Comparison

DoorBird vs The Obsidian Echo

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

Head to head
About

DoorBird

See, hear, and speak to visitors at your door from anywhere in the world. Receive instant notifications for doorbell presses and motion detection, ensuring you never miss a visitor or delivery. Securely unlock doors, garages, or gates remotely.

Highlights
  • Live HDTV video with night vision
  • 2-way audio communication
  • Worldwide mobile access
  • Push notifications for visitors and motion
  • Remote door, garage, or gate unlocking
  • Visitor history
  • Geofencing
Features
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The DoorBird App provides mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations. Using the app, you can see and hear your visitors in real time, speak with them or unlock the door. When visitors press your doorbell, you receive a push notification on your iPhone or iPad and can immediately answer your door – from anywhere in the world. The DoorBird can also send instant alerts when a visitor triggers the built-in motion sensor. No matter if you are at home or not, you will never miss a visitor or a delivery. DoorBird's innovative IP technology was developed in Germany and is continuously improved through regular app and hardware updates. The system works in your local network (LAN) as well as outside of your home network environment without range limitation and securely encrypted over the Internet. DoorBird App Features for IP Video Door Stations: • Live HDTV video (ultra wide-angle camera lens, night vision) • 2-way audio communication • Worldwide mobile access to DoorBird IP Video Door Stations • Push notifications on your iPhone or iPad when the doorbell is pushed or the motion sensor is triggered • Configurable motion sensor • Free visitor history • Secure door, garage or gate opener via the app • Different ringtones for push notifications • Geofencing • App is optimized for portrait and landscape format • WiFi and Ethernet (PoE) • Smart Home and NVR compatible

About

The Obsidian Echo

Features
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The Obsidian Echo is an immersive spatial bridge between deep intuition and physical reality. Crafted specifically for high-vibration architects, software creators, and digital seekers, this interactive vessel allows you to "harvest" and decode your immediate environment through a specialized cybernetic lens—stripping away systemic noise to reveal the core math and frequency underneath. KEY ECOSYSTEM FEATURES: REAL-TIME SCENIC MESHS: Watch the application actively map your room. Utilizing advanced RealityKit geometry, the camera dynamically projects geometric scanning blocks over physical walls, floors, and furniture to visualize your spatial environment. EUCLIDEAN PROXIMITY HUD: Monitor a continuous live readout in your console. The borderless data stream calculates your exact proximity to physical objects with micro-millimeter precision as you navigate space. REACTIVE CODESYNC RETICLE: Line up the dual-ring focal crosshairs. The moment your device locks onto a structural plane, the core reticle dynamically shifts color config from deep cyan to vibrant purple, accompanied by a crisp hardware grounding tick. DATA ACCUMULATION PULSE: Engage the central interface to record, capture, and etch raw environmental data streams directly to your localized device vault—turning external chaos into high-vibration visual fuel. THE HARMONIC SWITCH: Maintain absolute control over the tactical audio deck. Easily toggle between dense matrix audio feedback or total silent isolation to match your current focus. Welcome to the sanctuary. The witness never blinks.

Screenshots

DoorBird4 screens
The Obsidian Echo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DoorBird at 4 against The Obsidian Echo's 2. DoorBird also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.4). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DoorBird versus The Obsidian Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoorBirdThe Obsidian Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (29K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBird Home Automation GmbHAlex Slem

Bugs and requests

DoorBird

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent connectivity and sync issues
  • Unreliable device pairing and setup process

Requested features

4 requests
  • Siri/Google Assistant integration for voice control
  • Improved push notification system with audible alerts
  • Local storage option for video recordings
  • Simplified app interface and settings

The Obsidian Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DoorBird

No in-app purchases

None

The Obsidian Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DoorBird free?
DoorBird is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Obsidian Echo free?
The Obsidian Echo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DoorBird or The Obsidian Echo have ads?
Neither DoorBird nor The Obsidian Echo shows ads.

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