Comparison

By vs InimTech Security

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

By

Control your home automation system remotely. Manage lighting, climate, and security from your smartphone or tablet, whether you're at home or away. Requires specific hardware for Vimar By-me or KNX systems.

Highlights
  • Remote system supervision
  • Control via LAN/Wi-Fi
  • Control via 3G/Internet
  • User-friendly icons
  • Optimized access speed
  • iOS 13+ localization settings
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By-web - Enables supervising the Vimar By-me home automation system (requiring art. 01945 or art. 01946) or KNX systems (requiring art. 01545), via smartphones and tablets. User-friendly icons let you take full control of the system via LAN or Wi-Fi networks when you are at home or via a 3G/Internet network when you are away from home. Since version 2.0 the By-web app replaces the KNX By-web app for accessing the Vimar KNX web server (art. 01545) for mobile devices with iOS versions compatible with the installation of By-web 2.0. Access speed optimized for Vimar web server versions (art. 01945 or art. 01946) 1.20 and later. Access speed partially optimized for Vimar web server versions (art. 01945 or art. 01946) between 1.10 and 1.19. Access speed not optimized for Vimar web server versions (art. 01945 or art. 01946) 1.9 and earlier. Recommended upgrading the Vimar web server (art. 01945, art. 01946)/Vimar KNX web server (art. 01545) to the latest available version.โ€ Note: To use the By-web app on devices with iOS 13 or later versions, according to the modifications set by Apple to access information, on the part of Apps, about the connection of the mobile device to wi-fi networks, the following are required: - localisation must be enabled on the mobile device; - the By-web app must have permission to access the localisation information. The By-web app, from version 2.2, includes a guided procedure to make these settings (only for mobile devices with iOS 13 or later versions). Vimar positive energy: products for electrical and home automation systems in residential and service industry locations. https://www.vimar.com

About

InimTech Security

This app helps professional installers manage customer accounts and security installations. It provides real-time alerts for alarms and faults, detailed system views, and tools for customer management and geo-localization.

Highlights
  • Customer and installation management
  • Real-time alarm and fault notifications
  • INIM Cloud account supervision
  • Detailed BUS peripheral view
  • Geo-localization for nearby installations
  • Push notifications even when app is closed
Features
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InimTech Security is the new app from INIM dedicated to professional installers. It is available for free on smartphone and tablet and it allows installers to easily manage their customers and installations. Installers will be able to access the INIM Cloud and supervise their account: after login, alarms and faults on all installations will be readily visible. Moreover, installers will receive push notifications related to alarms and faults even when the app is closed. Events can be stored and installers will be able to call their customers to arrange a meeting. They will have a complete view on BUS peripherals, events, partitions, detectors and outputs. The app lets installers bind a new installation to an existing customer or create a new one, setting e-mail address, telephone number, and installation address to take advanage of our useful geo-localization feature: using the app, installers can quickly locate installations nearby. InimTech Security also shows the installer's picture and his own unique ID for all INIM services.

Screenshots

By4 screens
InimTech Security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: InimTech Security at fortnightly against By's every 4 months. InimTech Security also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%). By's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

By ships an update every 4 months, InimTech Security fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
By versus InimTech Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterByInimTech Security
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews28.6% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size41 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVimar S.p.A.Inim Electronics

Customer experience

By

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

InimTech Security

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

By

No in-app purchases

None

InimTech Security

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is By free?
By is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InimTech Security free?
InimTech Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do By or InimTech Security have ads?
Neither By nor InimTech Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, By or InimTech Security?
By ships an update every 4 months, and InimTech Security fortnightly. Most recently, By was updated on October 20, 2026 and InimTech Security on October 22, 2026.

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