Comparison

Activate Home vs STRATIS 2.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Activate Home

Manage your building's access, communications, and services from your phone. Receive alerts for packages, reserve amenities, and connect with your property team and neighbors.

Highlights
  • Building access control
  • Visitor registration
  • Service request management
  • Amenity reservations
  • Package arrival notifications
  • Resident communication
  • Digital building key
Features
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Stay connected to everything happening in your building and the people within it. From building access, to communications from your property team, or package arrival alerts, it’s all at your fingertips with the Activate Home app. Download the app to: -Register visitors -Submit and manage service requests -Reserve amenities -Get notifications for package arrivals -Communicate with management and fellow residents -See upcoming events in your building -Give feedback through polls -Use your phone as a digital key to access the building -And so much more! *Note: features vary by building.

About

STRATIS 2.0

Control smart home devices, manage access, and submit service requests within your apartment building. This app provides mobile passes for elevators, parking, common areas, and units, along with remote control of thermostats, lighting, and more. It focuses on security, energy management, and building efficiencies.

Highlights
  • Mobile passes for electronic access points
  • Remote control of smart home devices
  • Submit service requests
  • Visitor access requests
  • Customizable home dashboard
  • Energy and water consumption tracking
Features
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Welcome Home. With the new STRATIS Mobile App, Residents, Staff, Visitors, and Vendors can seamlessly use mobile passes for all electronic access points including elevators, parking garages, common areas, amenity areas, and of course, apartment units. Users have the ability to remotely control their smart devices in the unit (including thermostats, lighting, and more!), submit service requests, request access for visitors, and much more! CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF COMPATIBLE DEVICES: https://stratisiot.com/connected-solutions/. Your property must have these types of devices installed and connected to STRATIS in order to work with the mobile app. Check with your property manager if you have any questions! We make smart apartment living easier. Residents with accounts immediately gain access to any and all devices and access points they have permissions for. When a Resident moves off the property, they immediately lose access to that unit, and the devices revert back to property management control. Backed by our property-wide networks for device connectivity and our SOC 2 Type 2 audited security focus, Residents and Staff users can rest at ease that their devices, data, and units are safe and secure. STRATIS is Intelligent Buildings, not just shiny bells and whistles that typically come with the term “IoT.” We focus on security, energy management, asset protection, and efficiencies. We are installed in over 350,000 apartments in the U.S., and more than 30,000 apartments internationally. This new STRATIS Mobile App is a scalable and flexible foundation that we continue to grow on, so don’t be surprised when you see cool new features every couple of months! With STRATIS, you can: * Customize your home dashboard with devices and scenes that you use the most * Unlock your unit lock and other access points from your mobile device * Control all devices in your apartment from anywhere in the world * Create schedules and scenes for intelligent device control and management * Enable location-based triggers through geofencing * Receive alerts for leaks, door & window openings, motion, etc. * See and save energy and water consumption over time!* * Control your devices through our Alexa and Google voice integrations * Seamlessly interact with even the largest of devices, like window shades! * Control and manage your water heater from the STRATIS Mobile App!** * and so much more! **If on a compatible energy metered, water metered, or water heater property. STRATIS integrates with the following devices: https://stratisiot.com/connected-solutions/ STRATIS – Smart Apartments. Intelligent Buildings.

Screenshots

Activate Home4 screens
STRATIS 2.03 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: STRATIS 2.0 at 8.8K against Activate Home's 413. Activate Home's advantage is review sentiment (30% vs 14%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Activate Home against 4.0 for STRATIS 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: STRATIS 2.0 has 8.8K ratings behind it against 413, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Activate Home's written reviews are positive against 14% of STRATIS 2.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Activate Home versus STRATIS 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivate HomeSTRATIS 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (413 ratings) — better4.0 (8.8K ratings)
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews — better14.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4138.8K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRise Buildings, LLCStratIS EMS, LLC

Customer experience

Activate Home

All ratings413 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative65.2%

STRATIS 2.0

All ratings8,783 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews472 reviews
Positive14.4%
Neutral13.3%
Negative72.2%

User reviews

Activate Home

From 413 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Work orders are easy to create
  • 👍 Support team responsive
  • 👍 Secure and thorough entry system
  • 👍 Efficient for property management
  • 👍 User-friendly navigation for residents

Room to improve

  • 🐌 App takes forever to open
  • 🐌 App is slow to load
  • 🐌 Mobile key unreliable
  • 🐌 Access only works in certain spots
  • 🐌 UI is terrible/clumsy

STRATIS 2.0

From 8.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Convenient access
  • 👍 Guest access
  • 👍 Thermostat control

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Slow connection to locks
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance
  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent user experience
  • 🐛 Thermostat control issues

Bugs and requests

Activate Home

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Mobile key not working
  • “No response met from Salto SVN” error
  • Visitors disappearing
  • Packages checked out/in disappearing
  • “General error” when opening
Show 12 more
  • “No door found” error on elevators
  • App crashes on launch
  • Cannot login
  • Error when password submitted
  • Reset password link trackers not working
  • App does not open on iOS 13
  • Clicking edit on visitor profile doesn't work
  • Cannot log out
  • Incorrect apartment number on profile
  • App crashes during registration
  • App freezing or having other bugs
  • Red bubble notification remains after checking

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add phone key to Apple Wallet
  • Improve offline functionality for app launch/key access
  • Add a hard fob solution for non-smartphone users
  • Implement a buzz-in feature for visitors/deliveries
  • Allow users to see other's elevator reservations
Show 3 more
  • Allow users to stay signed in
  • Improve back button navigation in community posts
  • More reports for property managers

STRATIS 2.0

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inability to connect to locks
  • Thermostat controls not working
  • Frequent sign-outs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Faster lock connection
  • More reliable performance
  • Improved user interface
  • Integration with smart home platforms
  • Ability to share access with guests

In-app purchases

None

Activate Home

No in-app purchases

None

STRATIS 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activate Home free?
Activate Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is STRATIS 2.0 free?
STRATIS 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Activate Home or STRATIS 2.0?
Activate Home is rated higher. Activate Home averages 4.1 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while STRATIS 2.0 averages 4.0 from 8.8K ratings.
Do Activate Home or STRATIS 2.0 have ads?
Neither Activate Home nor STRATIS 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activate Home or STRATIS 2.0?
Activate Home ships an update monthly, and STRATIS 2.0 monthly. Most recently, Activate Home was updated on October 11, 2026 and STRATIS 2.0 on October 15, 2026.

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