OpenBlue DataSource vs DSG Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenBlue DataSource
Access and manage your JCI-monitored security systems. Gain instant insight into alarm activity, system performance, and conduct system tests. Streamline daily management and enhance your security environment.
- Monitor alarm activity
- Track system performance
- Conduct system tests
- Control security information
- Enhance daily management
- Gain security insights
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Johnson Controls OpenBlue DataSource is a frontline management tool that offers a window into your JCI-monitored security systems. It provides instant access into your alarm activity and system performance and system testing. Its benefits include control over security system information that is essential to your business operations, efficiency for daily system management, and insight into your security environment.
DSG Events
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This app is for attendees of field events for DICK'S Sporting Goods
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DSG Events at every 6 weeks against OpenBlue DataSource's every 4 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
OpenBlue DataSource ships an update every 4 months, DSG Events every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | OpenBlue DataSource | DSG Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johnson Controls, Inc. | vFairs LLC |
Customer experience
OpenBlue DataSource
DSG Events
In-app purchases
OpenBlue DataSource
No in-app purchases
DSG Events
No in-app purchases
