1VALET vs Toronto Hydro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1VALET
Manage your smart building access, book amenities, and communicate with property management. This app allows you to unlock doors with your phone, receive guest calls, and handle rent payments. It also features a community marketplace and parcel delivery notifications.
- Phone as digital fob for door access
- Remote guest entry via voice/video calls
- Book building amenities like elevators and parking
- Receive building announcements and requests
- Pay rent and amenity bookings
- Community marketplace for neighbors
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Unlock the potential of your smart building with the 1VALET app. Designed to make building access safer and simpler for you and your guests. Unlock doors, find services, book amenities, and more — your building is in your hands. Features*: - Unlock building doors using your phone as a digital fob - Enjoy quick access via home screen widgets or directly from your Apple Watch - Receive voice or video calls from the building’s 1VALET entry system and unlock the door remotely for guests - Share building access with guests using secure digital invites - Book building elevators, guest parking, and other amenities - Receive announcements and communicate with property management - Create and track maintenance requests - Pay for rent and amenity bookings directly through the app - Access building documents - Get parcel delivery notifications - Buy and sell items or organize activities with your neighbours through the community marketplace * Availability of app features may differ for each building. To learn more about how 1VALET is creating smarter buildings, visit www.1VALET.com
Toronto Hydro
Access outage maps, report issues, and manage your account. View details on current and planned outages, construction projects, and access bills and notifications.
- View outage details
- Report outages
- Access account information
- View bills
- Sign up for notifications
- Report problems
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The Toronto Hydro mobile app provides access to outage and construction maps, your online account, and other online tools and services. Download the app to: • View details on current outages • Report an outage in your area • Find information on planned outages and construction projects in your area • Access your account to view your Toronto Hydro bills, sign up for outage notifications, register for eBills and more • Use tools and services, such as our report a problem feature and service request forms • Access our contact options Terms and conditions are available online at torontohydro.com/terms-conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 1VALET at 37% against Toronto Hydro's 6%. 1VALET also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Toronto Hydro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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.
1VALET ships an update every 3 weeks, Toronto Hydro every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1VALET | Toronto Hydro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (942 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 942 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 289 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1VALET Corp. | Toronto Hydro |
Customer experience
1VALET
Toronto Hydro
Bugs and requests
1VALET
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently logs users out
- Digital fob/key issues
- Connectivity problems in certain areas
- UI/UX glitches
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Wallet integration
- Improve Apple Watch support
- Allow customization of door/elevator access
- Integrate with smart home devices
- Provide better guest access management
Toronto Hydro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1VALET
No in-app purchases
Toronto Hydro
No in-app purchases
