Affiliated vs ShieldTech
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Affiliated
Access dealer accounts and customer information remotely to improve service and productivity. Manage accounts, view site details, and utilize eContract functionality for digital signatures.
- Remote account access
- Customer information viewing
- Account status monitoring
- Event history access
- DocuSign eContract integration
- Site information viewing
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The Affiliated Dealer App is the best way to access Affiliated accounts when dealers or technicians are in the field – improving customer service while increasing your productivity. The app is the easiest way to put accounts on test, view a live feed of test signals and take an account off test, all in moments and all from your mobile device. Search for customers, view recently accessed accounts and view accounts in alarm or on test. Within any account you can view site information, event history, contact lists, system details, zones and agency information. Our exclusive DocuSign integration enables eContract functionality that lets you get end-user agreements signed directly from the app.
ShieldTech
This business tool enables alarm dealers, installers, and technicians to remotely manage subscriber accounts. Users can access detailed account information and control system status, placing them online or offline as needed.
- Manage subscriber accounts
- Access account details
- Place systems online
- Place systems offline
- Remote system management
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Scutum Digital Shield Tech app allows Alarm Dealers, installers and technicians to access and manage their subscribers accounts. Allowing them to access account details and place system on and offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShieldTech at 5.0 against Affiliated's 2.5. Affiliated's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 3). 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.
ShieldTech holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Affiliated has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Affiliated | ShieldTech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Affiliated Monitoring | Statewide Monitoring |
Customer experience
Affiliated
ShieldTech
In-app purchases
Affiliated
No in-app purchases
ShieldTech
No in-app purchases
