dwellingLIVE vs Zuul Systems
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
Zuul Systems
Grant seamless entry to your gated community for guests. This app allows residents to send digital passes, reducing wait times and enhancing security. Registered guests can easily request passes and access community amenities.
- Send digital guest passes
- Reduce gate wait times
- Improve community security
- Guest pass requests
- Contact integration
- QR code passes
- Add passes to calendar
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The ZUUL Systems app allows registered users with residential access to directly send guests a pass for entry into their gated community. Advanced features allow for a significant reduction in wait time at the gate for guests, as well as improved security measures for residents. Registered guests can request a pass from residents. Create groups, favorites, and import all your contacts directly from your phone. Passes contain your pre-scanned ID, unique QR code, and ability to get directions and add a pass to calendars as a reminder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zuul Systems at 68% against dwellingLIVE's 6%. Zuul Systems also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 35). 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.
Zuul Systems holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 639 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of dwellingLIVE's written reviews are positive against 68% of Zuul Systems's.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Zuul Systems weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | Zuul Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (639 ratings) | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | ZUUL SYSTEMS, LLC |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
Zuul Systems
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
Zuul Systems
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
Zuul Systems
No in-app purchases
