Comparison

Activate Home vs Elevate Pass

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

Elevate Pass

This app grants exclusive access to buildings managed by ElevateOS. Residents can invite guests to use the app for entry into doors, elevators, common areas, and individual units.

Highlights
  • Building access control
  • Guest invitations
  • Entry door access
  • Elevator access
  • Common area access
  • Apartment unit access
Features
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Elevate Pass is an exclusive app for visitors to access buildings that are powered by ElevateOS. Residents living in ElevateOS powered buildings can invite their guests who will use the Elevate Pass app to gain access to entry doors, elevators, common area spaces and apartment units.

Screenshots

Activate Home4 screens
Elevate Pass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Activate Home at 4.1 against Elevate Pass's 3.0. Activate Home also leads on ratings volume (413 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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

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

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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activate Home ships an update monthly, Elevate Pass every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Activate Home versus Elevate Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivate HomeElevate Pass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (413 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings413 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB188 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRise Buildings, LLCElevated Lifestyles Inc

Customer experience

Activate Home

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

Elevate Pass

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
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  • “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

Elevate Pass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Activate Home

No in-app purchases

None

Elevate Pass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activate Home free?
Activate Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elevate Pass free?
Elevate Pass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Activate Home or Elevate Pass?
Activate Home is rated higher. Activate Home averages 4.1 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while Elevate Pass averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Activate Home or Elevate Pass have ads?
Neither Activate Home nor Elevate Pass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activate Home or Elevate Pass?
Activate Home ships an update monthly, and Elevate Pass every 3 months. Most recently, Activate Home was updated on September 19, 2026 and Elevate Pass on September 9, 2026.

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