Rently Smart Home vs Progress Home+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rently Smart Home
Control your smart home devices remotely, including keyless entry locks and smart thermostats. Secure, access, and manage your properties with this comprehensive smart home solution.
- Remote device control
- Keyless entry locks
- Smart thermostats
- Property access management
- Secure property management
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Rently Smart Home provides a total smart home solution for home owners and property managers. The Rently Smart Home app lets you remotely control devices paired with the Rently Smart Home.Tri-Band Hub including keyless entry locks, smart thermostats and other devices. Secure, Access and Manage your properties with Rently Smart Home.
Progress Home+
Manage and control your smart home devices remotely. This app allows Progress Residential residents to operate smart locks, thermostats, and other connected technologies within their homes.
- Remote device control
- Smart home management
- Smart entry lock control
- Thermostat control
- Progress Residential resident exclusive
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The Progress Home+ App brings together Smart Home controls, maintenance and support requests, and account management as well as exclusive resident content, contests and celebrations into one connected experience. Features include: - Smart Home controls for thermostats, locks and connected devices - Guided maintenance requests with built-in troubleshooting support - AI-powered support and self-resolution guidance - Exclusive resident perks, seasonal content and community experiences with Plus - Real-time request tracking and status updates - In-app messages, reminders and notifications - Helpful articles, videos and home care resources - Quick access to payments, lease tools and account support The Progress Home+ App brings together everything you need to manage, maintain and, most importantly, enjoy your home.
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Verdict
Rently Smart Home and Progress Home+ both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Rently Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 30% of Progress Home+'s. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Rently Smart Home against 4.9 for Progress Home+. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 21K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Rently Smart Home's written reviews are positive against 30% of Progress Home+'s.
Rently Smart Home ships an update every 3 weeks, Progress Home+ monthly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Rently Smart Home | Progress Home+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12K ratings) | 4.9 (21K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews — better | 29.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K | 21K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Consumer 2.0 Inc | PROGRESS RESIDENTIAL, LLC |
Customer experience
Rently Smart Home
Progress Home+
User reviews
Rently Smart Home
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient remote access
- 🔒 Secure access control
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for managing home
- 👍 Useful for granting temporary access
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🐛 Thermostat integration problems
- 🔒 Security concerns
- 💸 Expensive for the service
Progress Home+
From 21K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure access control
- 👍 Convenient remote control
- 👍 Helpful for unpredictable weather
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Inconsistent thermostat performance
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔒 Forced auto-lock feature
Bugs and requests
Rently Smart Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Locks not responding properly
- Thermostat not syncing correctly
- Account registration issues
Requested features
4 requests- Apple Watch app support
- Proximity-based auto unlock
- Improved thermostat controls
- More reliable connectivity
Progress Home+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Thermostat reading inaccuracies
- App freezing and crashing
- Inconsistent lock/unlock functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Allow disabling of auto-lock feature
- Improve thermostat integration and scheduling
- Add support for voice assistants and smart home integrations
In-app purchases
Rently Smart Home
No in-app purchases
Progress Home+
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rently Smart Home free?
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