ABB Smart Community vs Ourican View
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABB Smart Community
Control door entry with multiple authentication methods including passwords, QR codes, Bluetooth, and facial recognition. Grant temporary access to visitors and manage family or tenant permissions remotely. This app prioritizes user privacy and network security.
- Multiple door opening methods
- Password and QR code access
- Bluetooth and facial recognition
- Remote internet control
- Manage family/tenant access
- Time-limited visitor permissions
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ABB Smart Community APP provides users with convenient and efficient door entry control functions. Multiple doors open methods to fulfill different people’s requirements, such as passwords, QR codes, Bluetooth, key cards, face identification, video calls, and remote control via the internet. Homeowners could manage family or tenant’s door open authorization. APP users could provide visitors with time-limited passwords or QR codes to conveniently access the door. ABB Smart Community APP complies with enterprise network security technology and strictly protects personal privacy data.
Ourican View
Control your KNX home automation system remotely. Manage lighting, climate, curtains, and more from a single app. Customize pages for specific functions or rooms for personalized control.
- Lighting control (on/off, dimming, moods)
- Motorized curtain control
- Fan and AC control
- Scene execution
- Door lock integration
- Customizable pages
- Remote access via Wi-Fi
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The Ourican View mobile app, interacts with the MES-IP-SERVER (Hardware) and Brings the KNX ecosystem (Globally renowned Wired Home automation Standard) of; on/off Switching, Dimming and Mood lighting control, Motorized Curtain control, Fan and AC control, Scene execution, Door lock integration, and other such KNX based Controllers, onto the Ourican View app for convenient command and control of all automation devices. Offering 120 functions over 15 pages that can be defined based on user preference. Users can create specific pages for Climate control, Lighting control, Scene control on the app, or make pages as per the rooms like Living room, Dining room, master bedroom, etc. App can be used for Homes, Offices, Commercial spaces, Hotels, or wherever KNX Automation based devices are installed (specific application based KNX Devices must be Installed to have that functionality available on the Ourican view app). App allows users to control their KNX devices from any location, provided they have constant Wi-Fi access coming at the Hardware Side (where the KNX devices are installed).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ourican View at every 6 weeks against ABB Smart Community's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ABB Smart Community ships an update every 7 months, Ourican View every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | ABB Smart Community | Ourican View |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 607 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ABB Information Systems AG | Messung Systems Pvt. Ltd |
Customer experience
ABB Smart Community
Ourican View
In-app purchases
ABB Smart Community
No in-app purchases
Ourican View
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ABB Smart Community free?
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Do ABB Smart Community or Ourican View have ads?
Which is updated more often, ABB Smart Community or Ourican View?
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