ADT Pulse ® vs isHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ADT Pulse ®
Control your home or business security and automation system remotely. Manage cameras, lights, locks, and thermostats, and receive alerts for peace of mind. Arm or disarm your system, adjust settings, and set custom automations from anywhere.
- Remote system arming/disarming
- Control lights, locks, and thermostats
- View live surveillance camera feeds
- Receive security and arrival alerts
- Set custom automations and schedules
- Remote door lock/unlock
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The ADT Pulse® app allows you to control your home or business security and automation system from virtually anywhere. Using your iOS device, you can manage your home or business security system, surveillance cameras, lights, locks, thermostats and more! With a tap or swipe you can easily help protect what matters most to you, and enjoy an additional level of peace of mind. With ADT Pulse, you can: • Arm your system before you leave your home or business from virtually anywhere in the world. • Turn on your lights right from your app before you arrive at home or work. • Ensure you have turned off small appliances after you leave your home directly through the app. • Lock and unlock your doors remotely to allow the dog sitter or others to enter your home when you’re away. • Receive alerts when your children arrive home from school and view live video to check in on them. • Adjust your thermostat or put it on a schedule that fits your life. • Set up custom automations and schedules with vacation modes for the ultimate amount of control for your home! To use the ADT Pulse app, you must be an active ADT customer and subscriber to ADT Pulse interactive services.
isHome
Monitor your home with clear HD video and instant voice intercom. Receive alerts for abnormal events and easily share camera access with family. Keep an eye on your property from anywhere.
- HD video monitoring
- Two-way voice intercom
- Motion detection alerts
- Camera sharing with family
- Real-time event notifications
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Main functions: [HD video] The picture is clear and not fuzzy, the video is smooth and continuous, not to miss any details. [Voice intercom] No matter where you are, you can talk to someone immediately with a tap. [Motion detection] Clearly marked abnormal events, at a glance. [Share cameras] Share at any time, or remove at any time. You can share the device with your family.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADT Pulse ® at 4.8 against isHome's 1.0. ADT Pulse ® also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (28% vs 0%). isHome's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. isHome sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. ADT Pulse ® asks for nothing beyond the download.
ADT Pulse ® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADT Pulse ® has 850K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of ADT Pulse ®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of isHome's.
ADT Pulse ® ships an update every 3 months, isHome every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | ADT Pulse ® | isHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (850K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 850K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADT LLC | 成 王 |
Customer experience
ADT Pulse ®
isHome
Bugs and requests
ADT Pulse ®
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to security system
- Camera feeds frequently going offline
- Arm/disarm functions not working reliably
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view full video history
- Geofencing for automatic arming/disarming
- Tighter integration with smart home devices
- Faster app response times
isHome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ADT Pulse ®
No in-app purchases
isHome
- 3 Days Event Recording Month$6.00
- 7 Days Event Recording Month$9.00
- 3天全天云存一个月$9.00
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- 30天事件云存一个月$12.00
- 7 Days 24H Recording Month$12.00
- 30 Days 24H Recording Month$19.90
- 3 Days Event Recording 6 month$35.00
- 3 Days 24H Recording 6 Month$49.90
- 30天事件云存半年$69.90
- 7 Days 24H Recording 6 Month$69.90
- 3天全天云存一年$89.90
- 30 Days 24H Recording 6 Month$109.99
- 7 Days 24H Recording Yearly$119.99
- 30 Days 24H Recording Yearly$199.99
