FORFEND vs Vaultek ViSN
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.
Vaultek ViSN
Control and monitor your Wi-Fi enabled safe remotely. Effortlessly set up your device, manage user access with fingerprints and temporary passcodes, and receive real-time alerts for critical activity. Upgrade for advanced features like SOS alerts and multi-safe management.
- Wi-Fi enabled safe network
- User-friendly guided setup
- Real-time critical activity alerts
- Program up to 80 fingerprints
- Temporary passcode generation
- SOS emergency alerts (premium)
- Over-the-air firmware updates
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Introducing ViSN™, Vaultek's Intelligent Safe Network incorporating Wi-Fi technology. Take your personal security to the next level and effortlessly go from out of the box to an armed and ready defense system. Program your ViSN™ Vaultek safe like never before with a user-friendly setup process, customize your safe's settings to fit your needs, and receive real-time alerts for critical safe activity - no matter where you are in the world. The Vaultek ViSN™ app provides you with an on-screen user-friendly guided setup. Connecting your safe to your home network, registering your safe, enrolling fingerprints, and programming your master code has never been easier. ViSN™ allows you to control programming through your password-protected app in conjunction with your safe, making the setup experience both seamless and intuitive. Standard Included Features: • Over the Air (OTA) firmware updates for your safe. • Program up to 80 unique fingerprints. • Detailed settings and notification management for 1 safe. Upgraded Premium Features (in-app subscription required) SOS Emergency Alert Assign emergency contacts, and set an emergency access point. If the safe is accessed using the emergency access point, an SOS alert is sent to your assigned contacts. Temporary Passcode Create a temporary passcode for guests and set the desired number of uses and how long the code is valid for. Text Notifications Sign up to receive text messages for critical safe activity. Service only available in the United States. Transfer Fingerprints to New Safes When adding multiple safes, this new feature allows you to transfer programmed fingerprints to your new safes; instantly granting the same biometric access to other safes. There’s no need to program each new safe individually. The Premium subscription supports detailed settings and notification management for up to 5 safes. Safe networks of more than 5 safes can inquire about Vaultek’s Enterprise platform. This app is only compatible with the Vaultek line of ViSN™ safes. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FORFEND at 3.1 against Vaultek ViSN's 2.5. FORFEND also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Vaultek ViSN sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. FORFEND asks for nothing beyond the download.
FORFEND holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FORFEND's written reviews are positive against 33% of Vaultek ViSN's.
FORFEND ships an update every 2 weeks, Vaultek ViSN every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FORFEND | Vaultek ViSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better | 2.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Forfend Security | Vaultek Safe, Inc. |
Customer experience
FORFEND
Vaultek ViSN
In-app purchases
FORFEND
No in-app purchases
Vaultek ViSN
- ViSN Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
