Comparison

KastleResident vs Treehouse DC

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

Head to head
About

KastleResident

Enhance your multifamily living experience with a powerful app for resident amenities and engagement. Access secured areas, manage visitors, track community occupancy, and submit maintenance requests all from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Mobile access control
  • Remote door unlocking
  • Visitor registration and management
  • Occupancy data insights
  • Community notifications
  • Maintenance service requests
Features
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KastleResident represents the latest advancement in resident amenity and engagement for multifamily communities. Built in harmony around the high frequency usage of a BLE mobile access control credential, cutting edge features like visitor registration and management, remote unlock, occupancy data, community notifications and maintenance service requests deliver new digital experiences for your residents in a single, powerful app. MOBILE ACCESS KastleResident delivers the most convenient way to access secured areas throughout your apartment community. With just a tap, residents can enter perimeter, common area, and even apartment entry doors without having to present a fob or card while meeting the strictest of security standards. REMOTE UNLOCK Say goodbye to the days of a stranded resident that forgot a fob or a visitor that is stuck outside of a locked door. Remotely unlock a door to virtually escort a visitor to your apartment or eliminate an after-hours emergency lockout simply by tapping an icon and authenticating your decision with TouchID or a personal PIN. VISITOR MANAGEMENT (an option enabled by your property management) You are now empowered to pre-register one-time, recurring, and always welcome “Friends & Family“- visitors easily and quickly through the KastleResident app. Just enter the name, a method of contact, and arrival and departure details to streamline the check-in process for your visitor(s). OCCUPANCY DATA AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMENITIES What’s going on in your community? Take a glimpse at how busy the fitness center is or see if there are neighbors hanging out on the roof deck with data at your fingertips. Stay up-to-date with the latest in community notifications from the property team so that you never miss another social event or forget about a community maintenance schedule. SERVICE REQUESTS Is your kitchen sink dripping, ice maker on the fritz or is there a broken lawn sprinkler flooding the landscape plantings outside? Send a quick service request to property management and include a photo since a picture is worth a thousand words. KastleResident is free to download for use at Kastle serviced communities, and it is administered by your property management team via the myKastle Multifamily portal. System Requirements: • Kastle Access Control Infrastructure – v6/Z-Bus doors • Kastle Access Profiles • iPhone 5S or later with Bluetooth enabled • iOS 11.1 or higher

About

Treehouse DC

Browse products on your mobile device, track your rewards, and easily get in touch with the business. Share the app with friends to spread the word.

Highlights
  • View products on mobile
  • Earn rewards
  • Direct contact options
  • Share with friends
Features
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Welcome to Treehouse DC mobile app! We're so excited to take you with us on this Journey! Our mobile app allows you to view our products on your mobile phones or tablets, earn rewards, or contact us directly! Don't forget to share our app with your friends!

Screenshots

KastleResident4 screens
Treehouse DC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Treehouse DC at 100% against KastleResident's 5%. Treehouse DC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4). KastleResident's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (149 vs 2). 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

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

Treehouse DC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KastleResident has 149 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of KastleResident's written reviews are positive against 100% of Treehouse DC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KastleResident ships an update every 3 months, Treehouse DC every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KastleResident versus Treehouse DC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKastleResidentTreehouse DC
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.4 (149 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings149 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size334 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKastle SystemsHigher Standards LLC

Customer experience

KastleResident

All ratings93 ratings
Positive9.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.3%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative91.5%

Treehouse DC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

KastleResident

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant location permission popups
  • App resets and logs users out
  • Inability to open doors even when standing nearby
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Wallet integration
  • Ability to lock doors
  • Improved guest management
  • Faster door unlocking response time

Treehouse DC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KastleResident

No in-app purchases

None

Treehouse DC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KastleResident free?
KastleResident is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Treehouse DC free?
Treehouse DC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KastleResident or Treehouse DC?
Treehouse DC is rated higher. KastleResident averages 1.4 out of 5 from 149 ratings, while Treehouse DC averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do KastleResident or Treehouse DC have ads?
Neither KastleResident nor Treehouse DC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KastleResident or Treehouse DC?
KastleResident ships an update every 3 months, and Treehouse DC every 19 months. Most recently, KastleResident was updated on October 26, 2026 and Treehouse DC on September 30, 2026.

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