Comparison

IoT Assistant vs ALRTEK

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

Head to head
About

IoT Assistant

Discover and manage the data collected by Internet of Things devices. Understand who is collecting your information, how it's used, and access privacy controls. Receive customized notifications about data practices.

Highlights
  • Discover IoT data collection
  • Understand data usage
  • Access privacy controls
  • Receive customized notifications
  • Manage data sharing
Features
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Discover and control what data is collected about you by Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. The IoT is everywhere. It consists of a myriad of devices and technologies that collect data about us - from cameras with facial recognition, to smart speakers that record what we say, or sensors that track our whereabouts. The IoT Assistant app helps you discover what data is being collected about you and how it is used. This includes who is collecting it, who it is shared with, and whether there are any privacy controls. New privacy regulations around the world require people who deploy IoT technologies to disclose their data collection and use practices and to also give us some control over these practices such as opting in or out of them. The IoT Assistant app provides users with a single interface through which they can discover IoT data collection around them and access available privacy controls. The IoT Assistant app also allows you to receive customized notifications about data collection and use practices you want to be notified about and control the frequency of these notifications. An IoT portal associated with the app (https://www.iotprivacy.io) is available to also publicize the presence of IoT technologies ("IoT resources") collecting our data, whether you are the administrator controlling that technology or a volunteer contributor. Once you have defined an entry for an IoT technology through our portal, IoT assistant app users can discover this IoT technology and its data collection and use practices.

About

ALRTEK

Features
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ALRTEK Gun Detection app to get real-time alerts of guns detected in security cameras.

Screenshots

IoT Assistant4 screens
ALRTEK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ALRTEK at 13.4 against IoT Assistant's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

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

IoT Assistant ships an update every 3 months, ALRTEK every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IoT Assistant versus ALRTEK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIoT AssistantALRTEK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCarnegie Mellon UniversityExpotech Inc

In-app purchases

None

IoT Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

ALRTEK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IoT Assistant free?
IoT Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALRTEK free?
ALRTEK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IoT Assistant or ALRTEK have ads?
Neither IoT Assistant nor ALRTEK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IoT Assistant or ALRTEK?
IoT Assistant ships an update every 3 months, and ALRTEK every 5 months. Most recently, IoT Assistant was updated on September 22, 2026 and ALRTEK on September 22, 2026.

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