Monitoring vs IR Reader Config
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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).
IR Reader Config
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Configure SIFER Mobile Access Readers with your phone or mobile device. - Apply site encryption keys to readers - Update reader firmware - Configure read range - Configure reader/app interaction modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: IR Reader Config at 9.0 against Monitoring's 15.6. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monitoring ships an update every 3 months, IR Reader Config every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monitoring | IR Reader Config |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Zealand Computing Solutions | Inner Range Pty. Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Monitoring
No in-app purchases
IR Reader Config
No in-app purchases









