Entry and Community Manager vs Gates Residences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Entry and Community Manager
Manage building access remotely by viewing live video streams and speaking with visitors before granting entry. Review past access logs and control authorized entry points.
- Live video streaming
- Two-way visitor communication
- Manage authorized entry points
- View access attempt logs
- Remote access control
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An access control application for residential communities or office buildings. See a live video stream and speak to your visitors before granting or denying access. See the list of entries you are allowed to open. See the log of past access attempts and results.
Gates Residences
Control access to your apartment remotely. This application enables you to unlock your door using your smartphone in buildings equipped with the Gates system. You can also manage access for other residents and generate temporary guest keys.
- Open apartment door remotely
- Manage building access
- Create guest keys
- Invite additional owners
- Smart door control
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Smart door control for your apartment. This app will allow you to open your apartment door in buildings that use the Gates software. The initial user and password will be provided by your building manager. You can invite more owners for your apartment and create guest keys.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Entry and Community Manager at 56% against Gates Residences's 25%. Entry and Community Manager also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (14 vs 16.6). Gates Residences's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). 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.
Entry and Community Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Entry and Community Manager's written reviews are positive against 25% of Gates Residences's.
Entry and Community Manager ships an update every 3 months, Gates Residences fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Entry and Community Manager | Gates Residences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | 3.4 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liangdong Deng | Multitronik LLC |
Customer experience
Entry and Community Manager
Gates Residences
In-app purchases
Entry and Community Manager
No in-app purchases
Gates Residences
No in-app purchases
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