Alterante vs 3state
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alterante
Access all your files from any computer on your phone or tablet. Automatically organizes and protects your data, making it instantly searchable and viewable. Share documents, stream media remotely, and save files for offline access.
- Remote file access from any device
- Automatic file organization
- Keyword search and recommendations
- View photos, videos, and documents
- Offline file access
- Customizable file tagging
- Remote media control
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Overview -------- Alterante allows you to set up your own private personal cloud on your Mac/PC and access all your files from your phone or tablet. Alterante automatically discovers, organizes, and protects all your files across all your computers, and makes them instantly accessible from any device using this mobile app or using any modern web browser. Mobile features ------------- - All your files from all your computers become instantly accessible on your iPad/iPhone. - Easy to find any file, using keyword search and recommendations made by Alterante. - All your files are automatically organized by filetype & date range . For example, you can quickly find all the XLS documents you created this week on multiple computers. - View photos, watch videos, open any Office/PDF document right on your mobile device. - With a single click, share any photo or document via email, or post them on Facebook/Twitter. - Launch a video, play a song, or watch a photo on your computer, using this app as your remote control. Works great as a remote control for your living room media server computer! - Save files locally to your mobile device for offline access (e.g. Photos will be stored in Photo Gallery). - Add your own searchable custom tags to any group of files for quick access. - Access all your files from any remote location. Quick Setup instructions --------------------- 1. Install Alterante Mobile app on your iPad/iPhone 2. Download and Install Alterante your computer (installing on more computers is better, so you can access all the files on all computers) Download instructions available at: https://www.alterante.com/download.htm?id=1 3. Launch mobile app, click Choose Server, select your PC and login with user/password created in PC/Mac setup (Step 2). 4. All files should be visible on your mobile app.
3state
This application is designed for residents and staff of communities managed by Tri-State Enterprises. It enables users to submit work orders and view important announcements. An existing myPM website login is required for access.
- Submit work orders
- View community announcements
- Access community information
- Requires existing login
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This app is for residents and staff of communities managed by Tri-State Enterprises. Our app allows you to submit work orders, view announcements, and more! You must have an existing login to the myPM website to use this app. If you don’t have one, please contact our office.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alterante at 5.0 against 3state's 3.0. Alterante also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 22 months). 3state's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Alterante sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 3state asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alterante holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Alterante ships an update every 3 weeks, 3state every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alterante | 3state |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alterante | Concierge Plus Inc. |
Customer experience
Alterante
3state
In-app purchases
Alterante
- Custom Tagging Feature (In-App purchase)$0.99
- Remote Access Feature (in-app purchase)$0.99
3state
No in-app purchases
