LUPUS vs HeyCharge Pre
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LUPUS
Control and monitor your home security system remotely. Adjust settings, view live camera feeds, and receive instant alerts for events like burglary, fire, or water leaks. The customizable dashboard provides quick access to all essential information and functions.
- Customizable dashboard
- Live camera view
- Arm/disarm sensors
- Instant event notifications
- System configuration
- Record playback
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Being at home while on the road, that is the leading design principle of this app. The LUPUS app offers you all the important information you require at a single glance. The new home screen of the app – the dashboard – is completely adjustable to your individual needs. Hence, you have access to the information and functions you require (e.g. switches, cameras, temperature, humidity, etc.). The intuitive interface grants you access to all the functions of your system. Full screen push notifications guarantee that you are immediately informed about any occurrences at your home. The app supports every current LUPUS product, such as alarm panels, IP-cameras, and recorders. In combination with our Smarthome alarm panels, the app offers you: - Installation wizard to guide you through the initial steps of the installation. - Configuration and set-up of the system and sensors. - Individually adjustable dashboard. - Quick overview of all open sensors, notifications, hints, and automations. - Arm / disarm of all sensors or of single rooms. - Integration of all common IP cameras. - Instant notification in case of burglary, fire, or water alarm. - Continuous security monitoring. - Monitoring of power consumption of external connected devices. In combination with our IP-cameras and recorders, the app offers you: - Installation wizard to guide you through the initial steps of the installation. - Live view with a multitude of options. - Set-up of the motion detection. - Record playback. - Access to logs and system settings. Compatible devices: - LUPUS XT1 (+) alarm panel - LUPUS XT2 (+) alarm panel - LUPUS XT3 alarm panel - LUPUS IP-Kameras - LE200, LE201, LE202, LE203, LE204, LE221, LE224, LE228, LE232, LE281, LE9xx - LUPUS recorder (current series) Please note that depending on your contracts, you mobile and internet service provider might charge you for connecting to your LUPUS alarm panel via the internet. To access the LUPUS XT alarm panel via the internet, the alarm panel needs to have access to the internet and needs to be set-up accordingly.
HeyCharge Pre
This app helps estimate installation costs for your property by gathering details about your building, parking, and electrical setup. Receive a personalized, free offer for installation, potentially including a wallbox, after completing the assessment.
- Property assessment for installation costs
- Building and electrical infrastructure details
- Parking garage information
- Personalized installation cost offer
- Optional wallbox inclusion
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The HeyCharge Pre-Check App is a mobile app in which you'll answer about your property's individual circumstances such as building, parking garage, and electrical infrastructure situations for a better installation cost estimate. Based on your information, we will share your free and individual offer for an installation after completing the installation check, optionally including a wallbox.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HeyCharge Pre at 5.0 against LUPUS's 3.7. LUPUS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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.
HeyCharge Pre holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LUPUS has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LUPUS ships an update weekly, HeyCharge Pre every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LUPUS | HeyCharge Pre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 219 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lupus-Electronics GmbH | HeyCharge GmbH |
Customer experience
LUPUS
HeyCharge Pre
In-app purchases
LUPUS
No in-app purchases
HeyCharge Pre
No in-app purchases
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