Comparison

dwellingLIVE vs Entry One

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage guest list
  • Add, edit, and delete guests
  • View guest history
  • Edit user profile
  • Manage notification settings
Features
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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

About

Entry One

Securely access gates and facilities using your smartphone. Grant temporary access to guests without the need for physical keys or codes, ensuring convenience and reliability.

Highlights
  • Secure gate and facility access
  • Unlock doors with smartphone
  • Send temporary guest passes
  • Eliminate need for physical keys
  • No more non-working access codes
Features
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Thank you for choosing EntryOne, a free App created for you, the smartphone user to access gates and facilities securely and reliably. You can use the app to unlock the doors and send temporary pass to your guests. No more carrying hard and electronic keys! Never needing to worry about your guests waiting at the gate or having to punch a non-working code. Please leave a five star rating if you like the app. Contact us at support@entryone.com. Thank you!

Screenshots

dwellingLIVE3 screens
Entry One4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Entry One at 50% against dwellingLIVE's 6%. Entry One also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.3) and device support (4 vs 2). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Entry One holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 639 ratings behind it against 4, 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 50% of Entry One's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Entry One every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dwellingLIVE versus Entry One: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdwellingLIVEEntry One
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.3 (639 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings639 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrontstepsZENDACCESS, INC

Customer experience

dwellingLIVE

All ratings639 ratings
Positive6.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative90.5%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative85.2%

Entry One

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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
Show 2 more
  • Search function for guest list
  • Ability to extend multiple guest passes at once

Entry One

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

dwellingLIVE

No in-app purchases

None

Entry One

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dwellingLIVE free?
dwellingLIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Entry One free?
Entry One is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dwellingLIVE or Entry One?
Entry One is rated higher. dwellingLIVE averages 1.3 out of 5 from 639 ratings, while Entry One averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do dwellingLIVE or Entry One have ads?
Neither dwellingLIVE nor Entry One shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dwellingLIVE or Entry One?
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, and Entry One every 6 weeks. Most recently, dwellingLIVE was updated on September 24, 2026 and Entry One on June 22, 2026.

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