ALPConnect vs PinPoint Status
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ALPConnect
This app displays audio and visual alerts from your laser and radar detection system via a Bluetooth connection. It allows you to control your system, view encounter logs, and receive wireless updates. The smartphone interface offers a discreet way to manage your detector.
- Screen laser and radar alerts
- Front and rear hit differentiation
- Laser source identification
- Smartphone system control
- Encounter history log
- Wireless system updates
- Demonstration mode
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ALPConnect® app. is developed to display audio and visual signals of your AL Priority® Multipurpose Laser System over a Bluetooth® v4.0 Low Energy connection on your iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch®. Main features: - screen laser and radar alerts - different alerts for front and rear hits - identification of laser sources encountered - control your AL Priority over a touchscreen of your smartphone - history log of Laser/Radar encounters with date, time, your speed of travel and exact type of Laser/Radar encountered - wireless updates of your ALP system - ALP system info - demonstration mode. With this application, a wired connection to AL Priority is no longer necessary, but the new ALPConnect® Module offers dual control options. Your smartphone becomes the ALP user interface and the only thing visible in the cabin of your car. Remove your smartphone when leaving the car and no-one will be the wiser about your AL Priority installation. The app. connects wirelessly over a Bluetooth® to your ALPConnect® Bluetooth® module equipped AL Priority System, sold separately. The app. is free, download the app. and updates free of charge from iTunes. Learn more about using the app by testing the demo mode and downloading the manual on Help button within the app settings. Please Note: This app is fully functional when connected to AL Priority laser/radar detector system. To purchase or inquire about AL Priority system or an optional ALPConnect BT Module go to www.alpriority.com. This app. can run in the background to extend the life of your battery, enable notifications on your device to receive alerts while the app. is in background. Continued use of GPS running in the background can also decrease your battery life.
PinPoint Status
This app provides real-time tracking for service appointments, sending automatic updates to customers about arrival times. It helps businesses narrow service windows to meet on-demand expectations and improve customer satisfaction.
- Real-time appointment tracking
- Automatic customer updates
- Narrowed service windows
- Improved customer satisfaction
- On-demand service standards
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PinPoint is an application that tracks the progress of your company’s service appointments and provides customers with automatic updates on arrival times so they are there and happy when you arrive. Improve your customer satisfaction by narrowing service windows to match today’s on-demand standards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PinPoint Status at 4.3 against ALPConnect's 3.9. ALPConnect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
PinPoint Status holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively.
ALPConnect ships an update every 4 months, PinPoint Status every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ALPConnect | PinPoint Status |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Essedum d.o.o. | PinPoint Technology, Inc |
Customer experience
ALPConnect
PinPoint Status
In-app purchases
ALPConnect
No in-app purchases
PinPoint Status
No in-app purchases
