xMatters vs SoCal ASM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xMatters
This platform helps operations teams automate workflows and ensure service reliability. The mobile app provides actionable alerts with full context, enabling quick incident assessment and response initiation. It acts as a pocket command center for managing alerts and on-call schedules.
- Actionable alerts with full context
- Launch response workflows
- Track message delivery and escalation
- Manage on-call schedules
- Initiate conference calls
- Access personnel contact info
- Custom alert tones
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xMatters is a service reliability platform that helps DevOps, SREs, and operations teams automate workflows, ensure infrastructure and applications are always working, and rapidly deliver products at scale. With the xMatters iOS app, you get actionable alerts with full context for every situation that let you quickly assess incidents and launch response workflows at the touch of a button. The xMatters app is a “pocket command center” that allows you to: * Send and receive alerts with full incident context * Launch actionable responses and workflows * Track message delivery, escalation, and response * Set, update, and view your on-call schedule * Initiate conference calls or join at the tap of a button * Access contact info for your personnel * Set custom alert tones * Attach images for more context or instructions * Extend your enterprise authentication to your mobile devices * Protect sensitive data by enabling passcode lock For those that want to be truly agile, fast-moving companies with happy customers AND happy engineers, xMatters is the only platform for the job. To learn more about xMatters and get your free account visit xmatters.com
SoCal ASM
Access detailed event schedules, speaker information, and exhibitor listings for industry events. Discover the latest in the field and stay informed about upcoming sessions and participants.
- Detailed event schedules
- Speaker profiles and sessions
- Exhibitor discovery
- Industry insights
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Features: Schedules: Stay updated with detailed event schedules. Speakers: Learn about our distinguished speakers and their sessions. Exhibitors: Discover leading exhibitors showcasing the latest in the industry. …and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SoCal ASM at 100% against xMatters's 33%. SoCal ASM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). xMatters's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (49 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.
SoCal ASM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xMatters has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of xMatters's written reviews are positive against 100% of SoCal ASM's.
xMatters ships an update every 3 weeks, SoCal ASM every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | xMatters | SoCal ASM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xMatters Inc. | Teknowledge Software |
Customer experience
xMatters
SoCal ASM
In-app purchases
xMatters
No in-app purchases
SoCal ASM
No in-app purchases
