GateGoing vs Chirp Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GateGoing
Control and share access to phone-activated gates and barriers. Open your own gates with a click, grant access to others easily, and access shared parking lots and community gates.
- Control phone-activated gates
- Share gate access
- Access public/private parking
- Navigate to parking stalls
- Manage community gates
- Controlled user access
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פתח ושתף שערים המופעלים בשיחת טלפון Open your gates and barriers, share access with family and friends, get access to other gates from GateGoing users. Use private and public parking lots, open, enter and navigate to your stall using GateGoing. Manage community, private and public gates and barriers, provide controlled access to selected users and groups. Why GateGoing? - Take control of your phone activated Gates - Open any Gate you have access to with a click of a button, no more dialing a phone number! - Share access to your gates without having to do any complicated configurations - Get access to gates, barriers and parking lots, just click to enter - Smart parking lot navigation and routing
Chirp Access
This app allows residents of multifamily and student housing to open doors, gates, and garages using their mobile device. It also enables remote access granting for guests and service providers, eliminating the need for physical keys and fobs.
- Open doors, gates, and garages with mobile device
- Remotely grant access to guests
- Grant access to service providers
- Eliminates key and fob requirements
- Smart access for multifamily housing
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Chirp is a smart access solution for individuals living in multifamily and student housing communities. Chirp enables you to open any door, gate or garage using a mobile device and makes it easy to remotely grant access to friends, guest and service providers. Chirp liberates both residents and property management from the key and fob access nightmare. Use of the app requires Chirp-compatible hardware to be installed at your building. To learn more about our products visit www.chirpsystems.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: GateGoing at 75% against Chirp Access's 9%. GateGoing also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Chirp Access's advantage is ratings volume (642 vs 19). 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.
GateGoing holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chirp Access has 642 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of GateGoing's written reviews are positive against 9% of Chirp Access's.
GateGoing ships an update every 10 days, Chirp Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GateGoing | Chirp Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better | 2.0 (642 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 9.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 642 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Control Monkeys Ltd. | Chirp |
Customer experience
GateGoing
Chirp Access
Bugs and requests
GateGoing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chirp Access
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently freezes or becomes unresponsive
- Spaceship mode rarely works as intended
- Favorites list doesn't always load properly
- Inconsistent Bluetooth detection and connectivity
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app support
- CarPlay integration for gate access
- Siri/voice control for door/gate opening
- Ability to add front door to favorites
- Improved UI/UX, especially for frequently used actions
In-app purchases
GateGoing
No in-app purchases
Chirp Access
No in-app purchases
