dwellingLIVE vs ElanConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
dwellingLIVE
Manage your community's guest list and personal account information directly from your mobile device. This app allows residents to easily add, edit, and delete guests, view guest history, and update their profile details.
- Manage guest list
- Add, edit, and delete guests
- View guest history
- Edit user profile
- Manage notification settings
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dwellingLIVE is the #1 access control solution for residential community associations. This is the official dwellingLIVE Guest List app for residents in communities subscribing to dwellingLIVE. Easily manage your guest list and account information on your mobile device. Current Features Include: • View guest list • Add, edit, and delete guests • View guest history • Edit user profile (name, email, password, phone numbers, etc.) • Manage email & text message notification settings
ElanConnect
This app enables wireless monitoring and control of appliances, bringing the Internet of Things to your equipment. Expand the capabilities of your devices through smart connectivity.
- Wireless appliance monitoring
- Appliance control
- IoT integration
- Smart connectivity
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With wireless appliance monitoring and control available through ElanConnect™, the possibilities are only limited by our imaginations! ElanConnect™ brings IoT to your equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ElanConnect at 5.0 against dwellingLIVE's 1.3. ElanConnect also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). dwellingLIVE's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (641 vs 1). 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.
ElanConnect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 641 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, ElanConnect every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | ElanConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | Elan Industries, Inc. |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
ElanConnect
Bugs and requests
dwellingLIVE
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or showing blank screens
- Unable to access contacts
- Inability to save guest information
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
Requested features
7 requests- Siri integration
- Quick add for temporary guests
- Ability to update guest information
- Notification to multiple contacts
- Ability to save contact information
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- Search function for guest list
- Ability to extend multiple guest passes at once
ElanConnect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
ElanConnect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is dwellingLIVE free?
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