Zuul Guard vs Sage Systems
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zuul Guard
This utility app allows security guards at manned gates to verify passes using a tablet as a scanner. It also facilitates communication with residents through phone calls or text messages.
- Pass verification scanner
- Resident communication
- Phone call integration
- Text messaging integration
- Tablet optimization
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The Zuul Systems Guard app is to be used by guards for manned gates to work seamlessly with the Zuul Systems app. Advanced features enable a tablet to be turned into a scanner for pass verification, as well as enable the guard to communicate with residents via a phone call or text message.
Sage Systems
Manage residential access control with ease. Create recurring or one-time guest entries, grant day passes, and receive video calls directly from your gate. Streamline entry for guests and service providers through a single registration.
- Guest access management
- Recurring and one-time keys
- Day passes
- Video calls from gate
- Single registration for guests
- Secure community entry
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Discover SAGE - Unveiling a new realm where simplicity and security converge in residential access control. Residents, effortlessly curate guest access: create recurring entries for friends, grant day passes, or one-time keys for deliveries, all while having the power to receive video calls directly from your gate, ensuring you’re always connected, and always secure. Guests and service providers, your single SAGE registration transforms every visit into a swift, secure, and simple entry through any SAGE-enabled community.SAGE isn’t just access—it’s a portal to interconnected secure environments, beautifully simple and secure. Your key to seamless, secure experiences awaits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Zuul Guard at 100% against Sage Systems's 15%. Zuul Guard also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Sage Systems's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (543 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Sage Systems holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sage Systems has 543 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Zuul Guard's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sage Systems's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Zuul Guard ships an update every 2 weeks, Sage Systems fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zuul Guard | Sage Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.5 (543 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 15.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 543 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZUUL SYSTEMS, LLC | Ramco Protective |
Customer experience
Zuul Guard
Sage Systems
Bugs and requests
Zuul Guard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sage Systems
Reported bugs
23 issues- App stuck in update loop
- Guest data lost on update
- Cannot send codes to foreign country numbers
- Not all days visible for selection in add guest screen
- ID photo capture issues
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- Update process is frustrating
- Login issues from China
- App crashes after signing in
- Cannot scroll up to press enter
- Cannot signup due to photo issue
- Signing up is almost impossible due to quirks
- ID photo upload issues
- App freezes when granting access
- QR code for gate doesn't work
- App doesn't work on smaller iPhones
- Buttons cut off on smaller iPhones
- Loading screen of death
- App doesn't allow signing up
- Cannot add vendors to guest list
- Gate arms do not work properly
- Not receiving email to load vehicles
- App jams up phone
- App doesn't work, doesn't let me scroll
Requested features
8 requests- Provide instructions, FAQ, or tutorials
- Remove expired guests automatically
- Allow sending access codes instead of app downloads
- Make time entry optional for one-time visitors
- Allow uploading existing ID photos
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- Generate codes from homeowner app for guests
- Support for gatherings and parties
- More features to make app more usable for residents
In-app purchases
Zuul Guard
No in-app purchases
Sage Systems
No in-app purchases
Questions
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