Securitas Interactive vs Hive Intercom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Securitas Interactive
Control your home security system remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Arm/disarm your system, receive alerts, manage lights, and answer your door with a single interface. Enjoy 24/7 control over your home's automation and energy.
- Remote system arm/disarm
- Real-time alerts
- Lighting control
- Door answering
- Automation management
- Energy management
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Stay connected to your Securitas Interactive system from anywhere, at any time, through a single, intuitive interface. Use your smart phone or tablet to arm and disarm your system, receive real-time alerts, dim the lights and even answer the door, all at the touch of a button. With Securitas Interactive, automation and energy management solutions, you have 24/7 control over what matters most to you.
Hive Intercom
Grant and manage building access for visitors through video calls on your smartphone. This app is for residents of buildings with Hive Intercom at their main entrances. An email invitation from your property manager is required for sign-in.
- Grant visitor access
- Manage building entry
- Receive video calls on smartphone
- Access control for residents
- Visitor management
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This application is intended for the residents of buildings equipped with Hive Intercom at their main entrances. Before signing in to the application, you need to receive an email invite from your property manager. Contact your building property manager to get your invitation email. The Hive Intercom mobile application allows residents to grant and manage building access for their visitors by receiving video calls right on their smartphones. The app also provides many other features for managing access control for building residents and visitors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hive Intercom at 67% against Securitas Interactive's 6%. Hive Intercom also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Securitas Interactive | Hive Intercom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 5.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 381 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Securitas Electronic Security, Inc | Hive Access Control Inc. |
Customer experience
Securitas Interactive
Hive Intercom
In-app purchases
Securitas Interactive
No in-app purchases
Hive Intercom
No in-app purchases
Questions
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