dwellingLIVE vs Dana Point Connect
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
Dana Point Connect
Access city services, track local transportation, and stay informed about community events. Report issues like graffiti or trash directly to City Hall. Find important city resources and information on the go.
- Trolley Tracker
- Event Calendar
- City Council Meetings
- Service Request Reporting
- Access City Resources
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Dana Point Connect is your mobile connection to Dana Point City Hall. - Trolley Tracker - Event Calendar - City Council Meetings - Report service requests such as graffiti, overgrown vegetation, trash and debris and much more. - Access to other City resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dana Point Connect at 100% against dwellingLIVE's 6%. Dana Point Connect also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (641 vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs 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.
Dana Point Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 641 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Dana Point Connect's.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Dana Point Connect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | Dana Point Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
Dana Point Connect
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
Dana Point Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
Dana Point Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is dwellingLIVE free?
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