Tap2Open Dashboard vs PBG Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tap2Open Dashboard
Grant temporary access to your community entrance for guests using their smartphones. Send invites via text or email, manage access schedules, and view access history.
- Create and send guest invites
- Invite via text or email
- Smartphone-based entry
- Manage access schedules
- View access history
- Invite multiple guests
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The Tap2Open Dashboard app allows you to create and send invites to your friends, family or even the plumber. Invites can be sent via text message or email. Once your guest receives their invite they can conveniently open the entrance of your community at the tap of a button once they arrive using only their smartphone. The Tap2Open Dashboard allows you to manage your invites, view history of access, invite multiple guests and even create schedules for your guests' access. System Requirements: *Tap2Open enabled entrance *Tap2Open account *iPhone, iPod, or iPad
PBG Now
Stay informed about your city with real-time alerts for road closures, weather, and local events. Access essential city resources quickly and easily.
- Real-time alerts
- Road closure notifications
- Weather alerts
- Event listings
- Access to city resources
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Wondering how to quickly and easily find out what's going on around City of Palm Beach Gardens? Look no further than PBG Now! to receive the latest alerts on road closures, weather alerts, events and so much more! In addition to notifications, you'll have easy access to commonly used resources from the City!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PBG Now at 5.0 against Tap2Open Dashboard's 3.9. Tap2Open Dashboard's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
PBG Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tap2Open Dashboard has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tap2Open Dashboard ships an update every 4 months, PBG Now every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tap2Open Dashboard | PBG Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tap2Open | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tap2Open Dashboard
PBG Now
In-app purchases
Tap2Open Dashboard
No in-app purchases
PBG Now
No in-app purchases
