iBridge vs Slomin's
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBridge
Manage your home security, video cameras, and automation remotely. Receive instant alerts for security events, including video clips, and control system users and zone descriptions.
- Home security management
- Video camera monitoring
- Home automation control
- Real-time event notifications
- SMS and MMS alerts
- User and zone management
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Napco’s state of the art mobile application used to manage home security, video cameras and home automation. Subscribers can now receive notifications on virtually any security system event through email alerts, SMS messaging or 10-second MMS video clips to their smart phone, configured and managed through this new version. Subscribers can also manage security system users, change zone descriptions and view Messenger system history events.
Slomin's
Manage your home's lighting, climate, security, and cameras from one place. Stay connected globally with real-time alerts and remote control of your security system. Monitor live video feeds and record events for peace of mind.
- Remote security system control
- Real-time alarm status and alerts
- Live video monitoring and recording
- Control lights, locks, and thermostats
- Arm/disarm security system remotely
- Monitor multiple cameras
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Slomin's lets you control your lighting, climate, cameras, and security from a single application. STAY CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm, or simply to be notified when your family arrives home. REAL-TIME VIDEO MONITORING AND EVENT RECORDING Set cameras to automatically record security events in your home. Check in on your family and pets when you can’t be there. See who is at the door, or monitor your premises from multiple cameras at once. A SINGLE APP TO CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE HOME Enjoy full interactive home control including lights, locks, cameras, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices. NOTE: Slomin's app requires an active Slomin's security account, monitoring agreement and remote services subscription for use. For more information about Slomin's subscriptions or app information, please visit www.slomins.com/myslomins-app.html or call 1-800-ALARM ME.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBridge at 2.4 against Slomin's's 1.5. iBridge also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (70 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, 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.
iBridge holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBridge has 70 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of iBridge's written reviews are positive against 14% of Slomin's's.
iBridge ships an update every 5 months, Slomin's every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBridge | Slomin's |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (70 ratings) — better | 1.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAPCO Security Technologies | Slomin's Inc. |
Customer experience
iBridge
Slomin's
Bugs and requests
iBridge
Reported bugs
12 issues- Constantly switches orientation
- Never connects or won't connect quickly
- Forces manual alarm operation
- Defaults to Verizon carrier and cannot be changed
- Auto-login overrides settings
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- "Away" mode arms as "Stay"
- Unable to connect to security system
- App crashes with new iOS versions (historical)
- Climate control dropdown does not work
- Dropdown menu shows only one thermostat when multiple exist
- App turns off top line on iOS devices
- Z-wave bridge doesn't play nicely with other controllers
Requested features
13 requests- Incorporate features from Alarm.com
- Improve ease of use
- Allow access to phone contacts
- Fix carrier selection bug
- Add Face ID/Touch ID for login/disarm
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- Add portrait mode
- Add an exit button
- Improve zone list setup and display
- Add sunrise/sunset feature
- Auto-detect network connectivity
- Fix climate control dropdown issues
- Improve UI and design elements
- Make font black instead of light gray
Slomin's
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iBridge
No in-app purchases
Slomin's
No in-app purchases









