FRONTSTEPS Community vs Everything Ave Maria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRONTSTEPS Community
This app connects homeowners with their association and neighbors. It allows for convenient payment of assessments, access to community documents, and communication with property managers. Users can also discover community events, reserve amenities, and manage visitors.
- Schedule assessment payments
- Access community files
- Receive community announcements
- Reserve community amenities
- View community events
- Engage in neighbor discussions
- Manage visitors
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FRONTSTEPS Community puts your association in your pocket. Homeowners can utilize FRONTSTEPS to stay connected and reference important information about the community at their convenience. Why FRONTSTEPS Community? -------------------------------- We live busy lives, who has time to sit down at their desktop and pay their community assessments? Well, if you don’t have a second to spare, FRONTSTEPS Community is the application for you. We’re bringing your community to your fingertips! What features are available for homeowners? --------------------------------------------- • Schedule your assessment payments or schedule recurring assessments • Find contact information for your neighbors who have opted in • Access community files and folders • Read and get notifications for community announcements • Reserve community amenities • View community events on the calendar • View and post classifieds • Engage in discussions with your neighbors • Check the status of work orders • View architectural change requests • Get answers to frequently asked questions • Send and receive private messages from your property managers • Manage visitors • View parking lot • View storage space • Get notified when a package arrives
Everything Ave Maria
This app serves as a digital town square for a specific community, offering an AI concierge for local information, event listings with ticketing, exclusive local coupons, and a business directory. It also provides community alerts, mass times, weather updates, and a marketplace for residents.
- AI-powered local concierge
- Event listings and ticketing
- Exclusive local coupons
- Comprehensive business directory
- Community alerts and updates
- Mass times and parish information
- Local marketplace for residents
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Everything Ave Maria is the official digital town square for Ave Maria, Florida — built for residents, families, and visitors who want to stay connected to everything happening in our community. Meet "SUNNY" AVE MARIA's Intelligent AI Concierge Ask anything about Ave Maria — restaurants, Mass times, events, trash pickup, emergency numbers, kid activities — and get instant answers powered by a curated local knowledge base. EVENTS & TICKETS Never miss a town event. Browse concerts, festivals, farmers markets, church events, and Hometown Christmas. Buy tickets right in the app. LOCAL COUPONS Save money at your favorite Ave Maria businesses. Unlock exclusive coupons for restaurants, services, and shops — redeemable directly at the counter. BUSINESS DIRECTORY Find every local business, restaurant, and service provider in one place. Read reviews, view photos, get directions, and call with one tap. COMMUNITY ALERTS Get time-sensitive alerts for weather, road closures, and neighborhood updates. Three tiers: Emergency, Important, and FYI. MASS TIMES & PARISH INFO Live schedule for Ave Maria Parish, including daily Mass, confession, and adoration. LOCAL WEATHER Real-time Ave Maria conditions pulled from the National Weather Service. IMPORTANT NUMBERS One-tap dial for utilities, schools, town services, and emergency contacts. COMMUNITY MARKETPLACE Buy and sell locally with neighbors you trust. Ave Maria residents only. TOWN TALK & PETITIONS Join community conversations, sign petitions, and vote in local polls. RESIDENT DASHBOARD Your personal hub — saved coupons, event tickets, messages, and community activity all in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Everything Ave Maria at 100% against FRONTSTEPS Community's 13%. Everything Ave Maria also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). FRONTSTEPS Community's advantage is ratings volume (162 vs 2). 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.
Everything Ave Maria holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRONTSTEPS Community has 162 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of FRONTSTEPS Community's written reviews are positive against 100% of Everything Ave Maria's.
FRONTSTEPS Community ships an update monthly, Everything Ave Maria every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FRONTSTEPS Community | Everything Ave Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (162 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | Ave Eats LLC |
Customer experience
FRONTSTEPS Community
Everything Ave Maria
Bugs and requests
FRONTSTEPS Community
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to remember credentials
- Crashes and white screens after updates
- Unreliable notifications and package delivery tracking
- Inconsistent functionality between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to add photos and get text alerts
- Improved document management and search
- More customization options for users
- Better integration with website and mobile experience
Everything Ave Maria
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FRONTSTEPS Community
No in-app purchases
Everything Ave Maria
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FRONTSTEPS Community free?
Is Everything Ave Maria free?
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