Comparison

eCommunity vs UTMSmart

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

eCommunity

This app streamlines community living by offering integrated modules for property management, resident services, and communication. It aims to enhance transparency, safety, and convenience for residents and management bodies through digital announcements, online bookings, and service requests.

Highlights
  • Instant announcements
  • Online facility booking
  • Online maintenance payments
  • Digital service requests
  • Guest pre-registration
  • Automated management tasks
Features
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eCommunity is designed to accommodate the needs of various types of users like Property Manager, Owners/Residents, Joint Management Body (JMB)/Management Committee (MC) and Residents Association (RA). eCommunity is the modern solution which has whole range of integrated modules to cover all aspect of Building Management. eCommunity aim to transform communities around Malaysia into Smart Residencies. It's a modern technology designed to bring TRANSPARENCY, SAFETY & CONVENIENCE for improved living. Benefits of eCommunity: 1. Get your announcement instantly! (no more missing info and get prepare for any hiccups) 2. Check & Book facility online! (no more walk in to management office) 3. Pay maintenance online! (cashless, convenient! of course we love paperless) 4. Service request done via your keyboard! (no more walk in and fill up long detail form, you may give suggestion and feedback via online) 5. Increase productivity of Building Management! (automates all the routine tasks and pre-set to get reminder on the ad-hoc services) 6. Pre-Register your guest before arrival (no more stranger to your living area, it's for genuine visitors only)

About

UTMSmart

This app enhances the university experience by providing essential services for students, staff, and the public. It offers features for campus navigation, academic planning, communication, and emergency assistance, with tailored modules for staff and students.

Highlights
  • Freshmen and residential college guides
  • Campus navigation and exploration
  • Event updates and involvement
  • Academic and health planning
  • Emergency assistance and contact directory
  • Attendance tracking via QR code
  • Staff and student-specific services
Features
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This application is built as an initiative of digital campus lifestyle at UTM, to provide services which complement and facilitate the needs of students, staffs and even public users. 1) General Features - Prepare for university life with Freshies’ Guide and Residential Colleges - Explore UTM campus is now easy with Getting Around modules - Keep updated and get involved via What’s New - Plan schedule and activity via Academic Calendar, Library and Health - In any emergency situations, a call for help is just a click away - Contact made easy with People Directory - Donation link to any charity campaign in UTM - Make payment to the desired events or programs available - Share your views and feedback via iCare’s dedicated channels 2) Tailored services - for staffs & students - QR code scan to record attendance to events and lectures - Specific features for: Staffs: Apply leave on the go, view personnel records and make payment to specific bill(s) Lecturers: Respond to Student Approval and view Course List Attendances, Academic Advising. Generate data to monitor students’ attendance throughout current semester Students: View examination results, curriculum structure, financial status, class attendance and scholarship There are also other features waiting to be discovered. In the meantime, enjoy! CREDIT Credit Cards Payment icon made by Ctrlstudio, Heartbeat and Sun Umbrella icon made by Freepik from https://www.flaticon.com. 3D icon by Hai Studio, Accounting icon by Seb Cornelius, Around the World icon by Sierra Pennala, Beverage icon by Achmad Mulyana, Backboard icon by Creative Stall, Books icon by David, Blood Pressure icon by John Salzarulo, Building and Events icon by Alice Design, Buildings icon by Creative Stall, Bus icon by Wahyuntitle, Cake Slice icon by Icon 54, Call icon by Vectors Point, Care icon by Alexander Yordan Mulia, Charity icon by Yurr, Complaint, Meeting Room, Spoon and Fork and, Cutlery icon by Gregor Cresnar, Counter icon by Gan Khoon Lay, Cutting Cost and Financial icon by Tulpahn, Student and Luggage icon by ProSymbols, Expert icon by Ralf Schmitzer, Handshake icon by Bmijnlieff, Help icon by Rainbow Designs, Idea icon by Saifurrijal, Search Job icon by Delwar Hossain, Login icon by Viktor Vorobyev, Man icon by Shimin Li, Meal icon by Priyanka, Measuring Tape icon by Beau Wingfield, Money icon by Anton Kalik, Mosque icon by Nasik Lababan, Notes icon by Miguel C Balandrano, Notice Pin icon by IYIKON, Package icon by Tinashe Muyagi, Pay Shopping and Map icon by Andrien Coquet, Prize icon by Iconesia, QR Code icon by Iconmania, QRCode icon by Wesley Hwang, Rate User icon by Ben Davis, Rice icon by Chaimsuk, Right icon by Guilherme Furtado, Safety Helmet icon by Monkik, Salad icon by Smalllike, Salary and Approval icon by Sophia Bai, Schedule icon by Markus, Seal of Approval icon by Rflor, Search Open Book and Fat Man icon by Hea Poh Lin, Shopping Basket icon by Yazmin Alanis, Shrug icon by Andrew Doane, Song icon by GreenHill, Spaghetti icon by Suib Icon, Spoon and Fork icon by Bin Bon, Sticker icon by Sherrinford, Tag icon by Diego Naive, Teeth icon by Glyph.Faisalovers, Tikka Kebab icon by Akshar Pathak, Tips icon by Shiva, Tree icon by Edward Boatman, Wallet icon by Icon Lauk and Weight icon by Aneeque Ahmed from thenounproject.com

Screenshots

eCommunity4 screens
UTMSmart4 screens

Verdict

The call

eCommunity and UTMSmart both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of UTMSmart's written reviews are positive against 27% of eCommunity's. UTMSmart also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). eCommunity's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for eCommunity against 5.0 for UTMSmart. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UTMSmart has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of eCommunity's written reviews are positive against 64% of UTMSmart's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
eCommunity versus UTMSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCommunityUTMSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEco Community Sdn BhdUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia

Customer experience

eCommunity

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative68.6%

UTMSmart

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

In-app purchases

None

eCommunity

No in-app purchases

None

UTMSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eCommunity free?
eCommunity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTMSmart free?
UTMSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eCommunity or UTMSmart?
eCommunity and UTMSmart are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do eCommunity or UTMSmart have ads?
Neither eCommunity nor UTMSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eCommunity or UTMSmart?
eCommunity ships an update every 3 weeks, and UTMSmart every 3 weeks. Most recently, eCommunity was updated on August 29, 2026 and UTMSmart on September 17, 2026.

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