Comparison

CIAS vs SmartCell Guide

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

Head to head

Cias Elettronica

The pocket guide to SmartCell.

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

CIAS

Features

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The CIAS Elettronica app will allow you to open support tickets to manage issues with your alarm systems, download and consult manuals, brochures, specifications directly in the app.

About

SmartCell Guide

Features

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SmartCell Guide offers a host of practical features. Working out of hours or in a different time zone? SmartCell Guide has you covered. WORK OFFLINE - SmartCell Guide leads you through the setting up an entire system without a network connection. It can be viewed when you're out of phone signal and no WIFI is available, or if you're just trying to save battery life. Offline media includes full details on; SmartCell devices, system configuration, system maintenance, fault resolution, a resistor calculator and a handy scanner for device barcodes and QR codes. SmartCell Guide provides additional online links to; SmartCell YouTube channel, technical publications and EMS technical support - all in one place for the first time! There is also a feedback feature that allows the user to help shape the future development of the app. SmartCell Guide is multilingual, now supporting eleven languages. Download the EMS SmartCell Guide today.

Screenshots

CIAS4 screens

SmartCell Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

CIAS and SmartCell Guide are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CIAS ships an update every 5 weeks, SmartCell Guide monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and May 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

CIAS versus SmartCell Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	CIAS	SmartCell Guide
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks	Monthly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	68 MB	489 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Cias Elettronica Srl	Electronic Modular Services Ltd

In-app purchases

None

CIAS

No in-app purchases

None

SmartCell Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CIAS free?

CIAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is SmartCell Guide free?

SmartCell Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do CIAS or SmartCell Guide have ads?

Neither CIAS nor SmartCell Guide shows ads.

Which is updated more often, CIAS or SmartCell Guide?

CIAS ships an update every 5 weeks, and SmartCell Guide monthly. Most recently, CIAS was updated on September 8, 2026 and SmartCell Guide on May 19, 2026.