Crestron AirMedia vs CertusAlert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crestron AirMedia
Wirelessly share your mobile device's screen to a collaboration system in a room. Connect to compatible receivers on the network and present simultaneously with others. Control active presentations for flexible workflows.
- Wireless screen sharing from mobile devices
- Connect to AirMedia receiver devices
- Simultaneous multi-user presentations
- Canvas control for presentation management
- Seamless collaboration
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Crestron AirMedia® Wireless Presentation solutions enable seamless collaboration in any space. Share your screen from your iPhone® or iPad® mobile device to an in-room Crestron collaboration system. • Discover and connect to AirMedia® receiver devices on the network. • Multiple users can connect and present simultaneously. • Control active presentation sessions using AirMedia canvas control for flexible workflows. The Crestron AirMedia app requires a compatible AirMedia device (such as AirMedia Series 3 receivers, AirMedia 2.0 receivers, or a device with integrated AirMedia functionality (Crestron Mercury® conference system and Crestron DMPS).
CertusAlert
Receive real-time, customizable Building Management System (BMS) alarm messages. Prioritize notifications and automatically sort messages into color-coded folders based on keywords.
- Customizable BMS alarm messaging
- Real-time notifications
- Priority filtering for alerts
- Automatic message sorting
- Color-coded folders
- Keyword-based sorting
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The CertusAlert app offers Certus Controls customers fully customizable BMS alarm messaging in real time. Features: Priority filtering so you determine what messages produce notification alerts on your device. Messages can automatically be sorted and filed in color coded folders based on keyword sorting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CertusAlert at 5.0 against Crestron AirMedia's 1.9. CertusAlert also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). Crestron AirMedia's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.5). 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.
CertusAlert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestron AirMedia has 79 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crestron AirMedia ships an update every 6 months, CertusAlert every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crestron AirMedia | CertusAlert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (79 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crestron Electronics, Inc. | Darrell Iehle |
Customer experience
Crestron AirMedia
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In-app purchases
Crestron AirMedia
No in-app purchases
CertusAlert
No in-app purchases
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