Remote Connect & Control vs newREACT®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Connect & Control
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Manage your locations: Make a secure VPN connection with your routers. Realtime updates: Get push notifications based on changes and alerts. User friendly: Same look and feel as the Remote Portal. Secure: The VPN connection is encrypted.
newREACT®
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The completely redesigned newREACT® (new enhanced worldwide REmote ACcess Tool) is the successor to the REmote ACcess Tool remote access system, which has been available since 2018. The newREACT® system can only monitor fire alarm control panels that are connected to the newREACT® server. This means that the two apps are not compatible with each other, but perform similar tasks, namely remote access to fire alarm control panels. Due to the enormous success of the existing REmote ACcess Tool remote access system and the large number of connected systems, it became necessary to fundamentally redesign the system in order to increase performance and improve scalability. Currently, both apps have comparable functions, but new functions are being developed exclusively for the newREACT® system in order to completely replace the REmote ACcess Tool in a few years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Remote Connect & Control at every 9 days against newREACT®'s every 3 months. newREACT®'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Remote Connect & Control ships an update every 9 days, newREACT® every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Connect & Control | newREACT® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Engineer | Labor Strauss Sicherungsanlagenbau G.m.b.H. |
In-app purchases
Remote Connect & Control
No in-app purchases
newREACT®
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Remote Connect & Control or newREACT® have ads?
Which is updated more often, Remote Connect & Control or newREACT®?
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