Deskware vs First Community Management
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deskware
A cloud-based platform for managing business services across industries. It offers customizable features to track interactions and problem-solving processes in a centralized location.
- Cloud-based service management
- Industry-agnostic platform
- Customizable features
- Interaction tracking
- Problem-solving process management
- Centralized data
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Deskware is a modem cloud-based service management platform for any industry. The customizable features of our platform allow you to keep track of your interactions and problem-solving processes in one place.
First Community Management
Manage your homeowner association with ease. Make payments, view your account details, and access important community information directly from your mobile device. Registration is simple for new users.
- Make payments
- View account details
- Access community information
- Secure login
- Easy registration
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The Homeowner and Board App is a mobile-friendly way to interface with your community association. You will be able to make payments, view your account, and access community information all in one place. If you already have a login to your association website, you can log in to the App using the same email address and password you use for your association website. If you do not have a current login to your association site, simply click the register button and submit your information. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email with a link to set your password and then you will be able to log in to your account directly from this app. If you already have a login and do not remember your password, click the Forgot Password link, enter your email address to request a password reset and you will receive an email with a link to set your password. Once set, you can log in with your email address and new password.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Deskware at 4.4 against First Community Management's 3.0. Deskware also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). First Community Management's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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.
Deskware holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deskware has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Deskware ships an update every 5 weeks, First Community Management every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deskware | First Community Management |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMPIST, LLC | CINC Systems |
Customer experience
Deskware
First Community Management
In-app purchases
Deskware
No in-app purchases
First Community Management
No in-app purchases
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