Smart Gateway App vs Smart gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Gateway App
Remotely manage your home automation system, controlling lighting, blinds, temperature, security, and video cameras. Monitor energy consumption, set timers, and manage irrigation. Requires a Smart Gateway and an annual fee.
- Remote control of lighting and blinds
- Temperature and humidity monitoring
- Anti-intrusion system management
- Video camera access
- Energy consumption tracking
- Timer and logic function settings
- Irrigation control
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Thanks to Smart Gateway APP the management of the home automation system is simple and intuitive, with the ability to remotely control lighting, blinds and shutters, scenarios, temperature and humidity in every room, anti-intrusion system and video cameras. The new Gewiss APP also allows you to check the energy consumption of your home at any time, as well as setting timers, logic functions, load control and irrigation. In order to work, the APP requires the presence of a Gewiss Smart Gateway connected to the home automation system and the payment of an annual fee. The APP configuration is made using the online GEWISS IoT Configurator software, which can be accessed visiting gewiss.com in the "Services/Software/Smart Gateway APP" section.”
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 monetization model: Smart gate at free against Smart Gateway App's free with in-app purchases. Smart gate also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Smart gate holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Smart Gateway App's written reviews are positive against 0% of Smart gate's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smart Gateway App ships an update every 3 months, Smart gate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Gateway App | Smart gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gewiss S.p.A. | CaliMet Co., Inc. |
Customer experience
Smart Gateway App
Smart gate
In-app purchases
Smart Gateway App
No in-app purchases
Smart gate
No in-app purchases
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