Canada Post vs Alarm Guard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canada Post
Manage all your mail and package deliveries with ease. Track shipments, receive real-time updates, and pay duties and taxes instantly. Find nearby post offices and simplify international shipping.
- Track packages instantly by scanning barcodes
- Receive daily mail updates with MyMail
- Pay duties and taxes securely
- Get real-time delivery alerts
- Find post offices and shipping rates
- Simplify international shipping
- Customize delivery preferences
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Do it all quickly, easily and on the go with the Canada Post app: - Track packages in an instant. Scan the barcode or add a tracking number. - Send with ease. Create, pay for and print shipping and return labels. - Use MyMail to get notifications about mail on its way to your mailbox. - Ship to a post office of your choice. Use FlexDelivery™ and pick up packages at your convenience. - Schedule Home Pickup. Request pickup for up to 3 items, right from home. Available in select areas. - Save QR codes to your Apple Wallet. Get instant access to your labels and customs forms at the post office – no printer needed. - Pay duties and taxes. Use Apple Pay® or a credit card for fast, secure payments. - Simplify international shipping. Complete mandatory customs forms. - Return effortlessly. Scan your prepaid label with Self Scan. - Get photo confirmation when your package is delivered. - Find what you quickly. Look up nearby post offices, shipping rates or postal codes. - Access your membership card. Scan and save your Solutions for Small Business™ card to access your discount at the post office. - Get answers, fast. Our virtual assistant is ready to help, anytime. Questions or suggestions? Share your feedback by leaving a review or contact us at mobile.apps@canadapost.ca
Alarm Guard
This app offers a smart home security system for real-time protection and simple home control. It also includes a referral program to earn rewards by inviting friends and family.
- Smart home automation
- Interactive home security
- Real-time family protection
- Simple home control
- Refer and earn program
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Use this app to refer your friends and family! Introducing the smart home automation system, an interactive home security system specially designed to provide real protection for you and your family, but also really smart and really simple control of your home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alarm Guard at 5.0 against Canada Post's 4.6. Alarm Guard also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 16.0). Canada Post's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Alarm Guard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canada Post has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Canada Post | Alarm Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Canada Post Corporation | Revetize LLC |
Customer experience
Canada Post
Alarm Guard
Bugs and requests
Canada Post
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent sign-outs and login issues
- Inability to access 'MyMail' feature
- Tracking information not updating properly
- App crashes and freezes
- Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Improve mail notification features
- Provide more detailed tracking information
- Allow payment of duties/taxes within the app
- Improve identity verification process
- Streamline app navigation and design
Alarm Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Canada Post
No in-app purchases
Alarm Guard
No in-app purchases
