Comparison

Groundfloor vs NOVAS

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

Head to head
About

Groundfloor

This app facilitates deliveries to secure parcel lockers and collection points within buildings. It streamlines the courier process, eliminating the need for signatures and reducing missed deliveries. Couriers from any company can utilize these smart locker solutions.

Highlights
  • Secure parcel locker deliveries
  • Eliminates need for signatures
  • SMS code for customer retrieval
  • Digital delivery history
  • Supports all delivery companies
  • Streamlined building access
Features
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This app is for couriers or building staff delivering to a building with Groundfloor™ lockers, Parcel Rooms or Concierge Collect solutions. Groundfloor provide industry-leading solutions for on-premises parcel management. At Groundfloor, we love all couriers! Any courier from any delivery company can deliver to a Groundfloor hub. Our solutions provide a secure place to deliver parcels, enabling a first-time delivery every time. No more waiting around in lobbies for your customers, or travelling to upper floors to reach them. Even better, no more "Sorry We Missed You" cards! And there’s no cost to couriers. Groundfloor systems eliminate the need for a signature. Each time you make a delivery a digital signature is issued and the customer receives an SMS with a one-time code. Their parcel is secure until they retrieve it at their convenience, with Groundfloor maintaining a complete delivery and collection history. For more information visit groundfloordelivery.com

About

NOVAS

Features
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Novas is the unique Smart Lock System, designed for those who are security conscious, need peace of mind, yet want to enjoy the convenience of Bluetooth Smart connectivity. It is for those who acutely value the safety of their physical property in the real world and their digital information online. Embracing Bluetooth Smart Technology into the world of high-security locks, Novas is secure by design. At its core, each and every Novas Smart Lock / Access Control device is a standalone system, which means that it is totally “off-the-grid” and has no information stored on the web whatsoever. This absolutely eliminates the ever-growing risk of online cyber-attacks. Even if the internet was to completely collapse tomorrow, all Novas Smart Lock Systems around the world will continue to function, without so much as a hiccup. Novas method of cloud-free electronic key (eKey) distribution and control utilises military grade AES end-to-end Encryption, and with its automatic re-locking feature, Novas offers you total peace of mind that your property will always be secure. With Novas, you have unprecedented security of your lock’s unique digital information, and to whom, when and for how long, access to your property is permitted, at the touch of a button. It doesn’t get any better than that!!!

Screenshots

Groundfloor4 screens
NOVAS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Groundfloor at monthly against NOVAS's every 5 months. NOVAS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groundfloor ships an update monthly, NOVAS every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Groundfloor versus NOVAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroundfloorNOVAS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGroundfloorRMD Innovations

In-app purchases

None

Groundfloor

No in-app purchases

None

NOVAS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groundfloor free?
Groundfloor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVAS free?
NOVAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Groundfloor or NOVAS have ads?
Neither Groundfloor nor NOVAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groundfloor or NOVAS?
Groundfloor ships an update monthly, and NOVAS every 5 months. Most recently, Groundfloor was updated on November 2, 2026 and NOVAS on November 3, 2026.

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