Idus IS vs Building X Fire Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idus IS
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Idus is a mobile application allowing you to manage most of your Idus tasks in the field. Idus is designed to be easy to use and quick to learn. Features * Create fault reports, work orders and registrations. * Register round jobs, input values for round jobs * Register signal values * Modify all aspects of existing fault reports, work orders and registrations. * Add photos to fault reports, work orders and registrations. * Register time spent and spare parts used on work orders and registrations. * Tag your maintenance units with GPS-position. * View object's position on a map. * Ability to work offline. ** Requires an existing Idus IS installation v8.3 or higher
Building X Fire Connect
Monitor the live status of connected Siemens Fire protection systems remotely. View current and historical events, and receive customizable push notifications based on your role for constant awareness and peace of mind.
- Remote system status monitoring
- Live site status view
- Current and historical event logs
- Customizable push notifications
- Role-based alerts
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Building X Fire Connect lets you stay in touch with your connected Siemens Fire protection systems from anywhere. You can see the live status of your connected sites, check current and history events, as well as subscribe to and receive customizable Push Notifications based on your role and responsibility. This way, the app provides status awareness and peace of mind at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Idus IS at 13.0 against Building X Fire Connect's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Idus IS ships an update every 3 months, Building X Fire Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idus IS | Building X Fire Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDUS AB | Siemens AG |
In-app purchases
Idus IS
No in-app purchases
Building X Fire Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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