MOBILE vs TFA VIEW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MOBILE
Monitor your home's condition remotely with wireless sensors and a central gateway. Receive instant push notifications for any detected issues, allowing you to prevent potential damage and ensure your peace of mind.
- Remote home monitoring
- Wireless sensor integration
- Instant push notifications
- Customizable alarm limits
- Expandable sensor system
- Plug & Play installation
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The plus in safety You want to know what your flat or house is doing right now - with the MOBILE ALERTS home monitoring system you can easily find out about its condition: - Are all windows and doors closed? - Is the freezer cold enough? - Can I leave the washing machine running unattended? - Has the power failed? All these questions will be answered in the future by the MOBILE ALERTS home monitoring system in this practical app in combination with various wireless sensors for your home. All you need to operate this app is the necessary hardware, consisting of the gateway and at least one sensor of your choice (e.g. MOBILE ALERTS Starterkit MA 10001 Set) and an internet connection. Via the Internet connection and the gateway, the MOBILE ALERTS app enables you to call up all the information from your home on your smartphone anywhere in the world. The sensors permanently monitor the current data and report malfunctions automatically and immediately via push notification to your smartphone, whereby greater damage can be avoided by targeted action. The simple installation enables every user to monitor the house at any time in just 5 steps: Once you have downloaded the permanently free MOBILE ALERTS app from the Appstore, it is immediately ready for use after installation thanks to Plug&Play. A personal registration is not necessary. Now connect the gateway to the power supply unit and your router. Then insert batteries in the selected wireless sensors. Open the app, scan in the codes of the wireless sensors and you can access all the recorded data with your smartphone and check the current status of your home - anytime, anywhere. The whole process is completed within 2 minutes at the latest. The app's self-explanatory, graphical user interface is intuitive to use and can be individually adapted to your needs. Define an individual name for each wireless sensor and set up specific alarm limits yourself. If these alarm limits are exceeded, the wireless sensors immediately report the fault to your smartphone and thus offer you the PLUS in security. The MOBILE ALERTS system can be expanded with many other wireless sensors as required. In addition to temperature monitoring, these provide additional data on air humidity, water temperature, leaking water, information on open and closed windows or doors and much more. The MOBILE ALERTS system can be used with many other IoT systems via the Conrad Connect IoT platform. In addition, there is support for the common language assistants. We are continuously working on the range of our sensors. Further information, an overview of all available sensors and an additional video for installation can be found in your app under INFO or at www.mobile-alerts.eu.
TFA VIEW
Monitor indoor and outdoor climate conditions with real-time data and internet-based weather forecasts. View personalized weather information, including UV index and air quality, directly on your mobile device.
- Real-time indoor/outdoor climate monitoring
- Internet-based weather forecasts
- Personalized weather information
- UV index and air quality display
- Automatic time and date synchronization
- Remote access via mobile device
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With the TFA VIEW WLAN weather stations you can monitor the room climate and at the same time view the outdoor weather, your garden, and nature. Discover the weather station of the future. In addition to the indoor and outdoor values, measured with their own sensors, the TFA VIEW stations receive the latest weather forecasts for the region from an internet weather service. Time and date are synchronized automatically and personalized info texts and additional weather information (such as UV index, pollen index, air quality, probability of precipitation, and much more) can be displayed. The independently measured values of the station can also be called up using the free TFA VIEW app on the go with a mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MOBILE at 56% against TFA VIEW's 20%. MOBILE also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). TFA VIEW's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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.
MOBILE ships an update every 6 months, TFA VIEW every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MOBILE | TFA VIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DATA INFORMATION SERVICES GmbH | TFA Dostmann GmbH and Co KG |
Customer experience
MOBILE
TFA VIEW
In-app purchases
MOBILE
No in-app purchases
TFA VIEW
No in-app purchases
