Entry and Community Manager vs Smart Entry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Entry and Community Manager
Manage building access remotely by viewing live video streams and speaking with visitors before granting entry. Review past access logs and control authorized entry points.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way visitor communication
- Manage authorized entry points
- View access attempt logs
- Remote access control
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An access control application for residential communities or office buildings. See a live video stream and speak to your visitors before granting or denying access. See the list of entries you are allowed to open. See the log of past access attempts and results.
Smart Entry
Securely manage and monitor access to your property using your smartphone. This application allows for convenient control of openings, providing peace of mind and enhanced security.
- Secure access control
- Monitor property openings
- Smartphone integration
- Remote access management
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Smart Entry brings you a secure way to control, monitor, and access openings using a smartphone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Entry and Community Manager at 14 against Smart Entry's 3. Smart Entry's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 3.6 for Entry and Community Manager against 3.7 for Smart Entry. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Entry and Community Manager ships an update every 3 months, Smart Entry every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Entry and Community Manager | Smart Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liangdong Deng | Accurate Lock and Hardware co LLC |
Customer experience
Entry and Community Manager
Smart Entry
In-app purchases
Entry and Community Manager
No in-app purchases
Smart Entry
No in-app purchases
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