dwellingLIVE vs Dropcountr
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
Dropcountr
Manage your personal water usage and set goals to conserve. Compare your consumption with neighbors and access utility announcements and rebates. Save water, time, and money with this mobile portal.
- Manage personal water use
- Compare usage to neighbors
- Set water use goals
- Access rebates
- View utility announcements
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Dropcountr connects people and their water utilities on the mobile devices they use everyday. Dropcountr is available and convenient to customers of participating utilities on any device or desktop computer. Download Dropcountr today to: – Understand and manage your personal water use – Compare usage to similar neighbors – Set and reach water use goals – Access valuable rebates and utility announcements On average, users save about 9% in monthly water use – give Dropcountr a try today to save water, time and money.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dropcountr at 67% against dwellingLIVE's 6%. Dropcountr also leads on rating (3.5 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). dwellingLIVE's advantage is ratings volume (639 vs 89). 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.
Dropcountr holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dwellingLIVE has 639 ratings behind it against 89, 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 67% of Dropcountr's.
dwellingLIVE ships an update every 3 months, Dropcountr every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dwellingLIVE | Dropcountr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (639 ratings) | 3.5 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 67.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 639 — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | KUBRA Data Transfer |
Customer experience
dwellingLIVE
Dropcountr
User reviews
dwellingLIVE
From 639 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Inconsistent performance
- 🔍 Unreliable notifications
- 👎 Poor user interface
- 🔍 Lack of innovation
Dropcountr
From 89 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Helpful for water conservation
- 💡 Leak alerts provided
- 💡 Compares usage to neighbors
- 💡 Good for vacation properties
- 💡 Easy to track usage
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent data updates
- 🐛 Data often delayed
- 🐛 App frequently broken
- 🐛 App doesn't load
- 🐛 Black screen on launch
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
Dropcountr
Reported bugs
10 issues- Data not updated for days/weeks
- App crashes on launch
- App quits after black screen
- Support section inaccessible
- New user registration fails
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- Login issues after initial setup
- Data not loading
- Inconsistent usage data displayed
- Graphs not displaying correctly
- Leak alerts delayed
Requested features
6 requests- Show features supported by utility/meter
- CSV data downloads
- IFTTT connectivity
- Ability to add pet information for estimates
- Onboard tutorial for navigation
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- Improve app store images to show hourly graphs
In-app purchases
dwellingLIVE
No in-app purchases
Dropcountr
No in-app purchases
