FORFEND vs AI Vending
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FORFEND
Enhance your safety and convenience with a smart home security system. Remotely control and monitor your property for better protection. Integrates with a gateway and Amazon Alexa for a smarter living experience.
- Remote control of alarm systems
- Property monitoring
- Smart home integration
- Gateway compatibility
- Amazon Alexa integration
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We, Forfend Security are eager to make your life safer, easier and smarter. After several years of work, we finally make it happen. Our various products could work with our gateway , App, Amazon Alexa. Remote control and alarm system will protect you and your property better. Hope our products meet all your expectation.
AI Vending
Manage intelligent vending cabinets from setup to restocking and order processing. Track device status, update inventory by scanning QR codes, and view online revenue with refund capabilities.
- Device management
- Online product listing
- Restocking personnel info
- Remote device status monitoring
- Inventory replenishment
- Order revenue tracking
- Order refunds
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Support merchants to operate intelligent vending cabinets throughout their entire lifecycle 1. Device management: Set up online device listing products and restocking personnel information; Remote management device status. 2. Replenishment management: can scan the device QR code to open the door and update the inventory of equipment products. 3. Order Management: View equipment order revenue online and operate order refunds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AI Vending at 3.8 against FORFEND's 3.1. FORFEND's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
AI Vending holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of FORFEND's written reviews are positive against 40% of AI Vending's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FORFEND ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Vending every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FORFEND | AI Vending |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 3.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Forfend Security | 甜甜 樊 |
Customer experience
FORFEND
AI Vending
In-app purchases
FORFEND
No in-app purchases
AI Vending
No in-app purchases
