Comparison

DoorBird vs Apéro

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

Apéro

Features
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Apéro is a host planner for the dinner you throw at home. Plan the menu, guests, shopping list, and timeline in one place. Save recipes to your cookbook, share a dish or menu with a link, and invite a co-host to edit or view the same dinner. You need an Apéro account (Apple or Google) to plan. Your events sync to that account so they follow you to another phone or the web. Share links for a recipe, menu, or shopping list can be opened without an account. What you can do • Create an event and turn modules on or off (guests, menu, shopping, equipment, timeline) • Build a menu, import or find recipes, and keep a personal cookbook • Track guests, RSVPs, and dietary notes • Check off shopping and get nearby grocery suggestions when you allow location • Invite a co-host as an editor or viewer • Set local reminders on this device (for you, not SMS to guests) Not included • Guest-facing RSVP invites or texts to your guests • Medical or allergy advice — dietary flags are planning aids only

Screenshots

DoorBird4 screens
Apéro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DoorBird at 4 against Apéro's 2. DoorBird also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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 Apéro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoorBirdApéro
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 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB62 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBird Home Automation GmbHSurya Kumaraguru

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

Apéro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DoorBird

No in-app purchases

None

Apéro

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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