eHOME+ vs Activate Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eHOME+
Control your home's AV systems, lighting, temperature, and surveillance remotely. This app allows seamless communication with your AMMA eHOME System via cellular networks or Wi-Fi for worldwide convenience.
- Real-time AV system control
- Lighting adjustments
- Room temperature management
- Surveillance monitoring
- Remote access via cellular or Wi-Fi
- iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch compatibility
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- AMMA eHOME Smart Living - This easy-to-use application provides real-time, touch control of AV systems, lighting, room temperatures, surveillance, and more, from iPhones, iPod Touch and iPads. The iPad, iPhones can seamlessly and acurately communicate with an AMMA eHOME System via 3G, GPRS and EDGE cellular networks, or Wi-Fi, to allow the convenience of remote use world wide where ever you are.
Activate Home
Manage your building's access, communications, and services from your phone. Receive alerts for packages, reserve amenities, and connect with your property team and neighbors.
- Building access control
- Visitor registration
- Service request management
- Amenity reservations
- Package arrival notifications
- Resident communication
- Digital building key
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Stay connected to everything happening in your building and the people within it. From building access, to communications from your property team, or package arrival alerts, it’s all at your fingertips with the Activate Home app. Download the app to: -Register visitors -Submit and manage service requests -Reserve amenities -Get notifications for package arrivals -Communicate with management and fellow residents -See upcoming events in your building -Give feedback through polls -Use your phone as a digital key to access the building -And so much more! *Note: features vary by building.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Activate Home at 30% against eHOME+'s 0%. Activate Home also leads on ratings volume (413 vs 4) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). eHOME+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). 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.
Activate Home holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Activate Home has 413 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of eHOME+'s written reviews are positive against 30% of Activate Home's.
eHOME+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Activate Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eHOME+ | Activate Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (413 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 30.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 413 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMMA TECHNOLOGY CORP | Rise Buildings, LLC |
Customer experience
eHOME+
Activate Home
Bugs and requests
eHOME+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Activate Home
Reported bugs
17 issues- Mobile key not working
- “No response met from Salto SVN” error
- Visitors disappearing
- Packages checked out/in disappearing
- “General error” when opening
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- “No door found” error on elevators
- App crashes on launch
- Cannot login
- Error when password submitted
- Reset password link trackers not working
- App does not open on iOS 13
- Clicking edit on visitor profile doesn't work
- Cannot log out
- Incorrect apartment number on profile
- App crashes during registration
- App freezing or having other bugs
- Red bubble notification remains after checking
Requested features
8 requests- Add phone key to Apple Wallet
- Improve offline functionality for app launch/key access
- Add a hard fob solution for non-smartphone users
- Implement a buzz-in feature for visitors/deliveries
- Allow users to see other's elevator reservations
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- Allow users to stay signed in
- Improve back button navigation in community posts
- More reports for property managers
In-app purchases
eHOME+
No in-app purchases
Activate Home
No in-app purchases
