eSecure 2.0 vs Brivo Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eSecure 2.0
Control your home security system and smart devices remotely. View live video feeds and receive alerts for important events. Automate scenes for convenience and energy savings.
- Arm/disarm security system
- Control Z-Wave devices (lights, locks, thermostats)
- View live and recorded video
- Create automated scenes
- Manage user codes
- Receive event alerts
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The Protection 1 eSecure 2.0™ Remote Interactive Services app gives you real-time control of your Protection 1® security system from anywhere. You can remotely control your security system, Z-Wave® enabled devices (e.g., lights, lock and thermostats) and view live, streaming video of your home and business wherever you are. Requirement: Compatible Protection 1® security system with a subscription to eSecure 2.0™ Remote Interactive Services. Please call 1.866.792.2422 for additional information. Feature Highlights: • Arm or disarm your security system • Turn lights off or on • Adjust thermostat temperature • Unlock or lock doors • View live video and recorded clips from your Protection 1 eSecure 2.0™ cameras • Wi-Fi® signal strength indicators for Protection 1 eSecure 2.0™ cameras • Create and control automated scenes for convenience and energy savings • Create users and manage their security system user codes • Language support for: Latin American Spanish, French Canadian, Brazilian Portuguese • Receive email and text alerts about selected events in your home or business, such as extreme temperature changes, motion detected in restricted areas, movement of valuable items, and more. • Language support for: Latin American Spanish, French Canadian, Brazilian Portuguese
Brivo Access
Manage your Brivo access control and video surveillance system from your smartphone. Control devices, manage users and credentials, monitor events in real-time, and view recorded video for enhanced security and operational flexibility.
- Manage users and credentials
- Review events and recorded video
- Unlock or secure doors remotely
- Real-time event monitoring
- Integrate device control
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Extend your Brivo access control and video surveillance experience to your smartphone with the Brivo Access mobile app. Integrate device control, credential management, real-time event monitoring, and recorded video into a single app that delivers peace of mind, operational flexibility and ease of use. After signing in with their Brivo credentials, administrators can: * Manage users and credentials * Review events and recorded video * Unlock or secure doors remotely * Respond to emergency situations immediately The Brivo Access mobile application for iOS requires an active subscription to Brivo Access. To activate mobile video surveillance, an active video subscription with a compatible platform is also required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eSecure 2.0 at 4.6 against Brivo Access's 3.0. eSecure 2.0 also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 2). 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.
eSecure 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eSecure 2.0 has 7.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of eSecure 2.0's written reviews are positive against 14% of Brivo Access's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | eSecure 2.0 | Brivo Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Protection One | Brivo Inc. |
Customer experience
eSecure 2.0
Brivo Access
User reviews
eSecure 2.0
From 7.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure app
- 👍 Convenient remote access
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🔒 Difficult to set up user accounts
- ⏱️ Slow to connect and respond
- 🔌 Unreliable connectivity
- 💰 Expensive service
Brivo Access
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Convenient mobile management
- 👍 Live video feature
- 👍 "Stay Signed In" functionality
- 👍 Larger video player on iPad
- 👍 Faster access to logs/controls on iPad
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 Barely usable
- 🐛 Things don't fit on screen
- 🐛 Things flash and disappear
- 🐛 Can't access items
Bugs and requests
eSecure 2.0
Reported bugs
3 issues- App unable to arm/disarm system
- Sensor and camera issues
- Inconsistent app performance
Requested features
3 requests- Allow clearing alarm history from app
- Improve scheduling options
- Update app for latest iPhone models
Brivo Access
Reported bugs
58 issues- App doesn't work
- Things flash up and disappear
- Can't access items
- Can't view complete website on iPhone
- No audio alerts
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- Failed access panel communication
- Can no longer see lock/unlock state without clicking
- App signs out constantly
- App won't refresh on its own
- Must swipe through all sites to get to one alphabetically later
- App starts at the beginning of the series alphabetically every time it reopens
- App does not send alerts to Apple Watch
- Takes forever to sign in and sometimes won't sign in, plus it'll kick you out
- Lockdown menu item is there but it's not functional
- App crashes repeatedly trying to get to doors section
- App will not save login
- Users should not have to login every time
- App stopped working weeks ago
- Nothing in the app works after updating
- Nothing on the app works
- Glitches so I can see door activity
- Latest version will not load activity
- Activity will not load and the user view is all wonky
- When I log in, it doesn’t connect at all
- Latest version (Jan ‘22) is completely unusable
- Activity tab will not load
- Doors will not unlock through app
- Mobile app simply doesn’t work
- App keeps locking up on the loading activity screen
- App constantly fails
- Remote mobile lock/unlock not working
- App has not worked for a very long time
- App is no longer responding
- Crashes all the time in activity mode
- App crashes while trying to access our site
- Can’t use at all
- Cannot control access by date range
- Logins no longer save
- Lost the face ID capability
- Doesn’t show names before the update
- Won’t show all activity correctly
- App doesn’t update the day till 8 at night
- Always says cannot connect to the server
- Can’t see who used the door, just that someone used it
- Constant outages to their systems
- Not displaying unlock information with associated person (only door)
- Unable to add/edit credentials/groups as the information does not load on the user
- Inability to add or send a Brivo Mobile Pass to a user
- App says can’t connect to server since the update
- Won’t show who is entering or using their cards or Brivo passes
- Can’t see names on who enters and exits gate
- Most of the time now it does not display names
- Not seeing who swipes a door makes it useless
- Opening doors through the app is so painful now
- When logged in it never unlocks doors
- Deletes login information on an update
- Crashes after login
- Still crashes even after fresh installation
Requested features
9 requests- Get this on Apple Watch
- Allow user to save username and password
- Use iPhone 6 fingerprint scanner for faster access
- Add PIN or TouchID for faster access
- Bring back ability for admins to see PIN
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- Add audio alerts
- Improve UI for easier site navigation
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
eSecure 2.0
No in-app purchases
Brivo Access
No in-app purchases
