PoolEntry Guard vs HoCo Active
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoolEntry Guard
This app streamlines pool access for apartment complexes and HOAs. Lifeguards can easily check in residents and manage seasonal and guest passes. It also provides quick access to community pool rules.
- Resident check-in
- Seasonal pass management
- Guest pass management
- Access to pool rules
- Mobile lifeguard tool
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A swimming pool pass system for apartment complexes and homeowner associations. A mobile app for a lifeguard that allows the lifeguard to check in the residents in when they arrive at the pool. Seasonal swimming pool passes and guest passes. The community pool rules accessible to the lifeguard via the app.
HoCo Active
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Our services, in the palm of your hand! With this app, you can: • Check-in with quick, easy and contactless check-in. • Stay up to date with our notifications. Everything you need in one, easy-to-use app, download it now! This app offers fitness challenges which users can join and integrates with Apple’s HealthKit to collect user's calories burned, distance walked/ran and steps climbed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HoCo Active at monthly against PoolEntry Guard's every 9 months. 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.
PoolEntry Guard ships an update every 9 months, HoCo Active monthly. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | PoolEntry Guard | HoCo Active |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PoolEntry Inc | Howard County Maryland |
In-app purchases
PoolEntry Guard
No in-app purchases
HoCo Active
No in-app purchases
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