WinGuard vs Luxsecurity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WinGuard
This mobile client provides remote access to a security and building management system. Users can view system states, process messages, and execute commands from anywhere. It offers full data point display, event management, and user alarm triggering.
- Data point tree display with states
- System command execution
- Event processing and control
- Attachment viewing and editing
- User alarm triggering
- Mobile client tracking
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The WinGuard app is a mobile client for the security and building management system WinGuard by Advancis. In order to be able to use the app, the ASIP server extension has to be installed in your WinGuard system and needs to be accessible via network. The WinGuard App provides a clear and compact mobile access to the states and messages of your WinGuard system, including event processing and control functionalities. Keep your system under control. Anywhere, anytime! The key features: - Full data point tree display including datapoint states - Execution of system commands - WinGuard rights management fully supported - Accept / reset / complete system events and messages - View / edit / create attachments - Trigger user alarms - Tracking of mobile clients inside WinGuard* - Optional full password protection * Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Luxsecurity
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Luxsecurity is the Luxsecurity Luxembourg SA app that allows user remote management of Unica alarm control panel, comfortably from your smartphone or tablet! Through this application, the user can control various functions of the alarm system according to the installed model panel. The application provides the control of up to four systems. Follows a list of key features: -View the status, arm and disarm individual partitions of the alarm control panel -Check for faults or anomalies; -Check for and delete the alarm memory; -View the outputs status and activate them; -Take pictures, if there are sensors with camera; -Access to the event log and view associated pictures; -View zone status and enable/disable them; -View SIM card information and the panel GSM signal level; The application works with all iOS versions later than 8.0, both on iPhone and iPad. For alarm system connection you need a WAN connection. Router port to be opened: 8002. Firmware version required on Unica control panel: 1.2.0.B121 or later.
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Verdict
WinGuard and Luxsecurity are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and May 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WinGuard | Luxsecurity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Advancis Software & Services GmbH | Luxsecurity Luxembourg S.A. |
In-app purchases
WinGuard
No in-app purchases
Luxsecurity
No in-app purchases









