Comparison

myTecnoalarm vs By

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

Head to head

About

myTecnoalarm

Manage your Tecnoalarm security system remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Arm, disarm, activate remote controls, view system status, and access event logs. Enhanced security features and zone management are also available.

Highlights

Quick arming/disarming
Remote control activation
Program status viewing
Event log viewing
Zone isolation/reintegration
System access with Touch ID

Features

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myTecnoalarm Mobile management of your Tecnoalarm security system through iPhone and iPad This app is compatible with the following Tecnoalarm control panels: TP8-28*, TP16-256*, TP8-96 VIDEO, TP16-512 * External Ethernet interface required Prior to downloading this app, please check with your installer if your system allows mobile management. This app includes the following features: - Quick arming/disarming of the programs - Quick activation/deactivation of remote controls - Program status viewing - Remote control status viewing - Event log viewing - Enhanced security features - Isolation/reintegration of zones with master code (requires firmware upgrade of control panel) Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPad Requires 5.1 Software Update   Languages: English French Italian Spanish German Greek For feedback or additional support contact support@tecnoalarm.com Version history 1.0.1 - Spanish language integrated - German language integrated 1.1.3 - TP8-88 control panel compatibility implemented - Skip waiting periods option implemented - Greek language integrated 1.1.7 - Adjustment for iOS 8 - TP20-440 control panel compatibility implemented - View all events options implemented 2.0.1 - Compatibility with iOS 9 optimized - Zone isolation/reintegration function with master code implemented (requires firmware upgrade of control panel) - System access with Touch ID implemented (separate setting for each system) 2.1.1 - TP8-88 PLUS control panel compatibility implemented - VIDEOALARM IP compatibility implemented - Configuration with QRCode 2.4.0 - Improvement and optimization 2.6.0 - Improvement and optimization 2.7.0 - Improvement and optimization

About

By

Control and program smart home climate devices remotely. Manage touch timers and thermostats from your smartphone for convenient temperature regulation and energy monitoring.

Highlights

Program touch timer-thermostats
Local supervision of devices
Remote supervision of devices
Control Clima&Energy devices
Smartphone integration
Energy monitoring

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It enables the programming, in a intuitive and easy way of the 02955 flush mounting touch timer-thermostat and the programming and the local and remote supervision of the Clima&Energy surface mounting devices (02911 ClimaChrono Wi-Fi touch and 01913 ClimaPhone GSM timer-thermostats and 02906 ClimaThermo GSM touch thermostat) by means of the latest generation smartphones. ATTENTION: the 01913/02906 devices are not supported by iPad because supplied of GSM/SMS connectivity, not available on iPad.

Screenshots

myTecnoalarm4 screens

By4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: myTecnoalarm at 12% against By's 0%. By's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myTecnoalarm ships an update every 9 months, By every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

myTecnoalarm versus By: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	myTecnoalarm	By
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	11.9% of reviews — better	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 9 months	Every 7 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	14.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	3 MB	8 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Tecnoalarm	Vimar S.p.A.

Customer experience

myTecnoalarm

Written reviews67 reviews

Positive11.9%

Neutral22.4%

Negative65.7%

By

Written reviews2 reviews

Positive0.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

myTecnoalarm

No in-app purchases

None

By

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myTecnoalarm free?

myTecnoalarm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is By free?

By is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do myTecnoalarm or By have ads?

Neither myTecnoalarm nor By shows ads.

Which is updated more often, myTecnoalarm or By?

myTecnoalarm ships an update every 9 months, and By every 7 months. Most recently, myTecnoalarm was updated on October 21, 2026 and By on October 20, 2026.