ADT Pulse ® vs X
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.
X
This app helps students, staff, and families manage their schedules with custom bell times and class views. Developed by students for their school community, it offers a fast and personalized way to stay organized.
- Customizable bell schedules
- Personalized class views
- Fast schedule updates
- School community focused
- Student-developed
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X-Schedule was created by St. X students for St. X students, staff, and family. With an app developed by and for our school, the possibilities are endless! Upload your bells, customize your schedule, and view your classes at a pace faster than ever before.
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Verdict
ADT Pulse ® and X both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of X's written reviews are positive against 28% of ADT Pulse ®'s. X also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). ADT Pulse ®'s advantage is ratings volume (850K vs 19) and device support (5 vs 3). 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.
X 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 19, 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 100% of X's.
ADT Pulse ® ships an update every 3 months, X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ADT Pulse ® | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (850K ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 850K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADT LLC | St. Xavier High School, Inc |
Customer experience
ADT Pulse ®
X
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
X
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ADT Pulse ®
No in-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
