Residentry vs Smart Access VMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Residentry
Easily invite guests by sending them a personal access code via SMS, iMessage, or WhatsApp. Features include a panic button with GPS and microphone recording, and a message inbox for notifications.
- Invite visitors via contacts
- Send invitations via SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp
- Personal Access Code (PAC) for guests
- Panic button with GPS and microphone
- Message inbox for notifications
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Residentry provides users with the functionality to invite visitors using their contacts on their phone. The app provides the functionality to send invitations via SMS, iMessage or WhatsApp. Visitors are then providing with a PAC ( Personal Access Code) to quickly gain access to the premises. Additional features include : * Panic button (notify security with your GPS location and record the emergency in the background via the microphone) * Message inbox for courtesy entry and exit notifications, emergencies and newsletters
Smart Access VMS
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The Smart Access Control App for Business. Once registered, your staff will have full control of their access in and out of the building using facial, QR or keypad options.
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Verdict
Residentry and Smart Access VMS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Residentry | Smart Access VMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gibbor Security PTY LTD | Cloudsell |
In-app purchases
Residentry
No in-app purchases
Smart Access VMS
No in-app purchases
