OmniShield vs Harvest Right
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OmniShield
Remotely monitor your home's fire and safety devices, including smoke and CO sensors. Receive instant alerts via text or email for alarm situations and get maintenance notifications to prevent disruptions.
- Remote monitoring of fire and safety devices
- Status of smoke, CO, and other sensors
- Sensor performance and battery level checks
- Room temperature monitoring
- Instant text/email alerts for alarms
- Maintenance notifications
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With the OmniShield Network, you’ll always have access to your home’s fire and safety devices. Remotely monitor the status of your smoke, CO and other useful sensors throughout the home. •Know the condition of all unit’s sensor performance and battery levels •Monitor the room temperature of any installed location •Be alerted by text message or email to any ALARM/WARNING situations •Receive maintenance messages to prevent annoying middle of the night alerts Please note: Only available for use with OmniShield compatible alarms, sensors and devices.
Harvest Right
Control and monitor your freeze dryer remotely. Set up new units, track batch progress, and receive alerts for any issues. Access tips, recipes, and customer support directly from your device.
- Remote freeze dryer monitoring
- Batch progress tracking
- Configurable app alerts
- Personalize freeze drying experience
- Access freeze drying tips and recipes
- Direct customer support access
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The Harvest Right App gives you direct access to your Harvest Right freeze dryer. Key features: Ability to easily set up a new freeze dryer so you can start using it without delay. Monitoring your freeze dryer's progress throughout the batch from anywhere through Wi-Fi *. Account sharing feature that allows others to monitor your freeze dryer.* Configurable app alerts that will instantly notify of batch progress so you can keep your freeze dryer running.* Ability to personalize your freeze drying experience including display name and screen color.* Instant access to Harvest Right’s freeze drying tips and tricks and the ability to personalize with your own recipes and settings. Ability to quickly start a batch based on the food being freeze dried. Receive instant alerts if your batch experiences any issue as well as direct feedback on how to keep your freeze dryer running.* Direct access to Harvest Right's customer support team, including the option to grant your support agent access to your freeze dryer for instant assistance.* * Requires Harvest Right WiFi Accessory
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Harvest Right at 4.7 against OmniShield's 4.4. Harvest Right also leads on ratings volume (2.6K vs 14) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). OmniShield's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Harvest Right holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harvest Right has 2.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of OmniShield's written reviews are positive against 58% of Harvest Right's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OmniShield ships an update every 2 months, Harvest Right every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OmniShield | Harvest Right |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (2.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 58.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 2.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GHS Companies | Harvest Right LLC |
Customer experience
OmniShield
Harvest Right
Bugs and requests
OmniShield
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Harvest Right
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to register devices
- Inability to connect to WiFi
- Verification emails not received
Requested features
3 requests- Add more food/candy options
- Add personal notes section
- Ability to control freeze dryer from app
In-app purchases
OmniShield
No in-app purchases
Harvest Right
No in-app purchases









