StartCARE vs Altima Smart Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StartCARE
This app performs network tests and diagnostics to help support agents resolve internet issues quickly. It allows users to share test results and, with permission, enables agents to remotely connect to modems for troubleshooting and settings adjustments.
- Network tests and diagnostics
- Share test results with support
- Remote modem connection
- Troubleshoot and fix settings
- Quick issue resolution
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Only run this app if you've been referred by a start.ca support agent. StartCARE runs a variety of network tests and diagnostics and allows you to share them with the support representative who's working hard to solve your problem. This information will help them to solve your issue quickly so you can go back to enjoying your Internet package to the fullest! StartCARE can also allow start.ca support agents to connect to your modem to run tests and fix settings with your permission.
Altima Smart Home
Manage your home network with this smart home application. It provides parental controls, network security features, and the ability to set up guest Wi-Fi networks.
- Home network management
- Parental controls
- Network security
- Guest Wi-Fi setup
- SSID management
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Altima Smart Home is a Smart Home Mobile Application that allows subscribers to fully manage their home network. This app offers parental controls, network security, setting up guest Wi-Fi networks, and managing your SSID..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StartCARE at 100% against Altima Smart Home's 33%. Altima Smart Home's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Altima Smart Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of StartCARE's written reviews are positive against 33% of Altima Smart Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
StartCARE ships an update every 2 months, Altima Smart Home every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StartCARE | Altima Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | multiboard communications inc | TELUS Communications Inc. |
Customer experience
StartCARE
Altima Smart Home
In-app purchases
StartCARE
No in-app purchases
Altima Smart Home
No in-app purchases
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