ADT Pulse ® vs 5 Star Cuts
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.
5 Star Cuts
Easily book and pay for services with a few taps. View the full service menu, check availability, and manage your appointments. Securely pay and tip without needing cash, and receive timely reminders.
- View service menu and prices
- Check availability and book appointments
- Secure in-app payment and tipping
- Receive appointment reminders
- Manage appointments (reschedule, cancel, directions)
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Welcome to 5 Star Cuts! With a few taps, you can check availability, book appointments, and pay for services. With our app, you can: -View our full menu of services and prices -View availability and reserve a time that fits your schedule -Quickly and securely pay and tip so you never need cash -Receive notifications and appointment reminders -Manage Appointments: Reschedule, Cancel, Get Directions Download our app today and book your next appointment with ease.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 5 Star Cuts at free against ADT Pulse ®'s subscription. 5 Star Cuts also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). ADT Pulse ®'s advantage is ratings volume (850K vs 7) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, rating, 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.
5 Star Cuts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADT Pulse ® has 850K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ADT Pulse ® ships an update every 3 months, 5 Star Cuts every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADT Pulse ® | 5 Star Cuts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (850K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 850K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADT LLC | 5 Star Cuts LLC |
Customer experience
ADT Pulse ®
5 Star Cuts
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
5 Star Cuts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ADT Pulse ®
No in-app purchases
5 Star Cuts
No in-app purchases
