Homebase Mobile Manager vs Lubn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Homebase Mobile Manager
Facilitate communication with residents, streamline maintenance requests, and manage building access for properties supported by this platform. It offers a centralized solution for property management tasks.
- Resident communication
- Maintenance issue management
- Building access control
- Property management
- Centralized platform
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Communicate with residents, manage maintenance issues and control building access locks around your Homebase supported property.
Lubn
This app allows property owners and managers to remotely control access to their properties. It facilitates secure key exchange for guests and service providers, offering real-time notifications and status updates.
- Remote key exchange management
- Guest access scheduling
- Real-time notifications
- Property access status monitoring
- Multi-property management
- Intelligent business performance summaries
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LubnBox is the world's first 4G/LTE key box for property owners, managers, realtors and B&B hosts to remotely manage key exchange activities and more. It gives the property managers the freedom to intelligently manage the property access by Lubn’s patented system and also gives the freedom to the guests so they can check-in or check-out anytime within the scheduled hours with no app installation. The key features of Lubn App include: GUESTBOOK You decide who can access your property. Simply add your guest's phone number, set the permission level and the time of check-in and out. SCHEDULE Timeline and Calendar views provide you with full visibility and control of your access schedules. NOTIFICATION Automated notifications will remind your guests and service providers of when to check-in/out; while informing you on guest check-in/out in real-time. STATUS With a quick glance, you will know if the Key Magazine has been returned, or learn how long before LubnBox batteries need to be replaced. SUMMARY Intelligent summary views help you understand and improve the performance of your rental business. PROPERTY LIST View and manage all your properties in a single app. You are always in control of all of your properties with Lubn App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Homebase Mobile Manager at 3.8 against Lubn's 3.3. Homebase Mobile Manager also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). Lubn's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Homebase Mobile Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Homebase Mobile Manager's written reviews are positive against 33% of Lubn's.
Homebase Mobile Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, Lubn every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Homebase Mobile Manager | Lubn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hombase Technologies | Lubn Inc |
Customer experience
Homebase Mobile Manager
Lubn
In-app purchases
Homebase Mobile Manager
No in-app purchases
Lubn
No in-app purchases
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