Gatewait vs Smooth Cabs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gatewait
Get your airport gate information instantly, before it's officially announced. This app uses big data from hundreds of airports worldwide to help you find your flight and go directly to your gate.
- Real-time gate information
- Big data powered
- Covers 420+ airports
- Historical flight data
- Flight and gate lookup
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Don't wait for your gate to be announced at the airport, know it before everyone else. Gatewait is an app powered by big data from 420 airports around the world - it has historical data about 190 000 flights with 1.3 million gates. Find your flight in Gatewait and go straight to your gate.
Smooth Cabs
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We are a Taxi & Private Hire business based in Dorset, operating in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and surrounding areas. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for all your transport needs. Contact us for reliable, prompt and most importantly, friendly journeys! You can: * Get a Quotation for your journey * Make a booking * Check its status * Cancel a booking * Track the vehicle on a map * Manage your previous bookings * Manage your favourite addresses *Pay by cash or card The App is intended for U.K use only, and therefore all addresses are restricted to within the U.K.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gatewait at every 5 weeks against Smooth Cabs's every 3 months. Gatewait also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Gatewait ships an update every 5 weeks, Smooth Cabs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gatewait | Smooth Cabs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Danil Chernyshev | Smooth Cabs |
In-app purchases
Gatewait
No in-app purchases
Smooth Cabs
No in-app purchases
