Comparison

DROP Connect vs 906 Doheny

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

Head to head
About

DROP Connect

Control and monitor your home's water management system remotely. Receive alerts for leaks or unusual usage, view system status, and manage settings from your smartphone. Track water flow and history, and initiate system cycles like backwashing.

Highlights
  • Remote system monitoring
  • Leak and usage alerts
  • View water flow and history
  • Initiate system cycles
  • Manage devices and settings
  • Remote access from anywhere
Features
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At DROP, we make a complete line of water treatment and management products that improves your water quality, monitors your water usage and notifies you of potential problems, and can even automatically shut off the water supply if a leak is detected. Using DROP Connect, you can configure and monitor your DROP water management system -- even when you are away from home. With DROP Connect you can: - Receive notifications for anomalous water usage or problems with your DROP system. - Conveniently view the valve and system status. - Easily change valve and system settings. - View current water flow and water usage information for the past three months. - View a history of events. - Start and monitor a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Add or remove devices (such as valves or leak detectors) on your DROP network. - Configure your DROP water management system so you can access it when you are away from home. Note that you must have a DROP hub to use DROP Connect, and you must have a Wi-Fi network with a working internet connection to access your DROP system remotely. You can learn about DROP products at https://dropconnect.com

About

906 Doheny

This building management app streamlines communication and access for residents of 906 Doheny Terrace. Report issues with photos, receive emergency alerts, and access building documents and contacts. Board members can manage residents and vendors.

Highlights
  • Report building issues with photos
  • Receive emergency alerts
  • Access building knowledge base
  • One-tap contact for vendors and HOA
  • Board features for managing residents and alerts
Features
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906 Doheny Terrace residents — this is your building's app. Everything you'd otherwise have to text a board member about, in one place: REPORT AN ISSUE Something broken, leaking, or sparking? Walk through a few questions and your report goes straight to Assembly HOA. Photos required for damage reports so vendors can diagnose without a site visit. EMERGENCY ALERTS Water shutoffs, elevator maintenance, real emergencies. When the board posts something urgent, you get a push notification. Choose which severity levels ping you — Emergency always comes through. BUILDING KNOWLEDGE Pool hours, trash days, parking rules, EV charger install process, filming policy, quiet hours, guest access — everything documented. HOA rules, CC&Rs, bylaws, insurance certificate, and other official documents in one tap. CONTACTS Plumber, electrician, locksmith, HOA management — the right number for whatever just went wrong, with one-tap call and email. FOR THE BOARD Post alerts (with 8 quick-start templates), approve new residents, manage vendor contacts, and see who lives where. ACCESS REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL The app is limited to 906 Doheny Terrace residents. New sign-ups are reviewed by the HOA board — usually within 24 hours. This app is not useful to anyone outside the building. Questions? Email the board at kalebittner@gmail.com.

Screenshots

DROP Connect4 screens
906 Doheny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 906 Doheny at 100% against DROP Connect's 56%. 906 Doheny also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DROP Connect's advantage is ratings volume (556 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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

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

906 Doheny holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DROP Connect has 556 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of DROP Connect's written reviews are positive against 100% of 906 Doheny's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DROP Connect versus 906 Doheny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDROP Connect906 Doheny
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (556 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings556 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChandler Systems, Inc.Kale Bittner

Customer experience

DROP Connect

All ratings513 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

906 Doheny

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DROP Connect

No in-app purchases

None

906 Doheny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DROP Connect free?
DROP Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 906 Doheny free?
906 Doheny is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DROP Connect or 906 Doheny?
906 Doheny is rated higher. DROP Connect averages 4.6 out of 5 from 556 ratings, while 906 Doheny averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DROP Connect or 906 Doheny have ads?
Neither DROP Connect nor 906 Doheny shows ads.

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