WinGuard vs System Controls
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.
System Controls
Monitor and control vehicle devices connected to an RVC bus via a web browser. This application provides a quick and easy connection to the LR web interface for seamless management.
- Web browser-based control
- Supports Wifi communication with LR devices
- Monitors and controls RVC bus devices
- Quick and easy connection to LR web interface
- RVC enabled vehicle support
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System Control is a web browser-based application to support Wifi communication with LR devices from SilverLeaf Electronics, Inc. The LR implements a web server and RVC interface. In this way, the users can monitor and control all the devices on the RVC bus in their RVC enabled vehicles from the web browser. The beauty of System Control is to supply a quick and easy connection to the LR web interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WinGuard at 5.0 against System Controls's 2.9. WinGuard also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). System Controls's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
WinGuard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: System Controls has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
WinGuard ships an update every 5 months, System Controls every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WinGuard | System Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Advancis Software & Services GmbH | SilverLeaf Electronics, Inc. |
Customer experience
WinGuard
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In-app purchases
WinGuard
No in-app purchases
System Controls
No in-app purchases
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