Chirp Access vs Anavio
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.
Anavio
Control access to specific doors and times using your smartphone. This app allows authorized users to securely unlock doors via Bluetooth or remotely. Streamline your security management with mobile passes and unified platform access.
- Send mobile passes
- Restrict access by door and time
- Unlock doors via Bluetooth
- Remote door unlocking
- Unified security platform
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Unlock Anavio Intercom Readers right from your smartphone. With Anavio’s Unified Security Platform, you can: • Send users mobile passes right from the admin portal • Restrict access to specific doors and times • Unlock doors securely via Bluetooth • Remotely unlock doors for authorized users Streamline your access control today with the Anavio mobile app! Download today or visit anavio.ai to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anavio at 4.3 against Chirp Access's 2.0. Chirp Access's advantage is ratings volume (657 vs 4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). 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.
Anavio holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chirp Access has 657 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chirp Access ships an update every 6 weeks, Anavio every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chirp Access | Anavio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (657 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 657 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chirp | Vicon Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
Chirp Access
Anavio
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
Anavio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chirp Access
No in-app purchases
Anavio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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