App Profile: IApartments

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Rating: 5/5

Having IApartments has made my life so much easier, I forget to lock my door after I left for work. I was conveniently able to lock my door from my mobile device. It’s also great for the leak sensors when I’m on vacation it will let me know if there’s anything leaking while I’m away. It also pairs up great with a thermostat to make sure that my house is comfortable every time I get home.

csuzieq

Rating: 1/5

I like the concept of the app but I am very disappointed in the ability to make the schedule work with my lifestyle. I would not recommend this app due to its limitations. The app grays out time periods they think are not appropriate, which is not reasonable. Why grey out any of the times? This is my schedule not yours. The weekend schedule assumes you have a normal 9-5 job so you can’t set the schedule for a swing shift or even a night shift job because the bedtime stops at 11pm. Or what if I don’t work the weekends, it still assumes I want to change the temp no later than 9am but I would like to change it at 10a or 11a but it won’t let you. I’m frustrated that I get hot around 3am in the morning so it would be great to have the temperature go down at that time but with the constraints this is not possible. WHY WHY WHy would you tout this as being the best thing for me and my lifestyle when you put constraints on the scheduling?????? Please consider upgrading this app to accommodate people with different schedules and lifestyles!

sinkingbelle

Rating: 1/5

First of all, the installation team that was contracted through iApartments blew out my three way circuit during their installation, and my options are now either tearing apart the ceiling to replace the wire and living through these renovations, or as I have been doing, which is walking across the living room to turn on my kitchen light. I now have other wiring issues in my room where they installed the light switch. Such as persistent humming that drives me insane. Whoever they contracted BUTCHERED the electrical job. They told me they were only basic electricians, but this does not excuse the sloppy job. Secondly, the thermostat is worse than what I had. I had already connected my previous Honeywell to wifi and found it more functional than this. It is also large bulky black box. Are we regressing with technology? I thought chips and components were getting smaller. Also, this “secure” door lock has no option to be turned off unless the battery is taken out. If a criminal wants to sit there and punch numbers, he will. If you try to lock or unlock it from your app, the noise is so loud it’s alarming. It’s too bad I signed a new lease prior to being forced into this monkey business, but iApartments is the exact reason I’m moving out.