ThingAlarm vs Mobile Coverage Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ThingAlarm
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ThingAlarm is an app for monitoring IoT sensor data. Data is sent to ThingAlarm via interfaces such as HTTP(s) from a sensor or a LoRaWAN network server. In the web console, the user defines various rules to specify which events should trigger a push notification to the ThingAlarm app clients. The app can notify users, for example, when a temperature threshold is exceeded or a smoke detector is triggered.
Mobile Coverage Map
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Map every 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, and 2G tower around you. Free. No ads. No subscriptions. See real cell towers from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and more. Filter by generation, search any location, and tap any tower for full carrier details including MCC, MNC, band, and cell ID. Download tower data by country for completely offline use. Built-in speed test measures your real ping, download, and upload speeds so you always know what your network is actually doing.
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Verdict
ThingAlarm and Mobile Coverage Map are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | ThingAlarm | Mobile Coverage Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Egger | Thumbstone Labs |
In-app purchases
ThingAlarm
No in-app purchases
Mobile Coverage Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ThingAlarm free?
Is Mobile Coverage Map free?
Do ThingAlarm or Mobile Coverage Map have ads?
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