AI Shortlist Index · October 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Community Engagement Apps: AI Shortlist Index, October 2026
The community engagement apps ranking as the October 2026 edition measured it: 50 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Fifty runs, one per prompt on each engine: ChatGPT from its app on 27 October 2026, Claude through the Anthropic API on 31 October. Flamingo was named in 63% of runs, Livly in 57% and Cobu in 50%; ElevateOS was named in 44% of ChatGPT's runs and 12% of Claude's. 37 vendors were named at least once. One run per prompt per engine; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flamingo | 63% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 2 | Livly | 57% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 3 | Cobu | 50% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 4 | Venn | 40% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 3 | – |
| 5 | BuildingLink | 30% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 6 | ElevateOS | 28% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 7 | Zego | 25% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 8 | VTS Activate Multifamily | 24% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 9 | Condo Control | 20% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 10 | TownSq | 17% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 1 | – |
| 11 | Amenify | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 12 | Henri | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 6 | – |
| 13 | Alosant | 14% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 14 | Bilt Rewards | 14% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 13 | – |
| 15 | Respage | 12% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 16 | AppWork | 12% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 17 | PayHOA | 8% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 18 | FRONTSTEPS | 8% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 7 | – |
| 19 | HOA Express | 6% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 20 | Avigilon Alta | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▲ 6 | – |
| 21 | URBI | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 22 | ButterflyMX | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 23 | Concierge Plus | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 24 | Updater | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 25 | Vantaca | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 17 | – |
| 26 | Effortless HOA | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 27 | Funnel | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 6 | – |
| 28 | Knock | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 29 | EliseAI | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 30 | Quext | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 31 | HappyCo | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 32 | HOA Central | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 33 | Flex | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 34 | Enumerate | 2% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 18 | – |
| 35 | HOA Start | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 36 | ClickPay | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 37 | CINC Systems | 2% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 17 | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-6-thinking | 25 | |
| Claude | ran | claude-haiku-5-5 | 25 |
Part of the October 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.