Comparison

ASD Mobile vs Halcyon CMS

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

Head to head
About

ASD Mobile

Manage funeral home communications on the go. Join calls in real-time, access messages instantly, and respond to families. Control Caller ID, update service info, and handle online chats from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time call joining
  • Categorized call logs
  • Instant message access
  • Listen, read, and respond to messages
  • Control outgoing Caller ID
  • Update service information
  • Handle website chats
Features
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Stay connected to your funeral home without sacrificing your freedom. With ASD Mobile, you can join live calls in real time to assist families whenever needed, while keeping complete control of your funeral home's communications from anywhere. Every call answered by ASD is instantly categorized, giving you quick access to messages with just a tap. Listen, read, redispatch and respond to messages, control your outgoing Caller ID, send and receive text messages using your funeral home's phone number, update service information, block unwanted solicitor calls, manage your on-call schedule, pay your ASD bill, and more—all from the palm of your hand. Join more than 20,000 funeral professionals who rely on ASD Mobile every day. Please note that this app is available exclusively to ASD clients. During login, you'll enter the mobile phone number associated with your contact on your ASD account. ASD Mobile supports Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and widgets on supported iOS devices for an even better user experience. Developed by the Czachor family, ASD is the only answering service dedicated exclusively to the funeral profession, serving more than 9,000 funeral homes nationwide. For over 50 years, ASD has remained committed to helping funeral professionals enhance communication through innovative technology and compassionate service. ASD Mobile has earned national recognition for its innovation, helping ASD become the only company to receive the prestigious NFDA Innovation Award four times. First honored in 2012 for ASD Mobile and again in 2015 for its patented MobileFH™ feature, ASD continues to develop technology that helps funeral professionals communicate more effectively.

About

Halcyon CMS

This business management tool helps crematories streamline operations. It offers features like body tracking, client management, billing, forms, reporting, and inventory control. The app is accessible on various devices, utilizing QR code scanning for efficient data management.

Highlights
  • Body tracking via QR code scanning
  • Client account management and billing
  • Forms and report generation
  • Inventory control
  • Equipment usage and maintenance logging
  • Customizable to crematory configuration
Features
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Halcyon’s Crematory Management Solution (CMS Platinum) is customizable to your crematory configuration and allows you to fully manage your crematory operations. Features include body tracking via QR code scanning, client account management and billing, forms and report generation, inventory control, equipment usage and maintenance logging, and much more. You can run CMS Platinum from the device of your choice. When accessed via the app you may use the camera on your iPad or iPhone as your QR code reading device, or you can use an inexpensive hand-held QR scanner paired with a computer. Note: to use this app you must be a Halcyon Death Care Management Solutions customer. Please contact us at http://www.halcyoncms.com/ or 770-877-1158 for more information or to schedule a demo.

Screenshots

ASD Mobile4 screens
Halcyon CMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ASD Mobile at 4.8 against Halcyon CMS's 4.0. ASD Mobile also leads on ratings volume (146 vs 2). Halcyon CMS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ASD Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASD Mobile has 146 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ASD Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, Halcyon CMS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ASD Mobile versus Halcyon CMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterASD MobileHalcyon CMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (146 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews97.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings146 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB6 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperA. S. D., Inc.Berry Wing LLC

Customer experience

ASD Mobile

All ratings146 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.2%

Halcyon CMS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ASD Mobile

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes when removing service options on pending services
  • Strange audio feedback on iOS when listening to messages
  • Push notification settings disappear after app updates
  • Text messages not syncing to app display
  • iOS 8 compatibility issues (legacy)
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  • App freezing during certain operations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Custom alarm sound upload capability
  • Louder, more robust alarm options
  • In-app volume control for notifications
  • Persistent push notification settings across updates

Halcyon CMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ASD Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Halcyon CMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ASD Mobile free?
ASD Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halcyon CMS free?
Halcyon CMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ASD Mobile or Halcyon CMS?
ASD Mobile is rated higher. ASD Mobile averages 4.8 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Halcyon CMS averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ASD Mobile or Halcyon CMS have ads?
Neither ASD Mobile nor Halcyon CMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ASD Mobile or Halcyon CMS?
ASD Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and Halcyon CMS monthly. Most recently, ASD Mobile was updated on October 8, 2026 and Halcyon CMS on October 10, 2026.

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