ButterflyMX vs EPB Hosted UC
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.
EPB Hosted UC
This communication tool integrates voice calls and instant messaging with your business phone number. It allows you to see contact availability and message individuals or groups directly from your mobile device.
- Presence indicators
- Instant messaging
- Voice calls via business number
- Contact availability status
- Group messaging
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EPB Hosted UC is a softphone add-on to the EPB Hosted Solution platform of products. It integrates voice telephony with other communications technologies into an intuitive user interface. Features include: • Presence and IM: Shows which contacts are available, offline, or idle. Users can message individual users, multiple users or departments. • Voice Calls: Make phone calls directly from your mobile device using your EPB Hosted Phone business number. IMPORTANT NOTE: Users are required to have a Hosted Phone Solution VoIP account with EPB Fiber Optics to make calls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ButterflyMX at 51% against EPB Hosted UC's 0%. ButterflyMX also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). 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.
ButterflyMX holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ButterflyMX has 115K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of ButterflyMX's written reviews are positive against 0% of EPB Hosted UC's.
ButterflyMX ships an update fortnightly, EPB Hosted UC every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ButterflyMX | EPB Hosted UC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (115K ratings) — better | 4.5 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 115K — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ButterflyMX, Inc. | Electric Power Board |
Customer experience
ButterflyMX
EPB Hosted UC
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
EPB Hosted UC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ButterflyMX
No in-app purchases
EPB Hosted UC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ButterflyMX free?
Is EPB Hosted UC free?
Which has better reviews, ButterflyMX or EPB Hosted UC?
Do ButterflyMX or EPB Hosted UC have ads?
Which is updated more often, ButterflyMX or EPB Hosted UC?
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