Comparison

PACE Guardian vs SCANNOW

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

Head to head
About

PACE Guardian

This platform transforms your smartphone into a comprehensive safety tool for various scenarios, including travel, lone worker, and remote site monitoring. It offers real-time alerts, emergency communication, location tracking, and local risk information to ensure user welfare.

Highlights
  • Real-time news and travel alerts
  • Emergency location alerting
  • Instant messaging for communication
  • One-click employee welfare check-ins
  • Itinerary tracking
  • Local risk information and emergency contacts
  • Map of safe locations and facilities
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‘PACE Guardian’ is a cloud monitoring, communications and duty-of-care platform. Guardian turns your smartphone into a Preparation, Assistance, Communication and Emergency tool, and is currently used for general employee safety, travel risk, lone worker, remote site, facilities management and aviation, road and maritime asset monitoring. - ALERTS: near real-time news and travel alerts as well as regional risk information. - HELP: alert with acknowledgement that “pings” your location to our Emergency Centre integration with 24/7/365 monitoring services and responders. - MESSAGING: Instant messenger style conversation tools for direct communications or mass notifications to provide information, guidance or support during an emergency. - CHECK-IN and MONITOR ME: one-click track and trace to ensure employee welfare. - ITINERARY TRACKING: linked to your travel management company. - LOCAL RISK INFORMATION: unlimited access to insights, risk information and intelligence with local emergency contacts, vaccinations, currency, local laws and religion. - MAPS: show major hospitals, police stations, embassies and “safe-haven” locations. - BLUETOOTH: simple integration with Bluetooth wearable and accessories. - DOCUMENTS: useful browser to view references such as health and safety advice, briefs and policies - INCIDENT LOGS: time-stamped for all location information and communication. The management control platform connects many types of device across multiple networks. We currently have over 200 device types (including phones, satellite devices, alarms and sensors) connected and communicating with the platform – clearly visible on a single map displaying locations, alerts and communications. This single management platform gives peace-of-mind and people, places and things. Please Note: Continuous GPS services running on devices can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

SCANNOW

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Discover local brands and shops with rewarding experiences by scanning all over Hong Kong on SCANNOW! We are your local brand and culture guide to explore, experience and enjoy every bit of the local product and business. | Explore | search spots by your interests or locations near you or anywhere you want to go. | Experience | exclusive S-Point will be given to reward your visit and support at local spots in your neighbourhood or anywhere in our local community. | Enjoy | collect S-Points as many as possible by exploring & experiencing any spots and redeem your favourite products designed/made locally. We encourage everyone should have it downloaded and... SCANNOW!

Screenshots

PACE Guardian4 screens
SCANNOW2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PACE Guardian at every 3 months against SCANNOW's every 13 months. PACE Guardian also leads on device support. On price, in-app purchases 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

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

PACE Guardian ships an update every 3 months, SCANNOW every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
PACE Guardian versus SCANNOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPACE GuardianSCANNOW
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertwo10degrees LtdCaravan Limited

In-app purchases

None

PACE Guardian

No in-app purchases

None

SCANNOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PACE Guardian free?
PACE Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SCANNOW free?
SCANNOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, PACE Guardian or SCANNOW?
PACE Guardian ships an update every 3 months, and SCANNOW every 13 months. Most recently, PACE Guardian was updated on October 24, 2026 and SCANNOW on October 26, 2026.

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