vGates vs GDE Power App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
GDE Power App
Manage your utility account with ease. Access account details, view bills and balances, make payments, and schedule alerts. This app provides secure, on-the-go access to nearly all web portal functions.
- Secure account access
- View bill and account balance
- Make payments
- Schedule alerts and reminders
- Receive push notifications
- Manage account details
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications, and more. Nearly everything you can do from our web portal can now be handled instantly whether you’re at home, at work, or on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GDE Power App at 3.0 against vGates's 1.7. GDE Power App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). vGates's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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.
GDE Power App holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vGates has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
vGates ships an update monthly, GDE Power App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vGates | GDE Power App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (18 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Guard Inc. | Gallatin Department of Electricity |
Customer experience
vGates
GDE Power App
In-app purchases
vGates
No in-app purchases
GDE Power App
No in-app purchases
