beam Home vs Chirp Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
beam Home
Control and monitor your garage door remotely using your smartphone. Grant access to others and receive alerts if your door is left open. Integrates with other smart home devices for enhanced convenience and security.
- Remote garage door control
- Activity monitoring
- Customizable door names
- Grant access to friends/family
- Open door notifications
- Smart home integrations
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This update improves the overall stability, reliability, and performance of the application. By updating deprecated libraries and enhancing internal components, the app is better equipped to support the latest platforms and devices. Additionally, a new crash monitoring solution has been integrated, enabling our team to detect, investigate, and resolve issues more quickly. This helps reduce unexpected crashes and ensures a more reliable experience for our users.
Chirp Access
This app allows residents of multifamily and student housing to open doors, gates, and garages using their mobile device. It also enables remote access granting for guests and service providers, eliminating the need for physical keys and fobs.
- Open doors, gates, and garages with mobile device
- Remotely grant access to guests
- Grant access to service providers
- Eliminates key and fob requirements
- Smart access for multifamily housing
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Chirp is a smart access solution for individuals living in multifamily and student housing communities. Chirp enables you to open any door, gate or garage using a mobile device and makes it easy to remotely grant access to friends, guest and service providers. Chirp liberates both residents and property management from the key and fob access nightmare. Use of the app requires Chirp-compatible hardware to be installed at your building. To learn more about our products visit www.chirpsystems.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: beam Home at 4.2 against Chirp Access's 2.0. beam Home also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 9%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
beam Home holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 233 and 657 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of beam Home's written reviews are positive against 9% of Chirp Access's.
beam Home ships an update every 2 months, Chirp Access every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | beam Home | Chirp Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (233 ratings) — better | 2.0 (657 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 9.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 233 | 657 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beam Labs LLC | Chirp |
Customer experience
beam Home
Chirp Access
User reviews
beam Home
From 233 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup and installation
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 👍 No subscription fees
- 👍 Reliable when it works
- 👍 Free features included
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 Frequent login issues
- 🐛 Locks users out
- 🐛 Unresponsive or buggy
- 🐛 Poor customer support
Chirp Access
From 657 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient keyless access
- 🔒 Secure community entry
- 👍 Useful for letting in guests/deliveries
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
- 🔋 Significant battery drain
- 👎 Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity
- 👎 Inconsistent performance across doors/gates
- 👎 Lack of backup physical keys/fobs
Bugs and requests
beam Home
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes during setup
- App crashes on launch after update
- Cannot log in after setup
- Reset password link not sent
- Controller disabled due to too many failed attempts
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- Controller requires paired door sensor error
- App malfunctions when needed
- Door sensor drains battery quickly
- Cannot link with Alexa
- Apple Watch app closes when trying to open
Requested features
3 requests- Watch complication for Apple Watch
- Ability to turn opener light on/off
- Update app with Apple HomeKit support
Chirp Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Spaceship mode rarely works as intended
- Favorites list doesn't always load properly
- Inconsistent Bluetooth detection and connectivity
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app support
- CarPlay integration for gate access
- Siri/voice control for door/gate opening
- Ability to add front door to favorites
- Improved UI/UX, especially for frequently used actions
In-app purchases
beam Home
No in-app purchases
Chirp Access
No in-app purchases
