Comparison

SkylinkNet vs Ooma Smart Security

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SkylinkNet

Monitor your home remotely with your smartphone. Arm or disarm your alarm system, control smart home devices, and receive instant notifications for any activity. View live camera feeds and manage up to 100 sensors and controllers.

Highlights
  • Remote alarm arming/disarming
  • Push notifications for activity
  • Smart home device control
  • Live camera surveillance
  • Customizable alarm settings
  • Low battery alerts
  • Event logging
Features
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SkylinkNet allows you to monitor your home with your smartphone. With the built-in alarm features, you can remotely arm, disarm, and monitor various activities with this app. Create a smarthome by adding home control modules to control lights, electrical appliances and other household devices. The Internet Hub sends you push notification when sensor is activated, allowing you to monitor your home remotely. With the surveillance camera, you can see live action of the area you want to monitor. •Wireless Alarm System – Remote Arming / Disarming, Arm Home, Arm Away, Instant Alarm, Sensor Bypass, Remote •Receive Push Notifications anytime a new activity takes place •Customized alarm settings such as alarm duration, entry / exit delay duration etc. •Home Automation with all Skylink Modules, including Wall Switch, Wall Dimmer, Plug-in dimmer, Outdoor Module etc. •Add up to 100 sensors and controllers (lighting or appliances controllers) •Receives low battery alert on all devices thru push notification •Event log stores all recent 100 activities •Add up to 10 cameras for video monitoring •Add outdoor solar siren for additional security, which is completely wireless •Connect to external phone dialer (Telephone Line or Cellular) as a backup solution when Internet fails •No monthly fees and no contract You must have the Skylink Internet Hub and other necessary hardware to achieve these features.

About

Ooma Smart Security

Monitor and secure your home remotely with this app, sensors, and a communications hub. Receive instant alerts for detected activity, manage sensor status, and customize notification preferences. The system offers various modes for different alert scenarios and optional professional monitoring.

Highlights
  • Remote home monitoring
  • Activity detection alerts
  • Sensor status and logs
  • Customizable notification preferences
  • Home, Away, and Night modes
  • Optional professional monitoring
  • Renters insurance discount
Features
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The Ooma Smart Security mobile app, with the Ooma Telo communications hub and sensors, lets you secure and monitor your home from anywhere. * Receive alerts when activity is detected with the option to remotely call 911 from your home phone number using your home address as the location of the emergency. * Manage notification preferences and view real-time status and logs of all sensors. * Add as many sensors as you need: Door/Window, Motion, and Water. * Easy wireless installation of sensors anywhere in your home. * Use the Home, Away, and Night modes to control when you would like to receive alerts about your sensor. Add up to seven additional modes for a total of ten. *Use the new Ooma Keypad to switch mode from Away to Home using customized Pin codes. * Use the mobile app to manually switch modes or automatically switch modes using a schedule with a time of day and day of week * Rely on the Professional Monitoring Service to take care of your house when you are busy or not reachable. * Save up to 30% on your Renters insurance by showing them your Smart Security Certificate by Ooma * Learn more at ooma.com.

Screenshots

SkylinkNet4 screens
Ooma Smart Security4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ooma Smart Security at 77% against SkylinkNet's 25%. Ooma Smart Security also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (420 vs 30). SkylinkNet's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ooma Smart Security holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ooma Smart Security has 420 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SkylinkNet's written reviews are positive against 77% of Ooma Smart Security's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkylinkNet ships an update every 4 months, Ooma Smart Security every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SkylinkNet versus Ooma Smart Security: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkylinkNetOoma Smart Security
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (30 ratings)4.7 (420 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.3% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkylink GroupOoma Inc.

Customer experience

SkylinkNet

All ratings30 ratings
Positive36.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive25.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative69.6%

Ooma Smart Security

All ratings420 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative20.1%

Bugs and requests

SkylinkNet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ooma Smart Security

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14
  • Notifications crash app
  • Status not updating correctly
  • Sensors disconnecting frequently
  • Geofencing issues
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  • Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Requested features

12 requests
  • Keypad for disarming
  • Landscape mode
  • iPad app
  • IFTTT integration
  • Siri shortcuts
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  • 3D Touch for mode changes
  • Critical alerts
  • Pause all notifications
  • Ability to copy notification settings
  • Sensor renaming improvements
  • Siren that can be triggered from app
  • Dashboard with condensed sensor view

In-app purchases

None

SkylinkNet

No in-app purchases

None

Ooma Smart Security

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkylinkNet free?
SkylinkNet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ooma Smart Security free?
Ooma Smart Security is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SkylinkNet or Ooma Smart Security?
Ooma Smart Security is rated higher. SkylinkNet averages 2.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Ooma Smart Security averages 4.7 from 420 ratings.
Do SkylinkNet or Ooma Smart Security have ads?
Neither SkylinkNet nor Ooma Smart Security shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkylinkNet or Ooma Smart Security?
SkylinkNet ships an update every 4 months, and Ooma Smart Security every 3 months. Most recently, SkylinkNet was updated on September 30, 2026 and Ooma Smart Security on September 28, 2026.

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