iBridge vs Kichler Connects
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.
Kichler Connects
Effortlessly manage your outdoor landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet. Create custom schedules, use preset options that adjust to daylight savings, or control your lights with your voice. Enjoy seamless integration with smart home devices and easy sharing with family members.
- Smartphone and tablet control
- Customizable and preset schedules
- Location-based and dusk-to-dawn scheduling
- Daylight savings time adjustment
- Voice control integration
- Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connectivity
- On-board memory for offline control
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Kichler Connects Digitally control your landscape lighting from your smartphone or tablet in minutes with the Kichler Connects ™ app. Designed to work with our Kichler® Smart Control Timer, this app allows you to utilize one of our preset lighting schedules, or create custom schedules of your own. Preset schedules can align with your location, dusk-to-dawn, and adjust to daylight savings time– allowing you to be in control of the beauty of your outdoors. Easy to use and install, the Kichler Connects App: - Connects to your Smart Control Timer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth - Create customizable or select easy preset on/off schedules - Select cloud and location-based control, including astronomical scheduling, to align with the daylight savings hours and the changing seasons - Voice control via smart home devices for whole-home integration - Easily share and control among family members - For use with low-voltage landscape lighting transformers (compatible with most styles) - On-board memory to control your lights even if your Wi-Fi connection is interrupted - Can be set up by installers or homeowners quickly– just plug your timer into your transformer and set-up the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kichler Connects at 4.7 against iBridge's 2.4. Kichler Connects also leads on ratings volume (703 vs 76). iBridge's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Kichler Connects holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kichler Connects has 703 ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of iBridge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kichler Connects's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iBridge ships an update every 5 months, Kichler Connects every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBridge | Kichler Connects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (76 ratings) | 4.7 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 | 703 — better |
| 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, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NAPCO Security Technologies | L.D. Kichler CO..THE |
Customer experience
iBridge
Kichler Connects
User reviews
iBridge
From 76 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Basic arm/disarm functionality
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Latest versions are better for some
- 👍 Can control alarm, lighting, locks, thermostats
- 👍 Similar to keypad
Room to improve
- 👎 Outdated UI/design
- 👎 Poor connectivity
- 👎 Slow to connect/login
- 👎 Not intuitive
- 👎 Frequent connection issues
Kichler Connects
From 703 App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🐛 Drops connection and doesn't work 90% of the time
- 🤯 Confusing and frustrating app to use
- 🤯 Terrible user interface and user experience
- 🤯 Needlessly complex for simple tasks
- 🤯 Difficult to set up and connect
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
Kichler Connects
Reported bugs
3 issues- Schedules and presets not working as expected
- Inability to control lighting system through app or voice assistants
- Inconsistent performance, with lights not turning on/off as scheduled
Requested features
2 requests- Integration with Apple HomeKit
- Simpler and more intuitive app design
In-app purchases
iBridge
No in-app purchases
Kichler Connects
No in-app purchases
