sfty vs AVE Resident Services
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
sfty
This app enhances personal safety by allowing users to share their location with a trusted network. It also features an emergency alarm and integrates with a smart smoke detector for comprehensive home security.
- Location sharing with trusted contacts
- Personal emergency alarm
- Motion detection alerts
- Room temperature monitoring
- Relative air humidity monitoring
- WiFi connectivity for smart detector
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Sfty is both a free personal safety app and the main companion of sfty Sense - the WiFi connected smoke detector for apartments. You choose who should be part of your safety network - so they can be notified if something happens. Sfty Sense features: Interconnected, optical smoke detector Supports building wide installation for apartment buildings; warning everyone if a dangerous situation occurs Motion detection and alerts Monitoring of room temperature Monitoring of relative air humidity Connects to your WiFi Free features for all users of the app Follow Me Share your movements with all users so they can keep an eye on you as you go on an adventure or make your way home Help Me Personal alarm that can be triggered with the press of a button Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
AVE Resident Services
Manage your apartment living experience with this official resident app. Pay rent, book amenities, manage visitor access, and track service requests. Stay informed with property and community updates.
- Pay rent
- Reserve building amenities
- Manage visitor credentials
- Submit and track service requests
- Receive property updates
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The official resident app for AVE Santa Clara. With this app, residents can pay rent, view, and reserve building amenities, provide visitors with unique badge credentials, submit and track service requests, and receive important updates about the property and community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: sfty at 4.0 against AVE Resident Services's 3.7. AVE Resident Services's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
sfty holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
sfty ships an update every 4 months, AVE Resident Services every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sfty | AVE Resident Services |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 208 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sfty AS | AVE Management LLC |
Customer experience
sfty
AVE Resident Services
In-app purchases
sfty
No in-app purchases
AVE Resident Services
No in-app purchases
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