Arenti vs apiALARM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arenti
This app offers intelligent surveillance with real-time audio and video monitoring. It provides timely alerts for home security issues and uses AI to identify humans, packages, and pets. Enjoy 24-hour protection for your family and property with a secure network connection.
- Real-time audio and video monitoring
- Abnormality detection alerts
- AI object recognition (humans, pets, packages)
- Secure network connection
- 24-hour protection
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Arenti is an intelligent surveillance application. Its clean page design, extensive device features, and secure and reliable network connection provide 24-hour protection for your family and property. 1. Real-time monitoring: Our self-developed network connection algorithm ensures low latency and secure audio and video monitoring. 2. Abnormality alerts: The device is equipped with various abnormal detection technologies, allowing the application to receive timely alerts from the monitoring end, enabling prompt handling of home security issues. 3. AI service: Our self-developed AI recognition algorithm can help identify specific objects such as humans, packages, and pets, providing accurate information and alerts. For more detailed features, please refer to the app. If you have any questions, please contact us at support@arenti.com Subscription paid users and privacy agreement: https://apis-us-west.cloudedge360.com/html/audit/storage_server.html
apiALARM
Manage your home or business security, locks, lights, and video cameras from a single application. Receive intelligent alerts, view live video feeds, and automate daily routines for comprehensive protection against crime, fire, and environmental hazards.
- Remote property control
- Intelligent alerts & live video
- Automate security routines
- Control locks and lights
- Two-way audio via doorbell camera
- Manage multiple business locations
- Respond to alarm events
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Keep your home or business connected, protected and one step ahead with a.p.i. ALARM'S mobile app. Connect your security, locks, lights, video cameras and more through a single app that protects you from crime, fire, carbon monoxide and even water damage. One app for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch makes it easy to: * Remotely control your entire property * Know what’s going on with intelligent alerts and live video feeds * Automate your daily security routine and other repetitive tasks apiALARM is fully supported on your Apple Watch. So, accessing your system is as easy as checking the time. Note: apiALARM requires a compatible system and an interactive a.p.i. ALARM service plan. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment and specific service plan. Visit apialarm.com for more information. Some of apiALARM’s Home Features: * Control your security panel, locks and lights from anywhere * Receive customizable alerts when people arrive and leave or when there’s unexpected activity * Watch live and recorded video from your cameras * Talk to visitors through your doorbell camera and unlock your door Some of apiALARM’s Business Features: * Arm/disarm your security panel across multiple locations * Receive alerts if a location opens late or an employee access a restricted area * Video alerts based on specific types of activity * Automate lights, locks and thermostats * Track and manage access to multiple locations * Buzz open access controlled doors * Respond to alarm events and alert emergency personnel
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arenti at 76% against apiALARM's 29%. Arenti also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 15) and chart position (#181 vs unranked). apiALARM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 29) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Arenti sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. apiALARM asks for nothing beyond the download.
apiALARM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arenti has 1.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Arenti's written reviews are positive against 29% of apiALARM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arenti ships an update every 5 weeks, apiALARM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arenti | apiALARM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.4% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #181 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 305 MB | 375 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Arenti Technology Co., Ltd. | a.p.i. ALARM Inc. |
Customer experience
Arenti
apiALARM
Bugs and requests
Arenti
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera feed not recording or saving footage properly
- Inability to access camera settings from the app
- Inconsistent performance after software updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve motion detection and notification settings
- Allow multiple user logins on the same account
- Optimize app for tablet/iPad use
- Integrate with smart home platforms like Alexa
apiALARM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arenti
- 1台设备30天AI订阅$1.991 Month
- AI Subscription 1 Device$1.991 Month
- AI-month-as-1-c$2.991 Month
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- Cloud Month Event 3 Days$2.991 Month
- cam basic-7days-m-1$3.991 Month
- Cloud Month Continue 3 Days$3.991 Month
- One Camera for 30 days Cloud2 variants$3.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 1 Device2 variants$4.991 Month
- cam basic-30days-m-1$4.991 Month
- Cloud Month Event 7 Days$4.991 Month
- cam plus-m-1 duo$6.991 Month
- cam plus-m-1$6.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 2 Device$7.991 Month
- Cloud AI Month Event 2 Device$9.991 Month
- Cloud SUB Event 3 Device$11.991 Month
- cam plus-m-2$13.991 Month
- One Camera for 30 days Cloud$19.991 Month
- Event One Month 3 Days$2.99
- Continue One Month 3 Days$3.99
- Event One Month 7 Days$4.99
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- Continue One Month 7 Days$6.99
- Event One Quarter 3 Days$7.99
- Continue One Quarter 3 Days$10.99
- Event One Year 3 Days$29.99
- Continue One Year 3 Days$39.99
- Cloud Year Event 1 Device$39.99
- Event One Year 7 Days$49.99
apiALARM
No in-app purchases









