SmartRent vs Cortland+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote lock/unlock and thermostat control
- Custom thermostat schedules
- Time-bound access codes
- Home automation routines
- Voice command integration
- Leak alerts
- Activity logs
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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
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.
- Community wall for posts and events
- Rent payment processing
- Service request logging and tracking
- Package delivery notifications
- Property contact information
- Event and poll responses
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | SmartRent | Cortland+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (122K ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 34.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 122K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Smartrent.com, LLC | CORTLAND PARTNERS, LLC |
Customer experience
SmartRent
Cortland+
User reviews
SmartRent
From 122K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
SmartRent
No in-app purchases
Cortland+
No in-app purchases









