Verkada Pass vs HOA Toolkit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
HOA Toolkit
Manage homeowner association business efficiently with this mobile tool. Conduct inspections offline, sync data later, and streamline reporting. Optimized for cost savings and ease of use.
- Offline compliance and inspections
- VMS platform integration
- Portfolio loading and syncing
- Full-size photo synchronization
- Cost-saving design
- Simplified inspection interface
- Dynamic map with satellite view
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The official mobile app for management companies to conduct HOA business on the VMS (Village Management Software) platform quicker and easier. We grow functionality to fit your business needs, with new modules released regularly. Offline Compliance – no more worrying about poor Internet connectivity in your communities, losing hours of inspector time or giving up on inspections in frustration. Load up your portfolio in the office to your mobile device with a press of a button (including all inspection detail, letters, and photos), take it to the field, conduct inspections, and then re-sync with VMS when Internet connectivity is restored. Saves 50%+ of your time and allows full size photo syncs for any association. • Requires no Internet/LTE plan on device, allowing your organization to drastically cut down on costs • Designed to work on any modern cell phone, eliminating the need for expensive tablets • Stores the customized portfolio of every manager/inspector • Simplified interface, requiring less than 50% of button presses to conduct an inspection • Dynamic map with toggle for satellite view and adjustable zoom prevents incorrect house inspections • Back office reporting on inspections, including dates of inspection, number of inspections conducted, inspector information, and communities visited
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HOA Toolkit at 100% against Verkada Pass's 37%. HOA Toolkit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Verkada Pass's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HOA Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Verkada Pass's written reviews are positive against 100% of HOA Toolkit's.
Verkada Pass ships an update every 9 days, HOA Toolkit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Verkada Pass | HOA Toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (75 ratings) | 5.0 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verkada Inc. | Hestia Software |
Customer experience
Verkada Pass
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In-app purchases
Verkada Pass
No in-app purchases
HOA Toolkit
No in-app purchases
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