Comparison

Gate Smart Lock vs Tock Lock

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

Head to head
About

Gate Smart Lock

Control home access remotely via your smartphone. See visitors, communicate with them through two-way audio, and grant entry using unique PIN codes, eliminating the need for physical keys.

Highlights
  • Motion-activated visitor alerts
  • Real-time video feed
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Guest access via PIN codes
  • Remote door management
Features
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Manage access to your home through your smartphone. Gate Smart Lock and app allow you to see who is at your front door every time the motion sensor is activated, respond to your doorbell, get real-time video of who is ringing you, interact via a two-way audio and provide access to guests via unique pin numbers. That means, no need to hide or share keys with cleaners, dog walkers, deliverymen, repairmen, guests, or anyone else, anymore.

About

Tock Lock

Control your smart lock using your smartphone. Grant keyless entry to trusted individuals, eliminating the need for physical keys and enhancing convenience for access management.

Highlights
  • Smartphone lock control
  • Keyless entry
  • Grant access to others
  • Convenient access management
  • Reduces physical key reliance
Features
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Lock and unlock your door with your smart phone. Give keyless entry to your family, friends, housekeeper, or company employees etc. Using the mobile phone to unlock the lock reduces the inconvenience of the user passing the entity key, and makes the lock more and more convenient to use.

Screenshots

Gate Smart Lock4 screens
Tock Lock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gate Smart Lock at monthly against Tock Lock's every 14 months. Gate Smart Lock also leads on ratings volume (42 vs 2). Tock Lock's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 37%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Gate Smart Lock against 3.0 for Tock Lock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Smart Lock has 42 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Gate Smart Lock's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tock Lock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate Smart Lock ships an update monthly, Tock Lock every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gate Smart Lock versus Tock Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate Smart LockTock Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (42 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB324 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGate Labs, Inc.Francisco Alejandro Tamayo Ibarra

Customer experience

Gate Smart Lock

All ratings42 ratings
Positive45.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral10.5%
Negative52.6%

Tock Lock

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Gate Smart Lock

No in-app purchases

None

Tock Lock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Smart Lock free?
Gate Smart Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tock Lock free?
Tock Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gate Smart Lock or Tock Lock?
Gate Smart Lock is rated higher. Gate Smart Lock averages 3.1 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Tock Lock averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Gate Smart Lock or Tock Lock have ads?
Neither Gate Smart Lock nor Tock Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gate Smart Lock or Tock Lock?
Gate Smart Lock ships an update monthly, and Tock Lock every 14 months. Most recently, Gate Smart Lock was updated on November 2, 2026 and Tock Lock on November 3, 2026.

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