Comparison

Monitoring vs KiwiPark

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

Head to head
About

Monitoring

Control and monitor your home or business alarm system remotely from your iPhone. View real-time events, manage user access, and receive instant notifications for alarm activations. Includes a mobile panic alarm feature with GPS location sharing.

Highlights
  • Remote alarm system status view
  • Real-time event logging
  • User access history
  • Set/Unset alarm functionality
  • Multiple system management
  • Direct communication with monitoring station
  • Mobile panic alarm with GPS
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Alarm Watch - Take control of your alarm system wherever you are in the world! View the status of your home and business alarms from your iPhone View recent events in real time. Find out who has been using the alarm, and when Set or Unset the alarm Multiple alarm systems are viewable and controllable from one account Interact with the monitoring station during any alarm activations Change closing time of your business when working late to prevent the monitoring station from disturbing you when working late Notify the monitoring station when you are going to work outside of normal business hours The application now includes a mobile panic alarm which sends the monitoring station your GPS coordinates during an emergency Notifications of alarm activations directly to your phone where you can respond by choosing to send the guard or type in a note for the monitoring team to read Functionality of the application requires that the alarm system is monitored by an affiliate of AlarmWatch. To set or Unset your alarm through the application, a special control module must be installed. Available for New Zealand alarm systems only (Ask your alarm installer, or visit www.alarmwatch.co.nz to learn more about these services).

About

KiwiPark

This app automates parking sessions in New Zealand using license plate recognition. It allows for a seamless, contactless experience without the need for ticket machines or manual app interaction to start or extend parking.

Highlights
  • Fully automated parking sessions
  • License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology
  • Contactless parking experience
  • No need for ticket machines
  • Automatic session start and end
Features
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Solve Parking the Smarter Way with Kiwi Park Kiwi Park is revolutionising parking in New Zealand with world-class technology. Built on years of experience in the parking industry and developed alongside some of the best engineers in the country, Kiwi Park delivers the most advanced and user-friendly parking app available. Fully Automated with LPR Forget ticket machines and even opening the app โ€” with our License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, your parking session starts and ends automatically when you enter and exit a car park. No tapping, scanning, or rushing back to extend your stay. Everything is seamless, contactless, and completely automated.

Screenshots

Monitoring4 screens
KiwiPark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monitoring at 67% against KiwiPark's 38%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monitoring ships an update every 3 months, KiwiPark every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Monitoring versus KiwiPark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonitoringKiwiPark
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews โ€” better37.5% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Zealand Computing SolutionsKIWI PARKING 2018 LIMITED

Customer experience

Monitoring

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

KiwiPark

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Monitoring

No in-app purchases

None

KiwiPark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monitoring free?
Monitoring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KiwiPark free?
KiwiPark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monitoring or KiwiPark have ads?
Neither Monitoring nor KiwiPark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monitoring or KiwiPark?
Monitoring ships an update every 3 months, and KiwiPark every 2 months. Most recently, Monitoring was updated on June 11, 2026 and KiwiPark on September 21, 2026.

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