PalGate vs My Chatham
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PalGate
Control your garage door, gate, or barrier remotely from your iPhone. Manage user access, track entry logs, and secure your property from anywhere. This smart access solution offers real-time control via Bluetooth, GSM/4G, or Wi-Fi.
- Remote gate and garage door control
- Add/remove user access
- Access logs and history
- Manage multiple doors
- Real-time control via Bluetooth, GSM/4G, Wi-Fi
- Secure and encrypted access
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Open your garage door, gate, barrier or secure entry — straight from your iPhone, in an instant. With PalGate, your gate becomes a smart access point, under your control from anywhere, at any time. PalGate lets you add or remove users — family, guests or tenants — in seconds, managing exactly who gets access, and when. Every action is logged: see who opened or closed the gate, when, and which device was used, giving you clear access history and better security. Whether you run one gate or dozens — PalGate supports multiple doors and barriers under the same account. Through PAL Electronics’ secure and reliable system, you get real-time control via Bluetooth, GSM/4G or Wi-Fi (depending on your hardware), with encrypted remotes or smart devices. That means opening or locking gates doesn’t depend on distance — you can manage your property from anywhere. Designed for flexibility, safety and simplicity — PalGate offers a modern, unified solution for controlling access to your property: fast to set up, easy to use, and secure. If you’d like to try the very latest features before official release — join our beta channel: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8shrgUg7
My Chatham
Connect with local government and community services through a user-friendly mobile interface. Submit general questions and non-emergency service requests, track their status, and receive updates.
- Submit general questions
- Report non-emergency service requests
- Pinpoint issue locations
- Attach photos to requests
- Receive status update notifications
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My Chatham links residents with the services and information they need to enjoy their community and stay connected with local government in just a few clicks. This mobile app allows you to submit general questions and non-emergency service requests – all from the convenience of your smartphone. The Request for Service feature allows citizens to easily submit request like: pothole repair, property maintenance issues, missed trash collection, and animal control issues. This app provides residents with an easy way to report a service request for action and resolution. The My Chatham app allows you to pinpoint the issue location, attach photos from your mobile device, and receive automatic notifications of status updates as your requests are fulfilled.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Chatham at 3.5 against PalGate's 2.4. PalGate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 60 months) and review sentiment (30% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
My Chatham holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PalGate has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of PalGate's written reviews are positive against 0% of My Chatham's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PalGate ships an update every 3 weeks, My Chatham every 60 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PalGate | My Chatham |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (11 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 60 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pal Electronics Systems ltd. | Chatham County Board of Commissioners |
Customer experience
PalGate
My Chatham
In-app purchases
PalGate
No in-app purchases
My Chatham
No in-app purchases









