AAM All Access vs Connect Resident
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AAM All Access
Manage your homeowner association with ease. Access community documents, pay assessments, submit requests, and stay informed about important updates. Board members can also access financial and document archives.
- Community information and documents
- Online assessment payments
- Maintenance and architectural request submission
- Resident directory
- Notifications and alerts
- Gate guest pass creation
- Event and class sign-ups
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Homeowner Access Includes: • Community Information, CC&Rs, Rules & Guidelines, Approved paint codes • Assessment balance & Pay online • CC&R compliance reporting, history and status • Architectural requests, history and status • Submitting Common Area maintenance requests with photos • Change of address • Useful community links • Pop-up notifications and alerts • Sign up for electronic statements • Association resident directory • Frequently Asked Questions • Digital copies of communication sent to you including statements, compliance letters, etc. • Colored indicator next to recently-updated community documents • Ability to create gate guest passes (for associations using our gate access solution) • Ability to purchase event tickets and sign of for fitness classes and reserve rooms (for associations using our lifestyle management solution) Board Member Access to: • Community financials • Community document archive • Community activities and tasks • Financial dashboard • Document sharing One more way AAM is Dedicated to Delivering Peace of Mind to the communities we serve.
Connect Resident
Manage your community with ease. Access important documents, view your account history, make payments, and connect with neighbors. This app provides convenient, 24/7 access to essential community services.
- Access Forms and Documents
- View Account History
- Make Payments
- Resident Directory
- 24/7 Community Access
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Stay connected to your community wherever you are with FirstService Residential Connect Mobile. Enjoy simple navigation and 24/7 access to manage your account, view documents, make payments, and stay informed. Need help? HODA, our built-in webchat assistant, is available anytime to answer questions and guide you every step of the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AAM All Access at 3.5 against Connect Resident's 2.1. AAM All Access also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 82). On price, review sentiment, 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.
AAM All Access holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAM All Access has 1.6K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of AAM All Access's written reviews are positive against 9% of Connect Resident's.
AAM All Access ships an update every 2 weeks, Connect Resident every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AAM All Access | Connect Resident |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | 2.1 (82 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews — better | 8.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 82 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AAM, LLC | FirstService Residential |
Customer experience
AAM All Access
Connect Resident
Bugs and requests
AAM All Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- Password reset process not working
- Autopay settings not saving correctly
- Inconsistent data between app and website
- Inability to access account statements
Requested features
4 requests- Improved communication and notifications
- Integration with other payment methods
- More user-friendly account management
- Streamlined guest pass functionality
Connect Resident
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AAM All Access
No in-app purchases
Connect Resident
No in-app purchases
Questions
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