Comparison

Motion Alert Audio vs MotionDetecMan

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

Head to head
About

Motion Alert Audio

Transform your iPhone into a home security hub with instant audio alerts for motion and lights. This app uses your home WiFi for private and secure monitoring, offering customizable sounds and a dark screen mode for nighttime use.

Highlights
  • Customizable audio notifications
  • Dark screen mode
  • Easy setup
  • Home WiFi operation
  • Motion and light activation alerts
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Discover Motion Alert Audio, the cutting-edge app that turns your iPhone into an advanced home security hub. With Motion Alert Audio, you'll receive clear, immediate audio notifications whenever motion sensors or lights are activated, ensuring every corner of your home is always monitored. Perfect for those seeking peace of mind, this app operates exclusively over your home WiFi network, keeping all information private and secure. Key Features: - Customizable Audio Notifications: Choose the notification sounds you prefer for complete personalization. - Dark Screen Mode: Ideal for nighttime, this feature minimizes screen brightness. - Easy Setup and Use: Get the app running in just a few steps and start receiving updates immediately. Disclaimer: Motion Alert Audio is an independent app and is not affiliated with Philips Hue or any smart home device manufacturers. This application is designed to work exclusively with the Philips Hue lighting system and requires an active home Wi-Fi connection to operate correctly. Please note that audio alerts are received only if the app is open.

About

MotionDetecMan

Features
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This app detects motion. When it detects a certain amount of motion, it takes a video and stores it in iCloud Drive, while also triggering a calendar event.(Calendar events are available on iOS 13 and later.) This allows you to instantly share videos with all iPhones and MACs signed in with the same Apple ID. To ensure accuracy, the device must be mounted on a tripod. iCloud Drive must be turned on in order to store videos in iCloud Drive. -------------------- It is used as follows: (1) Press the "start" button to activate the sensor. (2) When motion is detected, recording will begin. The default recording time is 10 seconds. (3) When recording is finished, the video file will be written locally and to iCloud Drive. A scheduler event will also be triggered.(Calendar events are available on iOS 13 and later.) (4) Once the video file has been written, the sensor will automatically activate. The process will then repeat from (2). (A)Operating the buttons at the bottom center 1) After launching the app, "Start" is displayed. Adjust the direction so that the detection target is captured in the preview. 2) When you press the "start" button, the display changes to "Sensing..." and motion detection begins after a short delay. During motion detection, the strength of the motion is displayed in five progress bars. 3) When the detection conditions are met, the display changes to "Recording..." and video recording begins. 4) When video recording ends, the display changes to "Sensing..." and (2) is repeated. *1) Pressing the "Sensing..." button will immediately start video recording. *2) Pressing the "Recording..." button will stop video recording. (B)Folder button at the bottom right 1) You can press this button when the bottom center button is not "Recording...". Pressing this button displays the video recording history. You can play the recorded video. You can also tap the download button to save the video file to the camera roll. (C)Light bulb button at the bottom left 1) Tap this button to change the brightness of the display screen. Dimming the screen during long-term operation can help save battery. (D)Top right "Settings" button You can change the app's operating parameters. 1) Specify the action to be taken when detection occurs You can set whether or not to record video, write to iCloud Drive, and notify calendar events. 2) You can change the parameters of the detection logic. Detection strength: Specify the sensitivity of detection. Detection threshold: Specify the value that will be used to determine whether a detection has occurred. Detection frequency: Specify how often the detection value is calculated. Minimum number of detections: Specify the number of consecutive times that the detection threshold must be exceeded. If this number is exceeded, it will not be determined as a detection.

Screenshots

Motion Alert Audio4 screens
MotionDetecMan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Motion Alert Audio at Free against MotionDetecMan's $1.99. MotionDetecMan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Motion Alert Audio is free to download; MotionDetecMan costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Motion Alert Audio ships an update every 3 months, MotionDetecMan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Motion Alert Audio versus MotionDetecMan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotion Alert AudioMotionDetecMan
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDino SolanoHIROFUMI MARUO

In-app purchases

None

Motion Alert Audio

No in-app purchases

None

MotionDetecMan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Motion Alert Audio free?
Motion Alert Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MotionDetecMan free?
MotionDetecMan costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Motion Alert Audio or MotionDetecMan have ads?
Neither Motion Alert Audio nor MotionDetecMan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Motion Alert Audio or MotionDetecMan?
Motion Alert Audio ships an update every 3 months, and MotionDetecMan every 3 days. Most recently, Motion Alert Audio was updated on September 27, 2026 and MotionDetecMan on October 3, 2026.

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