RControl vs Homeguardlive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RControl
Transform your existing alarm panel into a smart security system. This app allows remote control of your alarm, zone monitoring, and real-time event notifications. Manage multiple locations and access historical data for enhanced home security.
- Remotely arm and disarm alarm system
- Monitor alarm system status and zones
- Bypass zones
- Real-time event notifications
- Review 12 months of event history
- Control multiple locations
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Your alarm panel, only smarter! Turn any alarm panel into a SMART security system with the RControl mobile app for IOS Note: The RControl application requires an M2M Services cellular communicator, properly connected and configured with your alarm panel, and valid account credentials. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Contact your alarm installer or write to us at support@m2mservices.com for more information. • Remotely arm and disarm your alarm system (supports Arm Stay, Arm Away and multiple partitions). • Monitor the status of your alarm system and specific zones. • Bypass zones. • Get real-time notifications for selected events. • Review 12 months of event history. • Open doors and control home appliances. • Control multiple locations from a single account. To access a demo version of the application, please use the following credentials: User: demo | Pass: demo | Arm PIN: 1234
Homeguardlive
Live stream and record video from your smart Wi-Fi cameras directly to your device. Receive motion detection alerts and capture images for peace of mind. Enjoy remote control and two-way audio for enhanced home monitoring.
- Live video streaming
- Remote recording to device
- Motion detection alerts
- HD 1080P resolution
- Two-way audio
- Local Micro SD storage
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Homeguardlive works with the Homeguard Smart Wi-Fi Cameras and enables you to live view your home, your pets or your office from anywhere in the world for peace of mind. It's smarter remote video monitoring with the ability to record video to your handheld devices with а simple tap on your screen. You can also get push notifications and save images when the camera detects motion. Homeguard makes your world smarter. Some Features as follows: -Superb Picture quality with HD 1080P Resolution -Remotely Control Camera via Smart devices&computer -Easy and quick Wi-Fi connection via Smart App -High Quality 2-way Audio -Local Micro SD storage up to 128GB(card not included) -Motion Detection, Send Picture or video to Micro SDcard -Homeguardlive supports only the following Homeguard models: HGWIP711 HGWIP812 HGWIP815 HGWIP819 HGWOB751 HGWOB852 HGWOB853
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: RControl at 4.2K against Homeguardlive's 10. RControl also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (30% vs 9%). Homeguardlive's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for RControl against 4.9 for Homeguardlive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RControl has 4.2K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of RControl's written reviews are positive against 9% of Homeguardlive's.
RControl ships an update every 3 weeks, Homeguardlive every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RControl | Homeguardlive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.2K ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.8% of reviews — better | 8.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M2M Services Ltd | Ajcloud Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
RControl
Homeguardlive
Bugs and requests
RControl
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/password reset problems
- Sync with panel issues
- Freezing and unresponsiveness
Requested features
3 requests- Stay mode arm/disarm option
- User activity logs
- Customizable zone display
Homeguardlive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RControl
No in-app purchases
Homeguardlive
No in-app purchases
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