Activate Home vs Arrive Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Building access control
- Visitor registration
- Service request management
- Amenity reservations
- Package arrival notifications
- Resident communication
- Digital building key
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Arrive Access
This platform offers residents of Arrive Luxury Communities high-tech convenience for managing their living experience. Residents can access a payment portal, submit maintenance requests, and receive community updates. It also facilitates neighbor connections, concierge services, amenity reservations, and digital key management.
- Payment portal access
- 24/7 maintenance requests
- Community updates
- Resident interest groups
- Concierge services
- Amenity reservations
- Digital key management
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to elevated living in the palm of your hand! This new, cutting-edge platform provides Arrive Luxury Communities residents with high-tech convenience at the touch of their fingertips. Download the app to: • Access the payment portal • Submit maintenance requests 24/7 and receive status updates • Receive important updates & communication from the community manager • Meet your neighbors through resident interest groups • Participate in our hotel style concierge services program • Reserve amenity spaces within the property • Sign up for building events & fitness classes • Get rewards and discounts to local stores & restaurants • Manage your visitors and send virtual keys • Access all of your digital keys from a single device.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arrive Access at 100% against Activate Home's 30%. Activate Home's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (413 vs 4). 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.
Activate Home holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Activate Home has 413 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of Activate Home's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arrive Access's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Activate Home ships an update monthly, Arrive Access every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Activate Home | Arrive Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (413 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 413 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Rise Buildings, LLC | Elevated Lifestyles Inc |
Customer experience
Activate Home
Arrive Access
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 moreShow fewer
- “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 moreShow fewer
- Allow users to stay signed in
- Improve back button navigation in community posts
- More reports for property managers
Arrive Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Activate Home
No in-app purchases
Arrive Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Activate Home free?
Is Arrive Access free?
Which has better reviews, Activate Home or Arrive Access?
Do Activate Home or Arrive Access have ads?
Which is updated more often, Activate Home or Arrive Access?
Other comparisons
