Chirp Access vs Verkada Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Verkada Pass
This app acts as a digital keycard for seamless door access and a mobile intercom receiver. It allows users to unlock doors via Bluetooth and receive intercom calls remotely, providing enhanced security and flexibility.
- Digital keycard for door access
- Bluetooth unlocking
- Remote door unlocking
- Mobile intercom receiver
- Receive intercom calls on the go
- View context cameras during calls
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Meet Verkada Pass—your digital keycard and mobile intercom receiver. With Verkada Pass, you can easily access doors across your organizations and take calls from anywhere. Using the Verkada Pass Bluetooth credential, users can seamlessly unlock doors and access buildings. Users with remote unlock access can also instantly unlock doors remotely and view the doors they have access to. Organizations with Verkada Intercom can route intercom calls to Verkada Pass users. Receivers can take full frame, crystal clear calls on the go and view additional context cameras to see a complete picture of incoming calls. Together with Bluetooth unlock capabilities, the Verkada Pass app provides modern credentials, enhanced call receiving flexibility and seamless security in a simple mobile application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Verkada Pass at 2.6 against Chirp Access's 2.0. Verkada Pass also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). Chirp Access's advantage is ratings volume (642 vs 72) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). 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.
Verkada Pass holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chirp Access has 642 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Chirp Access's written reviews are positive against 37% of Verkada Pass's.
Chirp Access ships an update every 6 weeks, Verkada Pass every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chirp Access | Verkada Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (642 ratings) | 2.6 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.2% of reviews | 37.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 642 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chirp | Verkada Inc. |
Customer experience
Chirp Access
Verkada Pass
Bugs and requests
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
Verkada Pass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chirp Access
No in-app purchases
Verkada Pass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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