dwellingLIVE vs Sage Guard
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
Sage Guard
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The SAGE Guard App is built specifically for the SAGE Access Control System for giving the administrators, guards and operators the ability to look up residents and allow their guests entry into the community once approved. This application is a utility to be used only by the community managers, on-site guards and virtual/remote guards from a call center. This is app not for the consumer side of the SAGE System.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sage Guard at every 10 days against dwellingLIVE's every 3 months. Sage Guard also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Sage Guard every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | Sage Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (641 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 641 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | Ramco Protective |
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
Sage Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
Sage Guard
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is dwellingLIVE free?
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Do dwellingLIVE or Sage Guard have ads?
Which is updated more often, dwellingLIVE or Sage Guard?
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