BuildingLink Resident App vs Virtual Menorah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BuildingLink Resident App
Manage your apartment living with ease. Track packages, submit maintenance requests, pay rent, and reserve amenities. Stay informed about building events and announcements, and access local offers.
- Package tracking and delivery notifications
- Amenity reservation system
- Submit repair requests
- Pay rent and view account balance
- Visitor entry requests
- Building announcements and events calendar
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Welcome to our updated resident app, which has been recently redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up! The resident app provides the most essential components of the BuildingLink resident website. If you don’t see some of the below options, they might not be enabled for your property. • Track your packages • Receive push notifications for new deliveries • Submit amenity reservations • Submit repair requests • View your account balance • Pay your rent • Request entry for visitors • View upcoming events and building calendar • View building announcements • Post marketplace ads • Send instructions to the front desk • Access vendor service forms • Receive offers and discounts in your area • View a list of local businesses • Request valet service • Show your Resident ID Note: this app is for residents of BuildingLink-subscribed properties. If you are a manager or employee, please download the “GEO Staff App by BuildingLink.” If your property does not subscribe to BuildingLink, please tell them about us!
Virtual Menorah
Light a virtual menorah with customizable candle colors and burn durations. Place and light each candle, enjoying twinkling flames. Offers flexibility in lighting order to suit personal traditions.
- Customizable candle colors
- Adjustable burn duration
- Flexible candle placement
- Interactive flame animation
- Personalized lighting order
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The #1 Virtual Menorah for iOS! Pick your candle color, burn duration, place each candle, light each candle, watch the flames twinkle as the candles burn down! Enjoy and Happy Chanukah! While according to the traditional Jewish custom the candles are added from right to left and are then lit from left to right, the Virtual Menorah app allows you to add and light candles in which ever order or tradition you prefer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BuildingLink Resident App at Free against Virtual Menorah's $1.99. BuildingLink Resident App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 2). Virtual Menorah's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 19%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
BuildingLink Resident App is free to download; Virtual Menorah costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BuildingLink Resident App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuildingLink Resident App has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of BuildingLink Resident App's written reviews are positive against 43% of Virtual Menorah's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BuildingLink Resident App ships an update every 3 weeks, Virtual Menorah monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BuildingLink Resident App | Virtual Menorah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BuildingLink.com | ATBOSH Media Ltd. |
Customer experience
BuildingLink Resident App
Virtual Menorah
Bugs and requests
BuildingLink Resident App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Deliveries not showing up accurately
- Inability to log maintenance requests
- Marketplace images not loading properly
- App freezing and logging users out
- Sync failures and stale data
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar view for amenity reservations
- Ability to delete or edit marketplace posts
- Parking permit functionality
- Resident-to-resident messaging
- Building announcements and news in-app
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- Improved accessibility and customization options
Virtual Menorah
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BuildingLink Resident App
No in-app purchases
Virtual Menorah
No in-app purchases
Questions
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