Gate Unlock vs Smart gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gate Unlock
Control your home gates remotely with a single tap. This app pairs with specific hardware to provide convenient access without needing physical keys. It allows users to unlock gates from a close proximity, offering a modern solution for home entry.
- Remote gate unlocking
- Single-tap access
- Companion to hardware
- Convenient home entry
- No physical keys needed
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Say goodbye to physical keys. Gate Unlock is a companion app for the hardware provided by RobotArt that lets you unlock your gates with a single tap. Just go near your gate, open Gate Unlock app and with a single tap you can unlock the gate of your home, without disturbing the other members of your family. You can purchase the hardware from http://roboart.ai
Smart gate
Remotely open and monitor your gate using a connected camera. This app is ideal for businesses, apartment complexes, or large households needing robust gate access control for multiple users and gates.
- Remote gate opening
- Gate monitoring via camera
- Supports unlimited users
- Supports unlimited gates
- Ideal for businesses and large households
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The Smartgate App works with the Calimet Camera to remotely open and monitor your gate. It allows any number of users, and any number of gates. This is perfect for businesses, apartment complexes, or large households who have a lot of incoming traffic and need a solution for a larger degree of gate access control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gate Unlock at 50% against Smart gate's 0%. Gate Unlock also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3). Smart gate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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.
Gate Unlock holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Gate Unlock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart gate's.
Gate Unlock ships an update every 7 months, Smart gate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Unlock | Smart gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RoboArt Private Limited | CaliMet Co., Inc. |
Customer experience
Gate Unlock
Smart gate
In-app purchases
Gate Unlock
No in-app purchases
Smart gate
No in-app purchases
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