Costar Utility vs Text911App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Costar Utility
Manage all your Costar-owned cameras from a single app. Discover, authenticate, and configure network and video settings for various Costar camera models. View live video feeds and securely save camera credentials.
- Camera discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint)
- Camera authentication
- Network settings configuration
- Video settings configuration
- Live video display
- Save camera credentials
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Costar Utility - A single place to manage all your Costar-owned cameras like CostarHD, Arecont Vision, Costar Video Systems. FEATURES: • Discovery (RISE, ArecontVision, CentralPoint) • Authenticate cameras • Configure network settings • Configure video settings • Live video display • Save camera credential to application
Text911App
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Text911 helps you prepare SMS messages with an emergency category, your own text and your latest available GPS coordinates. PREPARE A MESSAGE Use preset buttons for fire, accident, police or medical situations, or write a custom message. Add trusted contacts and review the message before sending. LOCATION WHILE YOU USE THE APP Location updates run only while the app is active and stop when it is inactive or in the background. If permission is denied or a GPS fix is unavailable, the app remains usable and shows that location is unavailable. Always check the location included in your message. LOCAL CONTROLS Manage emergency contacts, review a local action history and use an optional password lock. Text911 opens the system SMS composer on iPhone; you must confirm sending. Opening a composer or recording an action in History does not confirm message delivery. SMS requires cellular service, and text-to-911 availability varies by area. Call 911 when you can; text when you cannot. Do not send test messages to emergency services. No account or subscription is required. This independently operated app is not associated with a government agency or emergency dispatch service. Terms of Use: https://text911app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://text911app.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Costar Utility at every 5 months against Text911App's every 19 months. Costar Utility also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Costar Utility ships an update every 5 months, Text911App every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Costar Utility | Text911App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Costar Video Systems | Arla Services |
In-app purchases
Costar Utility
No in-app purchases
Text911App
No in-app purchases
