Homebase Mobile Manager vs vGates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Homebase Mobile Manager
Facilitate communication with residents, streamline maintenance requests, and manage building access for properties supported by this platform. It offers a centralized solution for property management tasks.
- Resident communication
- Maintenance issue management
- Building access control
- Property management
- Centralized platform
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Communicate with residents, manage maintenance issues and control building access locks around your Homebase supported property.
vGates
This system provides comprehensive access, monitoring, and visitor management for properties. It helps prevent theft, vandalism, and unauthorized entry while offering 24/7 live operations center support to proactively deter crime.
- Access control management
- Visitor management
- Theft and vandalism prevention
- Intruder prevention
- Activity monitoring
- 24/7 Live operations support
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Access, Monitoring and Visitor Management System for Your Property • Access control management • Visitor management • Prevent theft and vandalism • Prevent intruders from entering the premises • Monitor any activity throughout the premises at all times • 24/7 Live operations center support Virtual Guard - Prevents Crime Before it Happens
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Homebase Mobile Manager at 50% against vGates's 0%. Homebase Mobile Manager also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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.
Homebase Mobile Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Homebase Mobile Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of vGates's.
Homebase Mobile Manager ships an update every 2 weeks, vGates monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Homebase Mobile Manager | vGates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better | 1.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hombase Technologies | Virtual Guard Inc. |
Customer experience
Homebase Mobile Manager
vGates
In-app purchases
Homebase Mobile Manager
No in-app purchases
vGates
No in-app purchases
Questions
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