ButterflyMX vs AlphaTouch Video Intercom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ButterflyMX
Control property access, including doors, gates, elevators, and garages, directly from your smartphone. Grant entry to visitors and deliveries remotely, and receive video calls for enhanced security. Manage all building access points seamlessly from one app.
- Open doors, gates, elevators, garages from smartphone
- Grant visitor access remotely
- Receive delivery notifications and grant access
- Video calls with visitors before granting access
- Manage all property access points
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ButterflyMX makes property access simple. With the ButterflyMX mobile app, you can open doors, gates, elevators, and garages from your smartphone. Whether you’re coming home, welcoming a guest, or accepting a delivery, it’s all one tap away. Key mobile app features: - Property access from anywhere. Unlock any connected entry point on your property using your smartphone. - Visitor access made easy. Send Visitor Passes to friends, family, and trusted service workers so they can enter even when you’re not home. - Never miss another delivery. Share Delivery Passes and get notified when deliveries arrive to grant property access from anywhere. - Security you can see. Receive video calls and speak with your visitors before granting them property access. From front doors and garages to gates and elevators, ButterflyMX connects every access point in one secure, easy-to-use app, so property access is simple at your building.
AlphaTouch Video Intercom
See live video of visitors at your door or lobby before answering. Receive notifications on your phone and choose to answer or ignore calls. Remotely unlock doors to grant access to guests.
- Live visitor video feed
- Push notifications for calls
- Answer or ignore calls remotely
- Remote door unlocking
- Front door and lobby integration
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AlphaTouch enables you to see live video of who is visiting you before you answer the call. When a visitor to your building calls you from the AlphaTouch panel at your front door or lobby you will get a notification on your phone. You then have the option to answer or ignore the call. You can also easily unlock the door from the app to let your visitor in the building.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ButterflyMX at 50% against AlphaTouch Video Intercom's 24%. ButterflyMX also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (113K vs 3K). AlphaTouch Video Intercom's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 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.
ButterflyMX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 113K ratings behind it against 3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 24% of AlphaTouch Video Intercom's.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, AlphaTouch Video Intercom every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | AlphaTouch Video Intercom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (113K ratings) — better | 4.6 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.4% of reviews — better | 24.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 113K — better | 3K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | Alpha Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
AlphaTouch Video Intercom
User reviews
ButterflyMX
From 113K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient door access
- 🔒 Increased security
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Helpful customer service
- 👍 Useful virtual key feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable connectivity
- 🐛 Buggy app performance
- 🕰️ Slow response times
- 🤔 Unintuitive interface
- 🤷♀️ Compatibility issues
AlphaTouch Video Intercom
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🔒 Secure system
- 👍 Great intercom functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- ⚠️ Unreliable connection and call drops
- 👎 Confusing and unintuitive user interface
- 🔑 Difficult to manage access and virtual keys
- 🔇 Low volume and audio issues
Bugs and requests
ButterflyMX
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed notifications
- Inconsistent door unlocking
- Intercom call routing problems
- Elevator access issues
Requested features
5 requests- Remote door opening option
- Improved delivery workflow
- Independent user controls
- Accessibility improvements
- Bluetooth/offline access
AlphaTouch Video Intercom
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently signs users out
- Video feed often fails to load
- Inconsistent behavior when receiving calls
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to import virtual keys to digital wallets
- Improve mobile app stability and reliability
- Enhance user interface for better usability
- Provide more control over access management
- Increase volume and audio quality
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
AlphaTouch Video Intercom
No in-app purchases
Questions
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