AVIX Connect vs flyDetect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AVIX Connect
Control and monitor your bird repelling devices remotely from your mobile phone. Manage settings and ensure your property remains pest-free with this intuitive application.
- Manage bird repelling devices
- Remote control
- Monitor device status
- Pest control management
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Use AVIX Connect on your mobile phone to manage your bird repelling devices.
flyDetect
Monitor sensitive areas for flying insects with a remote system. Capture and assess images of sticky boards in real-time, schedule maintenance, and receive immediate infestation alerts. Manage traps and client accounts via dedicated mobile and web applications.
- Remote trap monitoring
- Real-time image capture
- Infestation alerts
- Schedule maintenance
- Temperature and humidity data
- Client account management
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Designed to meet the needs of food manufacturers, packaging and pharmaceutical industries, flyDetect® allows you to monitor sensitive areas for flying insects. The flyDetect® trap features a unique remote monitoring system with a built-in wide-angle camera. The camera captures an image of the entire sticky board, allowing you to make a full assessment in real-time. The permanent 24/7 monitoring system provides daily inspections remotely - saving you time and money. Use the dedicated Mobile and Web App alongside the flyDetect® trap to manage and monitor traps remotely. flyDetect® from PestWest®, the industry leader in online flying insect monitoring. Mobile App features: - Install new flyDetect® traps - Schedule UV-A tubes and sticky board changes - View temperature and humidity of each image captured by flyDetect® trap - Service flyDetect® traps - Capture, view or archive entire sticky board images from flyDetect® traps - Request new images remotely at any time - Get immediate notification of emerging infestations - Customise alert notifications - View historical archive of sticky board images Do more on with the dedicated flyDetect® Web App: https://www.flydetect.net Web App features: - Create client account - Create user accounts - Set user permissions - Manage and monitor client traps - Customise alert notifications - Request new images remotely at any time Web App requirement: - Operating system (Windows 7 or later, Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later) - Screen resolution (1024 x 680) - Browser (Chrome, Firefox and Safari) Support Portal: Need Help? Visit our support portal at https://support.pestwest.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AVIX Connect at every 2 months against flyDetect's every 8 months. AVIX Connect also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 5.0 for AVIX Connect against 5.0 for flyDetect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
AVIX Connect ships an update every 2 months, flyDetect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AVIX Connect | flyDetect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bird Control Group B.V. | PESTWEST |
Customer experience
AVIX Connect
flyDetect
In-app purchases
AVIX Connect
No in-app purchases
flyDetect
No in-app purchases
