ViewPoint for iPad vs apiALARM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViewPoint for iPad
Access comprehensive real estate data for Nova Scotia properties. View detailed listing information, assessment values, lot sizes, school zones, and historical sales data. Navigate properties easily with an interactive map.
- Up-to-date property information
- Interactive property map
- Assessment values
- Lot sizes
- School information
- Historical MLS sales data
- Current MLS listings
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The ViewPoint Realty app provides real estate consumers with up-to-date information on every property and listing in Nova Scotia. Explore the famous ViewPoint map with speed and ease. The app displays the following information: Assessment values Lot sizes School information Historical MLS® sales information Current MLS® listings Days-on-market Price changes Detailed property descriptions and more!
apiALARM
Manage your home or business security, locks, lights, and video cameras from a single application. Receive intelligent alerts, view live video feeds, and automate daily routines for comprehensive protection against crime, fire, and environmental hazards.
- Remote property control
- Intelligent alerts & live video
- Automate security routines
- Control locks and lights
- Two-way audio via doorbell camera
- Manage multiple business locations
- Respond to alarm events
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Keep your home or business connected, protected and one step ahead with a.p.i. ALARM'S mobile app. Connect your security, locks, lights, video cameras and more through a single app that protects you from crime, fire, carbon monoxide and even water damage. One app for your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch makes it easy to: * Remotely control your entire property * Know what’s going on with intelligent alerts and live video feeds * Automate your daily security routine and other repetitive tasks apiALARM is fully supported on your Apple Watch. So, accessing your system is as easy as checking the time. Note: apiALARM requires a compatible system and an interactive a.p.i. ALARM service plan. Feature availability varies based on system, equipment and specific service plan. Visit apialarm.com for more information. Some of apiALARM’s Home Features: * Control your security panel, locks and lights from anywhere * Receive customizable alerts when people arrive and leave or when there’s unexpected activity * Watch live and recorded video from your cameras * Talk to visitors through your doorbell camera and unlock your door Some of apiALARM’s Business Features: * Arm/disarm your security panel across multiple locations * Receive alerts if a location opens late or an employee access a restricted area * Video alerts based on specific types of activity * Automate lights, locks and thermostats * Track and manage access to multiple locations * Buzz open access controlled doors * Respond to alarm events and alert emergency personnel
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: apiALARM at 4.7 against ViewPoint for iPad's 1.0. apiALARM also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 9%) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). ViewPoint for iPad's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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.
apiALARM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: apiALARM has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of ViewPoint for iPad's written reviews are positive against 28% of apiALARM's.
ViewPoint for iPad ships an update every 3 weeks, apiALARM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViewPoint for iPad | apiALARM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.6% of reviews | 27.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 375 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ViewPoint Realty Services Inc. | a.p.i. ALARM Inc. |
Customer experience
ViewPoint for iPad
apiALARM
Bugs and requests
ViewPoint for iPad
Reported bugs
47 issues- Links not working when viewing properties
- Cannot close property view without shutting down app
- Unable to sign in on iPad
- App does not work properly if signed in
- Map just doesn't work
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- Location button not working
- App crashes on new iPad OS 16
- Crashes with iOS 16
- Crash issue with iOS 16
- Stopped working with latest iPad OS upgrade
- Will no longer open with v16.1
- Won't open on new iPad
- Crashes on opening (IOS 16)
- Map isn't labelled
- Does not show sold or pending properties
- Doesn't update, still has sold properties
- Won't load properties from area
- Won't load favourites
- Details of listing won't load for days
- Laggy
- Cannot view property location like phone app
- Error message: failed to retrieve data
- Map has no detail vs laptop
- Have to sign in every time
- Consistently fails to connect to content and shuts down
- Logs me out every time
- Search rarely works
- Filters don't filter
- Crashes constantly
- Cannot find property details
- Failed to retrieve details message
- Crashes every time I open it
- Crashes every time I do a search (iPad)
- Often doesn't refresh itself
- Getting just a blank blue screen
- Crashes consistently
- Knocked me out, wouldn't let me sign back in
- Wouldn't let me register again using same email
- Current version doesn't work correctly with ios8
- Not working with iOS 8
- Stopped working sometime before ios8 debacle
- Inability to keep up on maintenance
- Crashes right off the start
- App keeps crashing
- Cannot get past the login screen
- Doesn't work any more since latest update
- Must close app and restart to clear previous search criteria
Requested features
9 requests- Update the app after 2 years
- Bring back the older app layout/ease of use
- Expand searchable criteria (building age, total living area)
- Add website functionality like date range
- Correct property locator
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- Add map search
- Allow new searches after previous ones without restarting
- Fix iPad version to be like phone app (location view)
- Improve website search functionality
apiALARM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ViewPoint for iPad
No in-app purchases
apiALARM
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ViewPoint for iPad free?
Is apiALARM free?
Which has better reviews, ViewPoint for iPad or apiALARM?
Do ViewPoint for iPad or apiALARM have ads?
Which is updated more often, ViewPoint for iPad or apiALARM?
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