Vector Security vs Speak2 Neighbors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vector Security
Manage your home or business security system remotely. Monitor live video, control access, manage energy, and automate devices for real-time awareness and protection.
- Arm/disarm security system
- Live and recorded video surveillance
- Access control and user codes
- Remote lighting and thermostat control
- Smart home automation scenes
- Real-time event notifications
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Monitor and control your home or business from anywhere and in real-time with a Vector Security or ADS Security-enabled security system. Our interactive security, video surveillance, energy management, and smart automation solutions, including access control, give you instant awareness and remote control to help protect the things you care about the most. Note: This app requires a compatible system and an interactive security & automation service plan. Features available vary based upon system, equipment, and service plan. Visit www.vectorsecurity.com for more information. Remote features: • Arm or disarm your security system • Watch live and recorded video from your indoor or exterior cameras • Distinguish important events from routine activity with enhanced video analytics • Lock or unlock doors and manage user codes for access to your property • Turn on or off lights remotely • Control your thermostat to better manage energy costs • Create scenes for a multi-device command that coordinates different smart devices to accomplish a complex task • And much more! As a Vector Security or ADS Security customer, you can also receive real-time push notifications, text messages or emails alerting you of specific events that matter to you. Beyond important emergency-related events, you can also immediately know when: • You leave and forgot to arm your system • Your security system is disarmed (and who disarmed it) • Someone attempts to log into your account • The housekeeper or pet sitter arrives or leaves • Employees open or close the store • Your store is opened late or closed early • Your kids get home from school • The door or garage door is left open • There's flooding or a water leak on your property • Someone opens a secured location, medicine or liquor cabinet • Someone changes the thermostat settings • And much more!
Speak2 Neighbors
This app connects senior living community residents with their community. Residents can access menus, calendars, announcements, and make service requests. It aims to enhance resident interaction and information access within their community.
- Access community menus and calendars
- Receive announcements and community links
- Place service requests to departments
- View other residents and groups
- Check in with the community
- Access community-provided documents
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Speak2 works with senior communities and nursing homes. The users of this app will be the people who live in these communities. They are onsite residents who are under the care of the community which they live. The profile of this user is that they are usually 70 years or older and require assistance with things like shopping, cooking and cleaning. They are not business users or employees, they are residents of a community. The communities are managed by various ownership companies. Any company in this industry can come a customer so long as they are a licensed senior living company in the state in which they operate in the US. The app is not intended for the general public, as the content provided is directly provided by the community in which they live. A user must be a resident of the community in order to sign up for the app. Users obtain an account by manually requesting to be invited by the community management. They receive an email and SMS with a 4-digit code and are prompted to sign up with their details (name, phone, password). Only people who live in the community can be invited to the app. There is no paid content in this app. The content is provided by the community as part of being a resident of the community. The user can contact the community and consume the content via this app. It is intended to enhance the ability for community residents to interact and stay informed about their community. There is no cost for an account via the app or any other method. With the Speak2 Neighbors app, residents in senior living communities can access content and make requests for services. Residents can easily get their menu, calendar, announcements and community links. They can place requests to the departments in the community, and view other residents and groups. They can also Check In with heir community, and see documents that are made available to them by the community staff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vector Security at 4.7 against Speak2 Neighbors's 2.7. Vector Security also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 0%) and ratings volume (9K vs 12). Speak2 Neighbors's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
Vector Security holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vector Security has 9K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Vector Security's written reviews are positive against 0% of Speak2 Neighbors's.
Vector Security ships an update every 2 months, Speak2 Neighbors every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vector Security | Speak2 Neighbors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9K ratings) — better | 2.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 377 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vector Security, Inc. | Speak2 Software LLC |
Customer experience
Vector Security
Speak2 Neighbors
Bugs and requests
Vector Security
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to delete old access devices
- Two-factor authentication issues
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Billing and payment problems
- Unreliable alarm system arming/disarming
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to bypass sensors
- Longer video recording options
- Improved notification system
- Easier access to video history
- Integration with smart home devices
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- Better customer support and responsiveness
Speak2 Neighbors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vector Security
No in-app purchases
Speak2 Neighbors
No in-app purchases
Questions
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