1VALET vs Grata Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1VALET
Manage your smart building with ease. This app allows you to unlock doors, book amenities, communicate with management, and even handle rent payments. Enjoy secure guest access and stay informed about building announcements and deliveries.
- Unlock doors with phone
- Remote guest access
- Book amenities
- Communicate with management
- Pay rent and bookings
- Parcel delivery notifications
- Community marketplace
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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
Grata Manager
This application is designed for building managers to configure smart locks. It provides the necessary tools for managing access and settings related to property security.
- Configure smart locks
- Manage property access
- Building management tool
- Security settings
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Grata Manager is an app used by our building managers for configuring the locks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grata Manager at 100% against 1VALET's 37%. Grata Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 1VALET's advantage is ratings volume (885 vs 1). 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.
Grata Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1VALET has 885 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of 1VALET's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grata Manager's.
1VALET ships an update every 3 weeks, Grata Manager every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1VALET | Grata Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (885 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 885 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| 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 | 294 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1VALET Corp. | Grata Technologies Inc. |
Customer experience
1VALET
Grata Manager
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
Grata Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1VALET
No in-app purchases
Grata Manager
No in-app purchases
