Comparison

Serinus Mobile vs COBS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Serinus Mobile

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The alert app makes it possible to connect mobile user to the Serinus alert and crisis management platform. According to a defined set of rules, Serinus transmits notifications quick and reliable to the required persons and teams. Through the confirmation function, the alert app receives a qualified feedback on the availability and response times of your teams and can initiate an automatic escalation, if necessary. Features β€’ User identification β€’ Alarm ringtone β€’ Visual signal when an alert is received β€’ Positive and negative confirmation
Time request to be at location β€’ Login and logout of alarm groups β€’ Alarm history β€’ Encrypted communication β€’ Multiple languages A Serinus license is required for productive use.

About

COBS Mobile

Features
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The COBS Mobile Alert and Personal Alarm app makes it possible to distribute messages, as well as interact among mobile users and connected on-premises systems. The COBS Mobile app connects to on-premises systems such as Nurse Call Systems, Situation Awareness Systems (SAS), Physical Security Information Management (PSIM), Fire, Security and Access Control Systems, and more. The COBS Mobile app provides a user-friendly interface and tool for the professional first-line workers and enables faster response times plus improved safety and security to corporate assets and resources. The COBS Mobile app connects mobile users to the COBS Messaging System situated on the customer premises with COBS Media Gateway and Integration Engine for distribution of alarms, alerts and messaging. Through a defined set of rules, the event handler transmits notifications quickly and reliably to the required people and teams, with technical and user acknowledgements that are then fed back to the initiators. Through the confirmation function, the COBS backend system receives qualified feedback on the availability and response times of your teams and can initiate an automatic escalation if necessary. Features: β€’ Icon based and color-coded alert messages and alert tones β€’ Positive and negative acknowledgements (ACK/NACK) β€’ Personal protection and assault alarm β€’ Alarm history β€’ Login and logout of alarm groups β€’ Encrypted communication NOTE: To utilize the COBS Mobile app, your facility must have purchased and installed the COBS Messaging System with user licenses, configuration and connectivity for your specific facility.

Screenshots

Serinus Mobile4 screens
COBS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Serinus Mobile at every 6 weeks against COBS Mobile's every 6 months. Serinus Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serinus Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, COBS Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Serinus Mobile versus COBS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerinus MobileCOBS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better13.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size58 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerinus GmbH & Co KGCobs AB

In-app purchases

None

Serinus Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

COBS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serinus Mobile free?
Serinus Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COBS Mobile free?
COBS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Serinus Mobile or COBS Mobile have ads?
Neither Serinus Mobile nor COBS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Serinus Mobile or COBS Mobile?
Serinus Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, and COBS Mobile every 6 months. Most recently, Serinus Mobile was updated on October 8, 2026 and COBS Mobile on October 3, 2026.

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