Secure4Home vs my
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Secure4Home
Manage your home's security and energy consumption remotely. View live alarm footage, receive instant security alerts, and control smart appliances directly from your smartphone. Access all Blaupunkt Q Series smart services conveniently.
- Remote alarm image/video viewing
- Real-time security alerts
- Household appliance management
- Access to Blaupunkt Q Series services
- Anytime, anywhere access
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Secure your home, take control of your energy usage and manage your appliances from your smartphone. This intuitive app enables you to view alarm images or video on your smartphone, sends security alerts to you, helps you manage household appliances and places all the Blaupunkt Q Series smart services at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere!
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my-PV Setup is the official commissioning app for your my-PV devices, which put surplus solar power to use for hot water and heating. Whether ACβ’THOR, AC ELWA 2 or another compatible product β this app guides you step by step through the entire initial configuration. From finding the device on your local network to connecting it to the my-PV Cloud, you handle everything conveniently from your smartphone, tablet or computer. FEATURES β’ Automatic device discovery Every my-PV device on your network is found without any further input and presented at a glance. β’ Manual setup If automatic discovery is not possible, you can connect directly via the device's IP address. β’ Guided configuration A clear step-by-step assistant takes you through mode selection, network settings, cloud connection and transferring the configuration. β’ All operating modes supported Hot water 3.5 kW, stratified charging, 3 + 3 kW, hot water + heat pump, hot water + space heating, space heating with one heating circuit, and hot water + PWM. β’ Flexible network configuration Choose between Wi-Fi, Ethernet or the device's own access point. β’ Add peripheral devices Connect compatible inverters and other peripherals to your my-PV device straight from the app. β’ my-PV Cloud Enable the cloud connection if you wish, for remote monitoring, data logging and automatic firmware updates. β’ Factory reset Restore a device to its delivery state with a single click whenever you need to. WHO IS THE APP FOR? my-PV Setup is aimed at installers, electricians and technically minded end customers commissioning a my-PV device for the first time or extending an existing installation. No prior knowledge of IP networks is required β the app explains every step in plain language. PRIVACY Communication with your device takes place directly on your local network. Data is only transmitted to my-PV servers if you actively enable the cloud connection. In that case only operating data such as energy production, temperature values and device status is processed. Apart from the serial number, no personal data is collected. The cloud connection can be disabled at any time in the device settings. For more information about my-PV and the supported devices, visit www.my-pv.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Secure4Home at 35% against my's 0%. my's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Secure4Home ships an update every 2 months, my every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure4Home | my |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews β better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 15.5 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 327 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Security Brand Pro GmbH | my-PV GmbH |
Customer experience
Secure4Home
my
In-app purchases
Secure4Home
No in-app purchases
my
No in-app purchases









