Relay | Communicator vs Alice by Actabl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Relay | Communicator
This app provides two-way communication and location tracking for teams. It includes features like a panic button and work tracking to enhance team performance and operational efficiency.
- Two-way communication
- Panic button
- GPS tracking
- Work tracking
- Radio replacement
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Relay turns the phone in your pocket into the most capable radio your team has ever carried. Built for frontline teams who don't work at desks, Relay puts push-to-talk, worker safety, and real-time location on one screen. Nationwide range. No line of sight. No dead channels. PUSH TO TALK, ANYWHERE Push to talk and your voice reaches your whole channel instantly, whether they're across the building or across the country. Switch channels in a tap and catch what you missed. Live Audio keeps the conversation running in the background while you work. CHAT AND PHOTOS WHEN VOICE ISN'T RIGHT Send text to a channel or directly to a teammate, right alongside the voice traffic in the same conversation. And now you can send photos, too — snap the broken fixture, the spill, the delivery, the whiteboard, and share it in seconds. Some things are so much faster to show than to describe. EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS EVERYONE Language shouldn't slow a team down. TeamTranslate translations appear right in the conversation, so a multilingual crew works as one. PANIC, WITH SOMEONE ON THE OTHER END Slide to confirm and Relay broadcasts a panic alert with your live location to the people who can actually respond. Responders acknowledge, follow your location as you move, and resolve the incident once you're safe. It's the difference between an alarm and a lifeline. INCIDENTS, DISPATCHED AND DOCUMENTED Dispatch an incident with a single button, mapped to the workflows your organization has already built. Track it as it unfolds, add details along the way, review the full message history, and close it out with a resolution. Every incident is kept in history for the review that comes later. FIND ANYONE, INSIDE OR OUT Outdoor maps place your team across a site or a city. Indoor positioning takes it further — the right building, the right floor, the right room — so "where are you?" stops being a question. Geofence alerts let you know the moment someone crosses a boundary that matters. YOUR ATTENTION, ON YOUR TERMS Availability Modes put you in control of what reaches you and when. Choose Available to hear everything as it comes in, Critical Alerts to let only the urgent stuff through while you focus, or Silenced for quiet when you need it. One tap to switch, so you're never fumbling with settings mid-shift. BUILT FOR THE WORK YOU DO Manufacturing floors, hotels, casinos, hospitals, campuses, golf courses, and large venues. Wherever your team moves, Relay moves with them. Relay is made for organizations running on the Relay platform. An active Relay account is required to sign in — check with your administrator, or visit relaypro.com to learn more.
Alice by Actabl
This platform streamlines hotel operations for enhanced efficiency and guest satisfaction. It optimizes housekeeping, service delivery, and inter-departmental communication to boost staff productivity and reduce costs.
- Optimize room insights and communication
- Real-time collaboration tools
- Increased staff productivity
- Decreased operating costs
- Improved real-time communication
- Seamless guest and team interactions
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Alice by Actabl: The Ultimate Platform for 100% Perfect Hotel Operations. Transform your hotel into a beacon of efficiency and luxury with Alice by Actabl, the comprehensive mobile-first solution designed to make every guest and team interaction seamless. Whether you manage a high-end resort, a bustling city hotel, or a multi-outlet property, Alice is your "force multiplier" for success. Unlock Unparalleled Operational Excellence Housekeeping Reimagined: Optimize room insights and communication to significantly boost staff productivity, reduce operational costs, and ensure immaculate guest readiness. Flawless Service Delivery: Empower your team with real-time collaboration tools, ensuring every guest and internal request is met consistently, on time, and to perfection. Increased Staff Productivity: Make every team member more impactful and efficient, enabling your hotel to deliver luxury service with optimized personnel. Decreased Operating Costs: By streamlining workflows and improving communication, Alice helps you reduce inefficiencies and unnecessary expenditures. Improved Real-time Communication: Break down silos between departments. Ensure everyone from engineering to housekeeping to guest services is always on the same page, responding quickly and correctly to any issue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Relay | Communicator at 75% against Alice by Actabl's 0%. Relay | Communicator also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Relay | Communicator holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Relay | Communicator has 437 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Relay | Communicator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Alice by Actabl's.
Relay | Communicator ships an update every 3 weeks, Alice by Actabl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Relay | Communicator | Alice by Actabl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (437 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 437 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Relay, Inc | FIVEPALS, LLC |
Customer experience
Relay | Communicator
Alice by Actabl
In-app purchases
Relay | Communicator
No in-app purchases
Alice by Actabl
No in-app purchases
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