Gate Smart Lock vs GateHawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Motion-activated visitor alerts
- Real-time video feed
- Two-way audio communication
- Guest access via PIN codes
- Remote door management
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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.
GateHawk
This app enables residents to manage property access through a video intercom system. Users can receive calls, issue guest passes, schedule access, and unlock gates remotely via phone, code, or QR code.
- Accept video calls from property gate
- Send guest passes
- Schedule guest access
- Unlock gate with phone
- Unlock gate with numeric code
- Unlock gate with QR code
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The GateHawk mobile app allows community residents to intuitively interact with the GateHawk video intercom on their property. GateHawk users can: - Accept video calls from the property gate - Send guest passes to friends and family to access the property - Schedule when guests have access to the property - Unlock the property gate with your phone, a numeric code, or a QR code
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GateHawk at 5.0 against Gate Smart Lock's 3.1. Gate Smart Lock's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GateHawk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Smart Lock has 42 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Smart Lock | GateHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gate Labs, Inc. | Level Up Holding Co. |
Customer experience
Gate Smart Lock
GateHawk
In-app purchases
Gate Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
GateHawk
No in-app purchases
