Comparison

OpenBlue DataSource vs Acorn Ambassador

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Acorn Ambassador

Features
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Screenshots

OpenBlue DataSource4 screens
Acorn Ambassador3 screens

Verdict

The call

OpenBlue DataSource and Acorn Ambassador are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OpenBlue DataSource versus Acorn Ambassador: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenBlue DataSourceAcorn Ambassador
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohnson Controls, Inc.Acorn Stairlifts

In-app purchases

None

OpenBlue DataSource

No in-app purchases

None

Acorn Ambassador

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenBlue DataSource free?
OpenBlue DataSource is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Acorn Ambassador free?
Acorn Ambassador is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenBlue DataSource or Acorn Ambassador have ads?
Neither OpenBlue DataSource nor Acorn Ambassador shows ads.

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