PTDevices vs DSC Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PTDevices
Monitor your PTDevices tank levels and receive alerts directly from your mobile device. Easily set up new devices and view historical data. Connect your devices online through your home WiFi with a simple step-by-step process.
- Monitor tank levels
- Setup alerts
- View level history
- Setup new devices
- Connect devices via WiFi
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Access your PTDevices account to monitor your tank levels (PTLevel), setup alerts, view level history, setup new devices and more all in the palm of your hand! Follow a very simple step by step process to get your PTDevices connected online through your home WiFi. This includes the PTLevel liquid level monitor. You can see more information about our devices at www.paremtech.com.
DSC Connect
Upgrade your alarm system's communication to LTE and gain remote control over your home or business security. Arm, disarm, monitor status, bypass zones, and receive real-time event notifications. Review up to 12 months of event history and manage multiple locations from one account.
- Remote arm/disarm
- System status monitoring
- Zone bypassing
- Real-time event notifications
- 12-month event history
- Multi-location control
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Give a new breath to your PowerSeries and PowerSeries Neo panels. Upgrade Phone line, 2G or 3G communications to LTE and provide remote control to home or business owners with DSC connect solution Note: DSC Connect application requires an LE4050M (-US – CA – BR) cellular communicator by DSC, properly connected and configured with your PowerSeries or PowerSeries NEO panel, and valid account credentials. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Contact your alarm installer for more information. DSC Connect will allow you to: • Remotely arm and disarm your PowerSeries and PowerSeries NEO alarm systems (supports Arm Stay, Arm Away and multiple partitions). • Monitor the status of your alarm system and specific zones. • Bypass zones. • Get real-time notifications for selected events. • Review 12 months of event history. • Control multiple locations from a single account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PTDevices at 100% against DSC Connect's 13%. PTDevices also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). DSC Connect's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (237 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DSC Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSC Connect has 237 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of PTDevices's written reviews are positive against 13% of DSC Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PTDevices ships an update every 2 months, DSC Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PTDevices | DSC Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (237 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 237 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael VandeBeld | Tyco Safety Products Canada, Ltd. |
Customer experience
PTDevices
DSC Connect
In-app purchases
PTDevices
No in-app purchases
DSC Connect
No in-app purchases
