UniFi Access vs FluentStream Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniFi Access
Manage your entire access control system remotely. Oversee doors, users, readers, and security policies. View real-time activity logs and receive doorbell notifications.
- Manage connected doors and security policies
- Oversee user rosters and access methods
- Configure reader devices and greeting messages
- View real-time access event logs
- Receive doorbell notifications
- Grant remote access to visitors
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The UniFi Access mobile app is a convenient, comprehensive management tool that allows you and other administrators to oversee every aspect of your Access system, including connected doors, user rosters, reader devices, access cards, and security policies. With the app, you can also view real-time access event logs to maintain full vantage of visitor and employee traffic throughout your workspace. [Doorbell] Receive a push notification when someone rings a connected doorbell. [Remote View] Greet visitors remotely with the UA Pro, then grant them access remotely. [Devices] Add new Access devices and configure a variety of settings, including greeting messages, broadcast names, digital keypad layout, volume, and display brightness. [Doors] Manage individual doors or group them to instantly make sweeping security alterations on the fly. You can also apply door and floor-specific access policies for enhanced building security. [Users] Add, edit, and remove users with ease. You can also assign individual and group-level access methods, such as PIN codes or UA Cards. [Activities] Review detailed access logs and card reader video captures to track on-premises activity anywhere, anytime. [Cards] Utilize existing NFC cards or assign new UA Cards to system users.
FluentStream Admin
Manage your business phone system and call routing from your mobile device. Easily create call routes, edit user accounts, and set up notification workflows to keep your team informed.
- Manage call routes
- Edit user accounts
- Create notification workflows
- Manage time conditions
- Control phone system remotely
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FluentStream is the #1 business communications provider for small and medium businesses. Whether you're in the office or on the go, the FluentStream Admin app makes it easy to: manage your phone system, create new call routes, edit user accounts, manage notification workflows, and more from your cell phone. With the FluentStream Admin app, you can truly harness the power of your phone system and fully manage your business from anywhere. Key Features: • Managed Routes: Move your call routes from Day to Night mode to modify call routing. • Users: Add, modify or delete users, right from your phone. • Notification Workflows: Ensure your team gets notified for key events like calls exiting from queues, calls to 911, SMS message received and more! • Time Conditions: Create and manage time based events to ensure your business phone system works exactly as you want it to. Use of this application requires an active FluentStream Account and Administrator level access. For more information, visit our FAQs page for this application: https://help.fluentcloud.com/helpcenter/s/article/FluentCloud-Admin-Application-on-IOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: UniFi Access at 4.6K against FluentStream Admin's 3. UniFi Access also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for UniFi Access against 5.0 for FluentStream Admin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Access has 4.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
UniFi Access ships an update every 2 weeks, FluentStream Admin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniFi Access | FluentStream Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | FluentStream Technologies |
Customer experience
UniFi Access
FluentStream Admin
Bugs and requests
UniFi Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Notifications not working
- Remote login issues
- Outdated information in app
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with Unifi Protect
- Add schedule management in app
- Allow door hold open/timer controls
- Improve camera/intercom integration
FluentStream Admin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UniFi Access
No in-app purchases
FluentStream Admin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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