Telguard Tools vs Uplink Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Telguard Tools
This app streamlines the installation and registration of specific security products for technicians. It enables device activation, replacement, and installation verification using a smartphone's camera as a barcode scanner for quick serial number capture.
- Activate or replace Telguard devices
- Verify HomeControl Flex installations
- Use smartphone camera as barcode reader
- Quickly capture product serial numbers
- Add features and services easily
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Telguard Installer Tools for Technicians Telguard Installer Tools is a free app that makes installing and registering Telguard products faster and easier. With a smartphone, a technician can activate or replace Telguard devices, verify a HomeControl Flex installation and even leverage the smartphone's camera as a barcode reader to quickly and accurately capture the product serial number. The Telguard Installer Tools app allows technician’s to quickly and efficiently service customers. Download the app today and use your Telguard Online dealer credentials to sign in. If you don't have a Telguard Dealer account, visit www.telguardonline.com to become our newest dealer. With the user-friendly, easy to navigate Telguard Installer Tools app: * Quickly swap devices with the use of the barcode scanner or by simply entering the serial number. * Verify the installation of HomeControl Flex (formally Telguard Interactive) * Add additional features and services with the touch of a button..
Uplink Security
Transform your existing alarm panel into a smart security system. Remotely control your system, monitor status, bypass zones, and receive real-time event notifications. Access up to 12 months of event history and control home appliances.
- Remote arm/disarm
- Zone status monitoring
- Zone bypassing
- Real-time notifications
- 12-month event history
- Appliance control
- Multi-location support
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Your alarm panel, only smarter! Turn any alarm panel into a SMART security system with the Uplink mobile app for iOS Feature availability varies based on system, equipment, and service plan. Contact your alarm installer or write to us at info@uplink.com for more information. • Remotely arm and disarm your alarm system (supports Arm Stay, Arm Away and multiple partitions). • Monitor the status of your alarm system and specific zones. • Bypass zones. • Get real-time notifications for selected events. • Review 12 months of event history. • Open doors and control home appliances. • Control multiple locations from a single account. To access a demo version of the application, please use the following credentials: User: demo | Pass: demo | Arm PIN: 1234
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Uplink Security at 4.6 against Telguard Tools's 2.7. Uplink Security also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (103 vs 3). Telguard Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Uplink Security holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uplink Security has 103 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Telguard Tools's written reviews are positive against 33% of Uplink Security's.
Telguard Tools ships an update every 3 months, Uplink Security every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Telguard Tools | Uplink Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (103 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 103 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telular Corporation | Uplink Security Inc. |
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Telguard Tools
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In-app purchases
Telguard Tools
No in-app purchases
Uplink Security
No in-app purchases
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