Slomin's Shield vs Buildors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slomin's Shield
Monitor your home security system from anywhere. Receive real-time alarm status updates and remotely arm or disarm your system. Get instant alerts for security events or family arrivals.
- Real-time alarm status
- Remote arm/disarm
- Instant security alerts
- Family arrival notifications
- Worldwide connectivity
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STAY CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm, or simply to be notified when your family arrives home.
Buildors
Connect with buildors.com to manage your work. Log your timeclock for assigned projects, send chat messages to team members, and view your time clock history. Customize default project settings for efficiency.
- Log timeclock for projects
- Send internal team chat
- Select default project settings
- View time clock history
- Connect with buildors.com
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Buildors app: This app is for our already registered users to connect with buildors.com where users can use the following feature: - To log in your timeclock for assigned projects - To send chat text to internal team members - To select your default project settings - To see their time clock ins Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://buildors.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buildors at 100% against Slomin's Shield's 40%. Buildors also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Slomin's Shield's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Buildors holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slomin's Shield has 3.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Slomin's Shield's written reviews are positive against 100% of Buildors's.
Slomin's Shield ships an update every 3 weeks, Buildors fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slomin's Shield | Buildors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 274 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slomin's Inc. | WANAMAKER Group Inc |
Customer experience
Slomin's Shield
Buildors
Bugs and requests
Slomin's Shield
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Login credentials not recognized, even after password resets
- Inconsistent system status reporting (e.g., false door open alerts)
Requested features
4 requests- Enhanced security controls and access management
- Improved visual indicators for armed/disarmed status
- Customizable font size and color scheme
- Tap-to-action notification alerts
Buildors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slomin's Shield
No in-app purchases
Buildors
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Slomin's Shield free?
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