Commtel Config vs SmartCell Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Commtel Config
Easily configure your Commtel system by filling in on-screen fields and sending SMS commands. The app remembers your system details and previous commands, simplifying modifications and eliminating the need to memorize complex SMS formats.
- Compose and send SMS commands
- No need to memorize SMS commands
- Remembers system details and previous commands
- Store multiple named Commtel systems
- Supports multiple telephone numbers and login codes
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Fill in the on-screen boxes. Tap send, and your smartphone will compose and send SMS command messages to your Commtel system to make your changes. No need to remember and type in your entry system's SMS command words or SMS command format. No need to re-type previous commands when you only want to modify something. Your smartphone will remember the Callpoints, PIN Codes, Authorised Numbers and Time Profiles you have previously sent, then recompose and send an appropriate command SMS to make your changes. Store the details of one or more Commtel systems in your smartphone. No need to remember or look up the telephone number or serial number for each command SMS. Name your Commtel system such as "Front Gate" or "Rear Gate". Store multiple named systems in your smartphone and send each command SMS to the appropriate telephone number carrying the appropriate login code.
SmartCell Guide
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SmartCell Guide offers a host of practical features. Working out of hours or in a different time zone? SmartCell Guide has you covered. WORK OFFLINE - SmartCell Guide leads you through the setting up an entire system without a network connection. It can be viewed when you're out of phone signal and no WIFI is available, or if you're just trying to save battery life. Offline media includes full details on; SmartCell devices, system configuration, system maintenance, fault resolution, a resistor calculator and a handy scanner for device barcodes and QR codes. SmartCell Guide provides additional online links to; SmartCell YouTube channel, technical publications and EMS technical support - all in one place for the first time! There is also a feedback feature that allows the user to help shape the future development of the app. SmartCell Guide is multilingual, now supporting eleven languages. Download the EMS SmartCell Guide today.
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Verdict
Commtel Config and SmartCell Guide are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Commtel Config ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartCell Guide monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Commtel Config | SmartCell Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 489 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Commtel Ltd | Electronic Modular Services Ltd |
In-app purchases
Commtel Config
No in-app purchases
SmartCell Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
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