Welcome App User Reviews

Welcome App
Welcome App
ABB Information Systems AG

Customer Experience

Positive experience6.7% of reviews
Neutral6.7% of reviews
Negative experience86.7% of reviews

~ Based on 30 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Welcome App Safe?

Welcome App has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Welcome App is 69/100.

This assessment is based on 144 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.5/5.

Safety Analysis

59.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.5% of ratings suggest some concerns
35.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 134 App Store ratings for Welcome App.

Is Welcome App Legit?

Welcome App appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Welcome App is 85/100.

Based on 85 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Poor experience

The app is hard to navigate, but most of all it works incredibly poorly. The video never loads quickly, which forces us to open the door prior to actually seeing who it is. Several times the app would throw random error messages preventing you from actually opening the door prior. One whole afternoon we remained locked out of the house because the app didn’t work. Stay away from this system if you can avoid it.
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Do not buy this tech

Terrible gate system and zero customer support. It’s shocking that a company like ABB treats customers like this. The system simply does not work.

Disappointed

You can no longer see who is ringing the bell to come in to the building through the Welcome app
Not even able to use the camera through the map to look outside by the entry of the door where they ring.

Lousy interface

My building chose this inferior Chinese built system over “ Butterfly MX” because one of the coop owners was friendly with the local locksmith .
This system is terrible, the interface buggy and impossible to navigate
Avoid at all cost

Camera

Half the time it doesn’t allow me to look at who’s out front. So I have to go to the monitor that’s built into the house.

Never shows the video

While I can open the gate I never see the video whi h defeats the purpose.
If I go back in it says it's busy.
If I open the app without a caller, I can see the video.
I keep hoping for an update.

Awful

Terrible always says busy can never use it

CAN YOU STOP THE ANNOYING BEEP WHEN I OPEN THE CAMERA

I bought this to open the door from work for deliveries now that remote work has ended.

When I am in a meeting:

BEEEEEEEEPOOOOOOOOP - I put the phone in silent and see who is on camera

As soon as the video comes up BEEEEEEEPOOOOOOOPP AGAIN $&@@$@@
Even in silent mode!!! Even if the phone is on silent mode from the beginning the horrific doorbell rings when you open the video to see who is buzzing. Awful design

Did anyone test this in their own house before releasing it?

Two stars because at least my packages are not stolen anymore since they can open the door and leave it inside
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This is a joke of an entry control app

1) does not send ANY notifications when there’s an incoming call, so I missed EVERYONE who tried to get in. What’s the purpose of having such an app then? Just to keep a record of all the missed calls?! 2) does not allow silent viewing of the camera feed, it forces an increase in volume no matter what you do, so good luck trying to quickly open the door for someone while in meetings/in library/in lectures, because everyone will hear whoever is outside your door. 3) it has many tabs but they basically do the same thing, and it looks like it was developed in the 2000s. Performs like it was the 2000s too, laggy and unintuitive.
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Confusing

Unreal how confusing this app is to use and what things mean. I basically became a data scientist to figure out how to link everything; why is it so complicated. Stopped getting notifications when someone rings the bell, so, defeats the whole purpose. Wish to the high heavens my building had something besides this...
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Multi year user

Works, not perfect- occasionally needs to be taken back to Home Screen before selecting desired remote access door to work reliably

Utter garbage

Possibly the worst attempt at a piece of software I’ve had the misfortune to have to use

Too slow

By the time you press all buttons at least 15 seconds have passed

Very poor app

Very poor app that isn’t fit for purpose. The whole idea for having such a gate system is ease of use. I am unable to open my gate to visitors or parcels when away from home. This is shocking from a company like ABB who claim to be one of the best on the market. No satisfactory customer service, technical support or response to any email enquires. Avoid ABB solely for this reason.
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Annoying incoming call

The application is good except it is annoying if someone from the family used it to open the door all the family users are getting the call. Hope just to receive a call if someone press the bell out side the door only.

Does the job.

I was able to follow instructions on my wall panel and in app to pair to the device. UI is definitely clunky but it gets the core thing right - shows me video feed and allows me to unlock. I dont need it to be pretty or more intuitive theres literally one button and function.

Not intuitive, faulty app

The app is not at all intuitive. It took ages to log in and connect my device. Once it was set up after I received the first call it “removed my device” but refused to let me add it without removing it even though nothing appears on the paired list. An endless headache with no support. Would never use it if my building wasn’t wired with this system.
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Needs a serious update

It doesn’t stop ringing even you answer the door trough another app or through ABB touch panel. Now it stoped working at all. The minute you click on the app to see who is at the door, it simply crashes. There is another very similar review above and seems like no one cares to respond. Smart house solution with silly apps is not nice.
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Absolutely terrible

Hard to know how these guys stay in business. One of the worst apps ever in terms of both design and functionality.

Multi billion dollar company cannot get the basics right

Terrible interface. Doesn’t work properly. No clear instructions. Clearly designed by engineers who have never looked at the competition. Here is to hoping that ring or Nest come out with a competing product….