Spynex Control vs AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spynex Control
This app works with a car anti-theft device to help prevent vehicle theft. It allows users to disarm the system using their phone, activate service mode, and view the vehicle's last known location.
- Disarm anti-theft device
- Activate service mode
- Display vehicle location
- Use with radio tags
- PIN code disarming
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The Spynex Control application is intended for users of Shadow anti-theft devices. The “ Spynex” device is in the car to prevent theft. Disarming a device is carried out using: - Radio tags, - Spynex Control applications, - PIN code entered by car button elements. The Spynex Control application allows you to: - Disarm the anti-theft device “ Spynex”, - Tern service mode, - Display the location of the vehicle when arming at the last arm a device.
AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0
Manage your car's anti-theft, security, and telematic features remotely via your smartphone. Monitor location, status, and control functions like engine blocking and remote start. Personalize your car's display and access multiple vehicles from one account.
- Car location monitoring
- Event feed display
- Alert notifications
- Car status monitoring (engine temp, voltage, fuel, mileage)
- Remote engine blocking and arming/disarming
- Scheduled remote engine start
- Multi-account and multi-car management
- Car personalization and dashboard customization
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Meet the new AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 app designed for intelligent control of your car. We have retained all the familiar functionality of the previous version, but in a more advanced format, and also added a number of useful innovations. The AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 app is a user-friendly and reliable tool to manage anti-theft, security and telematic features via your smartphone. Key features: - Monitors the car's location. - Displays the event feed. - Sends alerts. - Monitors the car's status: engine temperature, voltage of the on-board network, fuel, and total mileage. * - Allows the remote control of the car: engine blocking, arming/disarming. * - Allows you to set up the schedule of remote engine start. - Multi-account. Allows you to manage multiple cars and access other accounts via a single app. - Personalization. Allows you to choose the car's body and color for accurate display in the app and to customize the dashboard. - Offers advanced options of display on the map. * It depends on the car’s brand, model, and equipment. Looking forward to your feedback at support@author-alarm.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spynex Control at 100% against AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0's 36%. Spynex Control also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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.
Spynex Control ships an update every 3 weeks, AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spynex Control | AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filipp Reut | AUTHOR-ALARM |
Customer experience
Spynex Control
AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0
In-app purchases
Spynex Control
No in-app purchases
AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spynex Control free?
Is AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 free?
Do Spynex Control or AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Spynex Control or AUTHOR CONNECT 2.0?
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