Comparison

Sedona vs Borealis Connect

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

Head to head
About

Sedona

This app streamlines business and field service operations for security companies. It allows for on-site payment collection, efficient scheduling, task management, and comprehensive work order and customer account management, all from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • On-site payment collection (ACH/credit card)
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Task creation, editing, and assignment
  • Work order management with invoicing
  • Customer account management with document upload
  • Signature capture and GPS routing
Features
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Sedona-X Mobile is the integrated business and field service management mobile app created by Bold Group for SedonaOffice, Managely, and AlarmBiller. Stay connected, manage your team, and serve customers on-the-go. This powerful mobile solution helps boost revenue for your security business with enhanced productivity and easy payment options and improves your customers’ experience through faster service times and more accurate data management. ON-SITE PAYMENT COLLECTION • Quickly create invoices • Accept ACH and credit card payments in the field • Ensure PCI compliant transactions • Process credit card transactions with the eDynamo credit card reader from Forte (sold separately) SCHEDULING AND CALENDAR MANAGEMENT • Easily view, add, and manage appointments in the app • Manage dispatch and arrival times • Send appointment and schedule change notifications • Filter by group or choose calendar view to see the information you need TASK MANAGEMENT • Create, edit, close, and assign tasks on-the-go • Manage and send notifications and appointment reminders by email, text, and phone • Search and filter by title, owner, assigned, tags, status, and priority WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT • View and manage lists of work orders and recurring work orders • Add and edit appointments, items, parts, RMRs, notes, system parts, notes, and documents • Prepare invoices for completed work orders • On-site signature capture CUSTOMER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT • Search, view, and edit up-to-date customer information and history • Add and edit notes • Maintain RMR listings • Upload and manage photos and documents • Communicate with customers through phone call integration • GPS routing to customer address

About

Borealis Connect

Manage your cloud-hosted access control system from your mobile device. Adjust cardholder credentials, receive system notifications, and easily add new hardware via QR code scanning.

Highlights
  • Cloud-hosted access control management
  • Adjust credential status
  • Receive system notifications
  • Integrate new controllers via QR code
  • Manage doors and cardholders
  • Oversee access control infrastructure
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Introducing the Borealis - Mobile App, the companion application tailored for our cloud-hosted access control solution. With Borealis, you gain full control over your configured hardware, can easily adjust the credential status of existing cardholders, and receive notifications for your systems. Effortlessly integrate new controllers into your system using the intuitive QR Code scanning feature, streamlining the expansion process. Whether you're managing just a small amount of doors and cardholders or an enterprise-scale solution, Borealis puts the power in your hands, allowing you to manage and oversee your access control infrastructure efficiently. Experience seamless management of your access control system from the convenience of your mobile device. Say goodbye to complexity and hello to efficiency with Borealis. Short Description: Borealis - Manage access anytime, anywhere—effortless, secure access control.

Screenshots

Sedona4 screens
Borealis Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Borealis Connect at 2.0 against Sedona's 1.5. Sedona's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Borealis Connect holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sedona has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sedona ships an update every 3 weeks, Borealis Connect every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sedona versus Borealis Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSedonaBorealis Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (53 ratings)2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPerennial Software, IncKeri Systems, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Sedona

No in-app purchases

None

Borealis Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sedona free?
Sedona is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Borealis Connect free?
Borealis Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sedona or Borealis Connect?
Borealis Connect is rated higher. Sedona averages 1.5 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Borealis Connect averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Sedona or Borealis Connect?
Sedona ships an update every 3 weeks, and Borealis Connect every 17 months. Most recently, Sedona was updated on November 3, 2026 and Borealis Connect on November 7, 2026.

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