ElkLink Mobile vs GateHawk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElkLink Mobile
Control your M1 Security System remotely. Arm, disarm, receive and respond to alarms, and review system history. Requires a compatible security system and user account.
- Arm and disarm system
- Receive and respond to alarms
- View recent system history
- Basic system control
- Remote access
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Designed for C1M1 enabled M1 Security Systems, ElkLink Mobile is ideal for users that desire a simple, easy-to-use app for basic system control. With ElkLink Mobile, users can arm, disarm, receive and respond to an alarm, and view recent history. Requirements for this app include an ELK M1 Security System with a C1M1 Dual-Path Communicator and a valid ElkLink user account
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 ElkLink Mobile's 1.9. GateHawk also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, 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 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 6 respectively.
ElkLink Mobile ships an update every 22 months, GateHawk monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ElkLink Mobile | GateHawk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elk Products Inc. | Level Up Holding Co. |
Customer experience
ElkLink Mobile
GateHawk
In-app purchases
ElkLink Mobile
No in-app purchases
GateHawk
No in-app purchases
