Comparison

Flamconnect vs COBS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Flamconnect

Features
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The Flamconnect Service Toolbelt app will guide and support the service engineer to install, commission and service Flamco products. A valuable addition to your toolkit. Just scan the product QR code and the app will connect to your Flamco device. Now you are ready to install the product with helpfull guidelines displayed in the app step by step. A wizard will guide you through the commissioning steps. Need some indepth knowledge about the product? Just consult the documentation in the documentation menu. When you need to service the product, do some analyses or need to change settings, enter the parameters menu where all product related items are listed. Need some guidance in performing tasks? Go to the wizard section and find the wizard that will guide you through the process.

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: • Icon based and color-coded alert messages and alert tones • Positive and negative acknowledgements (ACK/NACK) • Personal protection and assault alarm • Alarm history • Login and logout of alarm groups • 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

Flamconnect4 screens
COBS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flamconnect at every 3 months against COBS Mobile's every 6 months. COBS Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flamconnect ships an update every 3 months, COBS Mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Flamconnect versus COBS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlamconnectCOBS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlamco GroupCobs AB

In-app purchases

None

Flamconnect

No in-app purchases

None

COBS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flamconnect free?
Flamconnect 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 Flamconnect or COBS Mobile have ads?
Neither Flamconnect nor COBS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flamconnect or COBS Mobile?
Flamconnect ships an update every 3 months, and COBS Mobile every 6 months. Most recently, Flamconnect was updated on October 10, 2026 and COBS Mobile on October 3, 2026.

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