Comparison

Home Guards vs Alder Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Home Guards

This service offers auto-renewing subscriptions for value-added features. Manage your subscriptions and disable auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. Review privacy terms and service agreements before purchasing.

Highlights
  • Auto-renewing subscriptions
  • Value add services
  • In-app purchases
  • Subscription management
  • Privacy terms access
  • Service agreement access
Features
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Auto-renew Service Introduction Payment:Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account. Renew:Subscription will automatially renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Disable autorenewal:To manage your subscriptions or to disable autorenewal after purchase, go to your iTunes account settings. A subscription cannnot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Privacy Terms:http://sw.imoobox.com/PrivacyEN_HG.html Subscription Service Agreement:http://sw.imoobox.com/CloudServiceTermsEN_HG.html

About

Alder Mobile

Manage your home's security, lighting, climate, and cameras from one place. Stay connected globally, receive real-time alerts, and monitor live video feeds. Control all your smart devices remotely for complete home automation.

Highlights
  • Remote security system control
  • Real-time alarm status and alerts
  • Live video monitoring
  • Event recording for cameras
  • Control lights, climate, and locks
  • Manage garage doors and other devices
Features
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The new and improved Alder Home Security App lets you control your lighting, climate, cameras, and security from a single application. STAY CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm or be notified when your family arrives home. REAL-TIME VIDEO MONITORING AND EVENT RECORDING Set cameras to automatically record security events in your home. Check in on your family and pets when you can't be there. See who is at the door, or monitor your premises from multiple cameras. A SINGLE APP TO CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE HOME Enjoy full interactive home control, including lights, locks, cameras, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices. PLEASE NOTE: To access this app, you must set up an account with Alder.

Screenshots

Home Guards3 screens
Alder Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alder Mobile at 73% against Home Guards's 0%. Alder Mobile also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). Home Guards's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price 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. Home Guards sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Alder Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alder Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alder Mobile has 630 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Home Guards's written reviews are positive against 73% of Alder Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Guards ships an update every 6 weeks, Alder Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Home Guards versus Alder Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome GuardsAlder Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (4 ratings)4.5 (630 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4630 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB368 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoobox Co., Ltd.Alder Holdings, LLC

Customer experience

Home Guards

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Alder Mobile

All ratings562 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Home Guards

Subscriptions7
  • Value add service for 1 month4 variants$1.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 month$4.991 Month
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  • Value add service for 1 year$4.991 Month
  • Value add service for 1 year2 variants$19.991 Year
  • Value add service for 1 year$39.991 Year
  • Value add service for 1 year$49.991 Year
None

Alder Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Guards free?
Home Guards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alder Mobile free?
Alder Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Guards or Alder Mobile?
Alder Mobile is rated higher. Home Guards averages 1.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Alder Mobile averages 4.5 from 630 ratings.
Do Home Guards or Alder Mobile have ads?
Home Guards shows ads; Alder Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Home Guards or Alder Mobile?
Home Guards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Alder Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, Home Guards was updated on October 5, 2026 and Alder Mobile on October 21, 2026.

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