GateKey Resident vs AE SAFE+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GateKey Resident
Manage your guests and view their history with this official resident application. Add, edit, or delete guests, receive notifications, and communicate with community guards. New features are added regularly to enhance your community experience.
- Manage guests (add, edit, delete)
- View guest history
- Edit user information
- Receive push notifications
- Communicate with community guards
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GateKey is the very best visitor management solution for community associations, apartments and colleges. This is the official GateKey Resident app for residents in communities subscribing to GateKey. Easily manage your guests, contact information, and view guest history on your mobile device. Current Features Include: View visitor list, add, edit, and delete guests View guest history Edit user information Receive push notifications Communicate directly with community guards. New features added all the time! If you have suggestions on how to improve the app, please email us at: support@GateKey.com
AE SAFE+
Provides critical real-time information to emergency responders during incidents, including building floor plans, occupant safety status, and threat locations. It aims to bridge the communication gap and eliminate the "Big Black Hole" of information responders often face.
- Building floor plans and campus maps
- Occupant safety status tracking
- Threat location identification
- Real-time communication for responders
- Personnel location within buildings
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When a critical incident occurs, Responders have no insights into what is happening within a building. Where are the building floor plans or campus maps? Are all occupants safe, unsafe, and do they need medical attention? Are students safe and accounted for? Where is the threat located? Where are your people in the building? Little or no communication happens with responders. Radio signals are usually weak. This lack of information dilemma is commonly referred to as the Big Black Hole by responders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AE SAFE+ at 3.7 against GateKey Resident's 2.5. AE SAFE+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). GateKey Resident's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). 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.
AE SAFE+ holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
GateKey Resident ships an update every 4 months, AE SAFE+ weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | GateKey Resident | AE SAFE+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (11 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GateKey, Inc. | Audio Enhancement |
Customer experience
GateKey Resident
AE SAFE+
In-app purchases
GateKey Resident
No in-app purchases
AE SAFE+
No in-app purchases
