# Activate Home vs Sapphire Connect

The clearest difference is rating: Activate Home at 4.0 against Sapphire Connect's 1.0. Activate Home also leads on ratings volume (413 vs 1). Sapphire Connect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Activate Home has 413 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Activate Home ships an update monthly, Sapphire Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Activate Home | Sapphire Connect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.0 (413 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/activate-home/id1117019183/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sapphire-connect/id6790974296/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **413** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 29.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 261 MB | 33 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.5** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Rise Buildings, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1117019182) | [Sapphire Connected Communities](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790974298) |

## What reviewers say

### Activate Home

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/activate-home/id1117019183)

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:** Apple Wallet

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- Mobile key not working
- “No response met from Salto SVN” error
- Visitors disappearing
- Packages checked out/in disappearing
- “General error” when opening

**Requested features**

- 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


### Sapphire Connect

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sapphire-connect/id6790974296)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Activate Home free?

Activate Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Sapphire Connect free?

Sapphire Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Activate Home or Sapphire Connect?

Activate Home is rated higher. Activate Home averages 4.0 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while Sapphire Connect averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Activate Home or Sapphire Connect have ads?

Neither Activate Home nor Sapphire Connect shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Activate Home or Sapphire Connect?

Activate Home ships an update monthly, and Sapphire Connect fortnightly. Most recently, Activate Home was updated on October 23, 2026 and Sapphire Connect on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*