SimpliSafe Home Security App vs NJAyyappa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpliSafe Home Security App
Control your home security system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Arm or disarm your system, receive instant notifications, and view a detailed timeline of events. Live video streaming is available if you have a compatible camera.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Instant notifications
- Event timeline
- Live video streaming
- System control
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The SimpliSafe Home Security iPhone and iPad app lets you control your SimpliSafe security system from anywhere in the world. Arm and disarm the system, set instant notifications and keep track of everything in an up to the minute timeline. You can even watch and capture live video if you have a SimpliSafe camera.
NJAyyappa
This app connects devotees of Lord Ayyappa in New Jersey, USA. It facilitates spiritual and religious services, including organizing and participating in Ayyappan Poojas and Bhajans.
- Devotional community
- Spiritual services
- Religious events
- Ayyappan Poojas
- Bhajans coordination
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NJ Ayyappa Bhaktha Mandali (NJ ABM) is a group of devotees of India’s religious diety: “Sabarimala Sri Dharma Sastha – Swamy Ayyappa”, from New Jersey, USA. With the blessings of Lord Ayyappa, we started this initiative in the year 2000 to help with spiritual and religious service to other like minded devotees. As a pure devotional and non-profit service to the community, NJ ABM conducts, co-oridinates and participates in Ayyappan Poojas & Bhajans at the temples and devotee’s houses in and around New Jersey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpliSafe Home Security App at weekly against NJAyyappa's every 36 months. SimpliSafe Home Security App also leads on ratings volume (323K vs 2) and chart position (#205 vs unranked). NJAyyappa's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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.
NJAyyappa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpliSafe Home Security App has 323K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SimpliSafe Home Security App ships an update weekly, NJAyyappa every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpliSafe Home Security App | NJAyyappa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (323K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 323K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 36 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #205 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 438 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SimpliSafe Inc | Balamural Kothandaraman |
Customer experience
SimpliSafe Home Security App
NJAyyappa
Bugs and requests
SimpliSafe Home Security App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and login issues
- Sensors going offline or malfunctioning
- Inconsistent camera performance and connectivity
Requested features
4 requests- Option to delete camera recordings
- Geofencing for automatic arming/disarming
- Integration with Apple HomeKit and Google Home
- Customizable sensor settings and zones
NJAyyappa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimpliSafe Home Security App
No in-app purchases
NJAyyappa
No in-app purchases
Questions
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