Alert 360 Lite vs Poolside Attendant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alert 360 Lite
Control your security system remotely, arming and disarming it as needed. Receive instant notifications for any alarm events, ensuring peace of mind and system awareness.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Instant alarm notifications
- Security system control
- Reliable system monitoring
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The Alert 360 Lite app gives you reliability and control of you security system and allows you to arm/disarm your system remotely plus receive instant notification of alarm events. Our full-featured Alert 360 app adds smart home automation, lighting control, energy management and video. For more information, visit us at http://www.alert360.com or call us at 1-833-360-1595. Note: This app requires a compatible Alert 360 Lite system and an active service plan through Alert 360. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Visit http://www.alert360.com for more information.
Poolside Attendant
This app automates pool ownership by monitoring equipment, water quality, and temperature. It optimizes energy efficiency to keep your pool ready while saving you money and reducing environmental impact.
- Automated pool equipment monitoring
- Water quality and temperature tracking
- Energy-efficient operation optimization
- Cost savings and environmental impact reduction
- Cloud-based automation system
- User communication and alerts
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The Attendant Powered by Poolside Tech Automation that thinks for itself. And pays for itself. The Attendant is designed to improve all aspects of the pool ownership experience. Our cloud based automation system is continually monitoring your equipment, water quality and temperature to determine the most energy efficient way to have your poolside oasis ready when you are. Giving you back time, removing the worry of day-to-day pool preservation and communicating with you along the way are the fundamental differences that make our patented technology stand out from the competition. All the while saving you money and lowering your overall environmental impact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Alert 360 Lite at none against Poolside Attendant's shown. Alert 360 Lite also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 17) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Poolside Attendant's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%). 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.
Alert 360 Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alert 360 Lite has 1.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Alert 360 Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Poolside Attendant's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Alert 360 Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Poolside Attendant every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alert 360 Lite | Poolside Attendant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alert 360 | Poolside Tech LLC |
Customer experience
Alert 360 Lite
Poolside Attendant
Bugs and requests
Alert 360 Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not syncing with alarm monitoring service
- Numeric keypad not working
- Alarm status not updating correctly
- Menu not accessible on screen
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved app stability and reliability
Poolside Attendant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alert 360 Lite
No in-app purchases
Poolside Attendant
No in-app purchases
Questions
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