Verkada Command vs Access Expert Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Verkada Command
Access all your cloud-based security cameras and footage from a single interface. Quickly filter and track individuals across your organization's cameras with advanced technology. This app puts the future of enterprise security in your hands.
- Single view for all cameras
- Cloud-based footage history
- Individual filtering and tracking
- Cross-camera tracking
- Enterprise security management
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With the Verkada mobile app, you can access all your Verkada cameras in a single view, and your entire cloud-based footage history is just a swipe away. With industry-redefining tech, Verkada enables you to quickly filter and identify individuals, and track them across your organization’s cameras. The future of enterprise security is in your hands.
Access Expert Mobile
Manage your enterprise security system remotely with this mobile application. Control doors, buildings, and system status, view historical events, and receive real-time updates. It provides comprehensive security management capabilities on the go.
- Control doors, buildings, and entire systems
- Monitor system, controller, and device status
- Manage access levels and card assignments
- View and modify historical events
- Receive push notifications for system updates
- Arm and disarm intrusion areas
- Acknowledge events with photos and notes
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The Access Expert mobile App allows customers to manage their enterprise security system while on the go. No longer are operators required to get back to their computer or a web client application which means information and control is always just a click away. With Access Expert, mobility is truly embraced. The mobile app allows customers to: • Open, Pulse, Lockdown doors, buildings and your entire system • See system, controller, input and output status • See a list of people in their system • See and modify Access Levels and Card Assignments for card holders • Take and update user photo’s with your mobile devices camera • View historical events • Mark panels, people and devices as favorites for easy access • Leverage Push Notifications for system updates and status • Control doors and Outputs devices • Arm and Disarm intrusion areas • Bypass and Unbypass faulted points • Set Late To Close for Intrusion Areas • Push Mass Messages • Acknowledge Events and add notes to events with photo’s
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Access Expert Mobile at 5.0 against Verkada Command's 4.2. Access Expert Mobile also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Verkada Command's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (237 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Access Expert Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Verkada Command has 237 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Verkada Command ships an update weekly, Access Expert Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verkada Command | Access Expert Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (237 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 617 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkada Inc. | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC BUILDINGS AMERICAS, INC. |
Customer experience
Verkada Command
Access Expert Mobile
Bugs and requests
Verkada Command
Reported bugs
24 issues- Unable to login after update
- Cameras don't update in real-time
- App freezes and is tough to scroll
- Eliminated live streaming in grid view
- Screen bounces around, unclear video
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- App will not open most of the time
- Livestream from grid view goes black
- Extremely slow/unusable to look back at footage
- Login issues with authentication code verification button off-screen
- Lost ability to remotely unlock doors on iPhones
- Verify button behind Dynamic Island for 2FA
- No field popping up to enter login info
- Unable to switch between organizations without logging out/in
- App freezes iPhone, locks screen, prevents calls
- Constantly signed out
- Prompted with multiple credential screens, email link not needed
- Phone freezing when switching between cameras
- Repeatedly asking to enable notifications
- iPhone app unusable, freezes on attempted action
- Face ID not working after updates, requires username/password
- App keeps logging out
- Full screen on iPad broken after update
- No 2FA in the app
- Scan code crashes
Requested features
11 requests- Add Schedule function to mobile app
- Ability to toggle cameras to follow person of interest on mobile
- Add Grid view as per browser
- Manage admin settings (access control) from app
- Separate Verkada Admin application
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- Add Apple Watch app
- Add Face ID for security
- Add social SSO options
- Swipe left/right to view different cameras at a site
- Add new cameras by scanning QR code from app
- Add new sites from app
Access Expert Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Verkada Command
No in-app purchases
Access Expert Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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