dwellingLIVE vs Porch
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
Porch
This app offers a smarter approach to home insurance, providing enhanced protection, proactive risk management, and rewards for homeowners. Access your inspection report for personalized guidance and simplify homeownership with maintenance reminders and insights.
- Home insurance exploration
- Proactive risk management
- Seasonal maintenance reminders
- Inspection report analysis
- Member rewards and discounts
- Policy management
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Discover a smarter way to protect your home. The free Porch app showcases how home insurance should work—with more protection, proactive risk management, and valuable rewards for responsible homeowners. Plus, unlock the power of your inspection report to simplify homeownership. See how we protect more: Explore comprehensive coverage that goes beyond basic insurance. Porch Insurance members get a free home warranty, service line protection up to $10,000, and easy policy management—all accessible through the app. Experience proactive risk management: Get seasonal maintenance reminders and home insights that help prevent problems before they happen. Upload your inspection report to unlock personalized guidance, maintenance schedules, and targeted recommendations based on your home's specific findings and data. Discover member rewards: Learn about exclusive Porch Insurance benefits including up to $500 in discounts (based on location and available offers), $100 in handyman vouchers, 4 hours of free moving labor, and connections to approved contractors. Plus, you’ll get additional discounts for sharing a recent inspection report. Whether you're exploring modern home insurance, accessing your inspection report, or managing your existing Porch Insurance policy, this app gives you the tools to make smarter decisions about your home. Get personalized insights from your inspection data, turn inspection findings into actionable to-do lists, compare coverage options, and see why thousands of homeowners trust Porch to protect more, reduce risk, and reward responsibility. Download now to discover how home insurance should work. Need help or have a question? Contact us anytime at: 888-927-4530 appfeedback@porch.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Porch at 3.9 against dwellingLIVE's 1.3. Porch also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 6%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (641 vs 142). 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.
Porch holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 641 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of dwellingLIVE's written reviews are positive against 35% of Porch's.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Porch monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | Porch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) | 3.9 (142 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | 142 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | Porch.com |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
Porch
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
Porch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
Porch
No in-app purchases
