Comparison

MyCAF vs apiALARM

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

Head to head
About

MyCAF

Manage your life in the Armed Forces with convenient tools and services. Access essential resources anytime, anywhere, directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Access tools and services
  • Manage military life
  • Anytime, anywhere access
  • Designed for serving members
Features
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The MyCAF app will provide serving members with easy access to tools and services to manage their lives in the Armed Forces anytime, anywhere.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

MyCAF4 screens
apiALARM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyCAF at 83% against apiALARM's 28%. MyCAF also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). apiALARM's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

apiALARM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: apiALARM has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of MyCAF's written reviews are positive against 28% of apiALARM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyCAF ships an update monthly, apiALARM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MyCAF versus apiALARM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyCAFapiALARM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better27.8% of reviews
Number of ratings215 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB375 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNational Defence and the Canadian Armed Forcesa.p.i. ALARM Inc.

Customer experience

MyCAF

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

apiALARM

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive27.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative69.4%

In-app purchases

None

MyCAF

No in-app purchases

None

apiALARM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyCAF free?
MyCAF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is apiALARM free?
apiALARM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyCAF or apiALARM?
apiALARM is rated higher. MyCAF averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while apiALARM averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do MyCAF or apiALARM have ads?
Neither MyCAF nor apiALARM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyCAF or apiALARM?
MyCAF ships an update monthly, and apiALARM every 2 months. Most recently, MyCAF was updated on October 16, 2026 and apiALARM on October 24, 2026.

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