Censite vs Portal Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Censite
This app streamlines project management for rail and construction teams, enabling paperless operations and efficient communication. It facilitates document access, task briefings with digital signatures, and safety inspections to ensure project success.
- Paperless site documentation
- Digital task briefings and sign-offs
- Safety inspection reporting
- Quick access to project information
- Timestamped signature sheets
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Censite make the lives of your project teams easier. With a key focus on driving efficiencies on rail and construction projects through its functions, your teams will be able to focus on what matters most - Safe and successful project delivery. Functions include; Site Pack โ Upload all required documentation including design drawings, Method Statements, Work Permits etc and go paperless on your project. Access all the information on the application quickly and easily enabling quick decisions to be made on site. Briefings โ Undertake task briefings, tool box talks, safety alerts and inductions all on the application. Get briefing attendees to sign on your device when briefings are completed and get a clean, pdf, timestamped signature sheet produced. No more excuses of lost or weather damaged paperwork. Safety Inspections โ Give the site team the ability to complete daily safety inspections on site identifying any potential hazards and mitigations being put in place.
Portal Security
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Portal Security acts as a smart alternative to a physical keypad. It is an IoT app for remote control of CCTV systems, gates, lights โ virtually anything. Portal security works with www.portalsecurity.com services to give end-users seamless control of their monitored CCTV systems. Not only does it allow to check the status of your alarm or CCTV system, but it gives complete visibility and transparency of who has done what, and complete control who can access your property. Unlike a keypad, where no one knows who has the code, in this case new users can be added, and existing users deleted, with a single tap. Features: + Manage up to 4 zones/devices per site + Control multiple site + Give zones/devices custom names. + 24/7 Activity Log + Arm/Disarm reminders + Multiple users with two user levels (manager and standard) + Works with any NVR/DVR type + Latch and pulse options available on each switch type โ you decide which depending on what you are controlling + Auto Arm/Disarm + IFTTT rules
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Portal Security at 15.0 against Censite's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Censite | Portal Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Waymark | Portal Security LTD |
In-app purchases
Censite
No in-app purchases
Portal Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Censite free?
Is Portal Security free?
Do Censite or Portal Security have ads?
Which is updated more often, Censite or Portal Security?
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