Comparison

SmartRent vs Cortland+

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

Head to head
About

SmartRent

Control your home remotely with this app. Manage door locks, thermostats, and create custom schedules for energy savings. Grant temporary access codes and automate routines for ultimate convenience.

Highlights
  • Remote lock/unlock and thermostat control
  • Custom thermostat schedules
  • Time-bound access codes
  • Home automation routines
  • Voice command integration
  • Leak alerts
  • Activity logs
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome to SmartRent! The SmartRent App, designed with your experience in mind, puts comfort, control, and convenience in the palm of your hand. With custom controls, settings and more, it makes “there’s no place like home” ring even truer. You’ll love the ability to: - Lock and unlock your door or adjust your thermostat from anywhere - Create custom schedules for your thermostat to save money and energy - Grant unique, time-bound access codes to family, friends, and service providers - Set up automations to simplify daily routines - Issue voice commands with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant - Be alerted immediately of possible leaks in your home - Review your lock activity to see when guests or maintenance visited - Link your Ring account for one less app to manage - And more! Download the SmartRent App and start customizing your smart home! SmartRent - Opening Doors To A Smarter World

About

Cortland+

Manage your community life with this app. Post photos, respond to events, and pay rent. Log and track service requests, and view package delivery information. Access community contact details easily.

Highlights
  • Community wall for posts and events
  • Rent payment processing
  • Service request logging and tracking
  • Package delivery notifications
  • Property contact information
  • Event and poll responses
Features
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Welcome to Cortland! Enjoy a beautiful mobile optimized experience that lets you post photos and respond to events and polls on your community wall. If your property supports it, you can also make payments for your rent right from the convenience of your device. Need to enter a service request and can't get into the office? No problem. Simply click on the Service Requests menu option for supported communities where you can log a service request and even track the history of the maintenance updates. Get a lot of packages delivered to you? If your building uses ActiveBuilding Concierge you can see when deliveries have arrived in our Packages view. Simply click on the menu option to view important information such as the courier delivering the package, when it was received, and even tracking information. Can't find your property's phone number of office hours? All of that is located under the general info section of the application with easy 'tap-to-dial' functionality. Payments and Maintenance Issues are only available for supported communities. Please talk to your community management about adding this for your community if you are unable to perform these functions.

Screenshots

SmartRent4 screens
Cortland+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SmartRent at 122K against Cortland+'s 1.5K. SmartRent also leads on chart position (#159 vs unranked). Cortland+'s advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 15%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

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 — 4.7 for SmartRent against 4.7 for Cortland+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartRent has 122K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of SmartRent's written reviews are positive against 34% of Cortland+'s.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SmartRent versus Cortland+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartRentCortland+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (122K ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews34.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122K — better1.5K
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSmartrent.com, LLCCORTLAND PARTNERS, LLC

Customer experience

SmartRent

All ratings121,350 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews500 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative74.0%

Cortland+

All ratings1,489 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative54.5%

User reviews

SmartRent

From 122K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient door lock control
  • 👍 Good customer service

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Thermostat issues (inaccurate readings, random on/off)
  • 🐛 Unreliable door lock status
  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and disconnections
  • ⚠️ Forced installation by apartment complex
  • ⏱️ Slow app response times

Cortland+

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤝 Excellent service
  • 💻 Easy to navigate
  • 🏡 Feels like home
  • 🔑 Convenient app features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive fees
  • 🔒 Security issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🤖 Outdated user interface
  • 📝 Lack of transparency

Bugs and requests

SmartRent

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Thermostat not syncing with app
  • Door lock showing wrong status
  • App logging users out randomly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Integration with Apple Watch and HomeKit
  • Ability to set custom lock codes
  • Improved automation and scheduling options

Cortland+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login and authentication issues
  • Unreliable service request submissions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved login and password management
  • Enhanced community engagement features
  • Streamlined payment and service request processes

In-app purchases

None

SmartRent

No in-app purchases

None

Cortland+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartRent free?
SmartRent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cortland+ free?
Cortland+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartRent or Cortland+?
Cortland+ is rated higher. SmartRent averages 4.7 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Cortland+ averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do SmartRent or Cortland+ have ads?
Neither SmartRent nor Cortland+ shows ads.

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