CCV Mobile App vs Ambient Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCV Mobile App
This app keeps you connected to your church community with tools for note-taking, event discovery, and family updates. Access faith-building resources, media, and Bible plans. Easily invite friends and family to join services or share messages.
- Take and save message notes
- Check-in to services
- Discover upcoming events and classes
- View kids' learning in service
- Access parenting discussion topics
- Utilize faith growth resources
- Browse media library
- Follow Bible reading plans
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Take CCV with you wherever you go! Whether you’re at home, the gym, or sitting in service, we’ve placed the tools for staying connected right in the palm of your hand. Take message notes and save them for later, check-in and let us know you’ve joined us, and find upcoming events and classes that are picked just for you. The addition of the My Family section will keep you up-to-date on what your kids are learning in service each week. You will also find discussion topics for use at home, and resources to help navigate the different stages of parenting. We’ve also included quick access to resources that will help you continue to grow in your faith. Life Training resources can help you through some of life’s most difficult seasons, a media library with thousands of videos for personal growth and entertainment, and Bible reading plans provide daily encouragement. The app isn’t only a resource for you. It’s a tool to introduce your friends and family to your church by inviting them to join you for a service or share a favorite message with them. We hope this app will help you stay connected to your church and community no matter where you are.
Ambient Home
Control your smart home and community amenities with ease. This app allows you to manage access for guests, unlock amenities like the pool, and set your home's climate remotely for ultimate convenience and comfort.
- Share access with guests
- Unlock community amenities
- Remote climate control
- Intuitive user interface
- Smart home integration
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Enjoy unparalleled convenience, comfort, and peace of mind with smart home experiences designed by Ambient in every unit and across the community. Through a simple and intuitive app, Ambient lets you share access with a dog walker while you’re at work, take a dip in the pool without carrying keys, or set your ideal temperature on your way home. Note: Not all features may be available in your community at this time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CCV Mobile App at 79% against Ambient Home's 9%. CCV Mobile App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
CCV Mobile App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 411 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of CCV Mobile App's written reviews are positive against 9% of Ambient Home's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCV Mobile App | Ambient Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (153 ratings) — better | 2.8 (411 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 8.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 411 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christ's Church of the Valley, Inc. | Ambient Property Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
CCV Mobile App
Ambient Home
User reviews
CCV Mobile App
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Access to past sermons
- 👍 Useful for staying connected
- 👍 Great for taking sermon notes
- 👍 Good for spiritual growth
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes on iPad
- 🐛 Incompatible with iPad
- 🐛 Login issues after update
- 🐛 Constant logouts
- 🐛 Password reset problems
Ambient Home
From 411 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Sleek and cool app
- 👍 Easy setup
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
- 🔒 Security issues with door unlocking
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 👎 Doesn't work as expected
- 💤 Slow and unresponsive
Bugs and requests
CCV Mobile App
Reported bugs
15 issues- No longer saves notes
- Keeps logging out
- Changes daughter's address and brother-in-law's email
- Cannot pull up Bible verse from notes
- Lost credentials after update
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- Disabled copy and paste functionality
- Major latency on the log in screen
- Refused new credentials after password reset
- App does not allow users to turn off access to camera
- Incompatible with my IPAD
- App won't open without crashing on my iPad
- App support link is 404
- App will not open on iPad
- Keeps saying it cannot connect to the internet on iPad
- Snake game is laggy
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to Zoom and rotate home group questions
- Add ability to 'favorite' specific sermons
- Update to include new East Valley campus
- Split view enabled for iPad users
Ambient Home
Reported bugs
4 issues- Temperature controls not working
- Inconsistent door lock status
- Frequent app crashes
- Login and account issues
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate with smart home platforms
- Add automation and scheduling features
- Improve customer support
In-app purchases
CCV Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Ambient Home
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CCV Mobile App free?
Is Ambient Home free?
Which has better reviews, CCV Mobile App or Ambient Home?
Do CCV Mobile App or Ambient Home have ads?
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