HOA Messenger vs HOA Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOA Messenger
This app provides a free, easy-to-use platform for HOA managers and board members to streamline community communication and management. Features include broadcasting announcements, direct messaging between residents and managers, document viewing, and vendor management tools.
- Community Broadcasts
- Resident-Manager Messaging
- Document Viewing
- Vendor Search & Messaging
- Auto Reply Functionality
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Are you a HOA Manager or Board Member looking for an easy to use HOA Management solution for your HOA Community? With HOA Messenger you can create a free HOA Management Platform for your HOA Community in 2 Minutes or less. HOA Messenger Features: -Community Broadcast -Resident-Manager Messaging -Resident-Resident Messaging (Optional) -Document Viewing -Vendor Search for Managers/Board Members -Vendor-Manager Messaging -Auto Reply
HOA Connect
This app allows homeowners to manage their accounts, track inquiries, and view community events. Board members can handle bills, monitor violations, and manage community activities.
- Homeowner inquiries and status tracking
- Violation monitoring and updates
- Community event access
- Bill authorization for board members
- Account and contact information management
- Vehicle and pet record management
- Account status and payment history viewing
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HOA Connect is an application that was designed to provide homeowners access to their accounts and activities related to their property. In addition, the application enables board members to interact with work orders, bills, community events, and monitor violations, and homeowner inquiries. App Features: 1. Inquiries. Homeowners can create and monitor the status of their inquiries 2. Violations. Owners can view their own violations and update existing when violations are being corrected 3. Events. View and track community events and get access to information pertaining to those 4. Bills. Board members can view and authorize bills related to services provided to the community by various vendors 5. Account Information. Enables the homeowners to update their accounts and contact information. 6. Vehicles. On the vehicles screen, records of various vehicles belonging to homeowners can be added or modified 7. Pets. On the Pets screen, records of various pets belonging to homeowners can be added or modified 8. Account Status. Homeowners, or board members can see the status of owner accounts along with charges, adjustments, and payment history
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HOA Connect at 3.0 against HOA Messenger's 2.5. HOA Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). HOA Messenger's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and ratings volume (30 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HOA Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOA Messenger has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of HOA Messenger's written reviews are positive against 0% of HOA Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HOA Messenger ships an update every 6 weeks, HOA Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOA Messenger | HOA Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (30 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOA Station | Dexwell, Inc |
Customer experience
HOA Messenger
HOA Connect
In-app purchases
HOA Messenger
No in-app purchases
HOA Connect
No in-app purchases
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