Brivo Access vs ChapMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brivo Access
Manage your Brivo access control and video surveillance system from your smartphone. Control devices, manage users and credentials, monitor events in real-time, and view recorded video for enhanced security and operational flexibility.
- Manage users and credentials
- Review events and recorded video
- Unlock or secure doors remotely
- Real-time event monitoring
- Integrate device control
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Extend your Brivo access control and video surveillance experience to your smartphone with the Brivo Access mobile app. Integrate device control, credential management, real-time event monitoring, and recorded video into a single app that delivers peace of mind, operational flexibility and ease of use. After signing in with their Brivo credentials, administrators can: * Manage users and credentials * Review events and recorded video * Unlock or secure doors remotely * Respond to emergency situations immediately The Brivo Access mobile application for iOS requires an active subscription to Brivo Access. To activate mobile video surveillance, an active video subscription with a compatible platform is also required.
ChapMobile
Access public hearing calendars for U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. View court hearings, Meetings of Creditors, and attorney schedules. Track specific cases and debtors, and find court contact information.
- View hearing calendars by judge
- Search by debtor or case number
- Track attorney schedules
- Monitor specific cases and debtors
- Access 341 Meetings of Creditors
- Court locations and contact info
- Download and print calendars
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ChapMobile is a public hearing calendar for customers of the participating U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Attorneys, Trustees, or the general public can view public calendar information including court hearings and Meetings of Creditors. The opening screen will allow for court selection. After selection of a court, you will have access to view the following: 1. Hearing Calendars for judges of the court (Search by debtor, or case number) a. now with the ability to view moving and opposing counsel directly on each hearing. 2. Attorney Calendar (Search by attorney name to view scheduled court hearings) 3. My List a. stores your attorney team in an easily readable format. b. stores user specified cases and debtors they would like to keep track of. c. pulls down 341 hearings for your team of attorneys filterable by individual attorney names. 4. 341 Meetings of Creditors by trustee (Search by debtor, case number, or attorney) a. Bug fix for 341 date and time order (Reported by MSSB). 5. Locations – Includes court address with email and phone information 6. Settings – Set preferences for default Court, hearing judge selection, My Lists, hearing and case type filters, and color themes. Reset settings at any time. 7. Downloads – Download and print Hearing and 341 calendars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx44Bv93XA8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChapMobile at 4.4 against Brivo Access's 3.0. ChapMobile also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (50% vs 14%). Brivo Access's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
ChapMobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Brivo Access's written reviews are positive against 50% of ChapMobile's.
Brivo Access ships an update every 6 weeks, ChapMobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brivo Access | ChapMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brivo Inc. | US Bankruptcy Court - Utah |
Customer experience
Brivo Access
ChapMobile
Bugs and requests
Brivo Access
Reported bugs
58 issues- App doesn't work
- Things flash up and disappear
- Can't access items
- Can't view complete website on iPhone
- No audio alerts
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- Failed access panel communication
- Can no longer see lock/unlock state without clicking
- App signs out constantly
- App won't refresh on its own
- Must swipe through all sites to get to one alphabetically later
- App starts at the beginning of the series alphabetically every time it reopens
- App does not send alerts to Apple Watch
- Takes forever to sign in and sometimes won't sign in, plus it'll kick you out
- Lockdown menu item is there but it's not functional
- App crashes repeatedly trying to get to doors section
- App will not save login
- Users should not have to login every time
- App stopped working weeks ago
- Nothing in the app works after updating
- Nothing on the app works
- Glitches so I can see door activity
- Latest version will not load activity
- Activity will not load and the user view is all wonky
- When I log in, it doesn’t connect at all
- Latest version (Jan ‘22) is completely unusable
- Activity tab will not load
- Doors will not unlock through app
- Mobile app simply doesn’t work
- App keeps locking up on the loading activity screen
- App constantly fails
- Remote mobile lock/unlock not working
- App has not worked for a very long time
- App is no longer responding
- Crashes all the time in activity mode
- App crashes while trying to access our site
- Can’t use at all
- Cannot control access by date range
- Logins no longer save
- Lost the face ID capability
- Doesn’t show names before the update
- Won’t show all activity correctly
- App doesn’t update the day till 8 at night
- Always says cannot connect to the server
- Can’t see who used the door, just that someone used it
- Constant outages to their systems
- Not displaying unlock information with associated person (only door)
- Unable to add/edit credentials/groups as the information does not load on the user
- Inability to add or send a Brivo Mobile Pass to a user
- App says can’t connect to server since the update
- Won’t show who is entering or using their cards or Brivo passes
- Can’t see names on who enters and exits gate
- Most of the time now it does not display names
- Not seeing who swipes a door makes it useless
- Opening doors through the app is so painful now
- When logged in it never unlocks doors
- Deletes login information on an update
- Crashes after login
- Still crashes even after fresh installation
Requested features
9 requests- Get this on Apple Watch
- Allow user to save username and password
- Use iPhone 6 fingerprint scanner for faster access
- Add PIN or TouchID for faster access
- Bring back ability for admins to see PIN
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- Add audio alerts
- Improve UI for easier site navigation
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
ChapMobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brivo Access
No in-app purchases
ChapMobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Brivo Access free?
Is ChapMobile free?
Which has better reviews, Brivo Access or ChapMobile?
Do Brivo Access or ChapMobile have ads?
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