Quext Resident vs MeadoWatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quext Resident
Control your smart apartment with ease. Lock/unlock doors, adjust your thermostat remotely, and manage guest access seamlessly from your smartphone. Create guest passes without requiring visitors to download an app.
- Unlock apartment and community doors
- Adjust thermostat remotely
- Set home temperature schedules
- Manage guest access
- Create guest passes
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Welcome to the Quext Resident App! Take full control of your smart apartment with the Quext Resident. Easily unlock your door, adjust your thermostat, and manage guest access—all from your phone. With the app, you can: Lock and unlock your apartment and community doors with a tap Adjust your thermostat anytime, anywhere Set schedules to keep your home the perfect temperature Create guest passes for seamless visitor access—no app required Note: This app is designed for apartment communities using Quext Resident. If your community isn’t connected yet, visit onequext.com/contact, and we’ll reach out to your property manager.
MeadoWatch
Contribute to climate change research by tracking wildflower phenology on designated trails. Your observations help scientists understand how climate change impacts plant life cycles and seed production in alpine environments.
- Community science approach
- Record wildflower phenology
- Track flowering, fruiting, and seed production
- Contribute to climate change research
- Observe alpine wildflowers
- Data collection on specific trails
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MeadoWatch uses a Community Science approach, and volunteers are essential to the success of our program. Every summer, participants are encouraged to visit trails to record wildflower phenology (the timing of flowering, fruiting and seed production) of some of the most beautiful alpine wildflowers in the world. We use this information to understand which climatic factors trigger flowering and seed production, and how climate change may alter the the timing of seed production. Currently, we are live with two trails at Mt. Rainier National Park
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quext Resident at 3.8 against MeadoWatch's 2.5. Quext Resident also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 2). MeadoWatch's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 27%). 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.
Quext Resident holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quext Resident has 35 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Quext Resident's written reviews are positive against 67% of MeadoWatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Quext Resident ships an update fortnightly, MeadoWatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quext Resident | MeadoWatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (35 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quext, LLC | DotMote Labs |
Customer experience
Quext Resident
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In-app purchases
Quext Resident
No in-app purchases
MeadoWatch
No in-app purchases
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