro free?
Advisor Advanced Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartHomeSec free?
SmartHomeSec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Advisor Advanced Pro or SmartHomeSec have ads?
Neither Advisor Advanced Pro nor SmartHomeSec shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Advisor Advanced Pro or SmartHomeSec?
Advisor Advanced Pro ships an update every 3 months, and SmartHomeSec every 2 months. Most recently, Advisor Advanced Pro was updated on October 15, 2026 and SmartHomeSec on October 14, 2026.

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