Tenant Center vs Datawatch DirectConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tenant Center
Enhance your property experience by connecting to building services, receiving important alerts, and accessing exclusive offers. Manage your contact information, submit service requests, and participate in building initiatives for a more productive and secure environment.
- Register/update contact information
- Set notification preferences
- Submit service requests
- Chat with building personnel
- Receive building alerts
- Access property portal
- Join amenity groups
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Make the most out of your property experience! Connect to services, be safer, more productive, access amenities and exclusive offers. Electronic Tenant® Solutions' Tenant Center app allows building occupants the ability to: + Register / Update Contact Information + Set Notification Preferences + Submit & Administer Service Requests/Work Orders + Authorize Billable Service Requests/Work Orders + Chat with Building Personnel Assigned to Service Requests/Work Orders + Receive Building Alerts + Access Electronic Tenant® Portal + Participate in Building Initiatives (i.e., preparedness, sustainability, wellness, etc.) + Join Amenity Groups and Receive Special Offers & Notifications (i.e., food, fitness, fashion, events, etc.)
Datawatch DirectConnect
This app provides a virtual key for access control, enabling touchless entry, mobile access, and area density management. It allows for secure and convenient access to buildings, elevators, and amenity facilities using your mobile device.
- Touchless access for elevators and doors
- Mobile swipe to open doors
- Area density control and space usage data
- Amenity facility access
- Location-based access permissions
- Dynamic elevator map
- QR code scanning for access
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DirectConnect from Datawatch is virtual key to access control system app built on the cutting-edge mobile and cloud technologies. Cutting-edge features including touchless capabilities, mobile access, frictionless access, area density control, amenity access, location-based services, dynamic elevators map and scanning ability for virtual readers. Touchless Access Revolutionize your workplace to call the elevators or open doors by using your personal buttons. Mobile Access Swipe to open non-BLE doors. Frictionless Access Anti-tailgating for secured elevator floors by pressing your personal elevator button shown on your mobile device. Area Density Control See real time space usage data and the customized role-based restrictions of space such as amenity facilities, parking garages, etc. Amenity Access Allow temporary access to amenity facilities. Location-based Service One registered credential, many buildings. The access permission is enabled by location service for easy use and security enhancement. Dynamic Elevators Map Display the elevator’s map dynamically based on your device orientation. Scanning Ability Supports the most cost effective QR solution for access control. DirectConnect is free to download and is self-registered. It also can be administered by your card/key administrator via the Datawatch DirectAccess web portal. Please download to get started.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tenant Center at 5.0 against Datawatch DirectConnect's 1.7. Datawatch DirectConnect's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). 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.
Tenant Center holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Datawatch DirectConnect has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tenant Center ships an update every 12 months, Datawatch DirectConnect every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tenant Center | Datawatch DirectConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Tenant® Solutions | Datawatch Systems |
Customer experience
Tenant Center
Datawatch DirectConnect
In-app purchases
Tenant Center
No in-app purchases
Datawatch DirectConnect
No in-app purchases
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