Comparison

FCS Connect Smart vs Check Patrol

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

Head to head
About

FCS Connect Smart

Features
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The FCS Connect application is created for the staff of FCS’s customer properties. This application is not for the guests or residents staying at any of its customer properties. The FCS Connect Mobile App works in conjunction with the FCS Connect Web Application. It runs on various iOS devices for runners and supervisors to receive and perform jobs when they are on the move. Features at a glance: · Create and manage jobs · Automated job dispatch · Create guest & inter-department requests · Auto notify request to the runners (noise free) · Real-time job tracking and monitoring with the supervisor dashboard · Escalation management · In-app messaging communication · Report builder and scheduler · Easy access to the history of jobs · Handy QR code tagging & speedy Mini Bar posting · Open integration with most PMS and 3rd party solutions

About

Check Patrol

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The Check Patrol application for mobile devices was developed to bring practicality to the day-to-day life of security professionals who work in patrolling, allowing to handle cases with greater security and agility. With this solution you will be able to: - Accept or refuse to attend to the occurrence; - Communicate to the Monitoring Center that has already arrived at the scene of the incident; - Record actions taken in attendance; - Send photos; - Chat to exchange messages and direct audio with the Monitoring Center Operator; - History of attended occurrences.

Screenshots

FCS Connect Smart4 screens
Check Patrol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FCS Connect Smart at every 2 months against Check Patrol's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

FCS Connect Smart ships an update every 2 months, Check Patrol every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
FCS Connect Smart versus Check Patrol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFCS Connect SmartCheck Patrol
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFCS Computer SystemsCondHouse Gestao e Automacao de Condominios Ltda

In-app purchases

None

FCS Connect Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Check Patrol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FCS Connect Smart free?
FCS Connect Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check Patrol free?
Check Patrol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FCS Connect Smart or Check Patrol have ads?
Neither FCS Connect Smart nor Check Patrol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FCS Connect Smart or Check Patrol?
FCS Connect Smart ships an update every 2 months, and Check Patrol every 5 months. Most recently, FCS Connect Smart was updated on November 2, 2026 and Check Patrol on November 3, 2026.

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