CellBadge vs FCCSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CellBadge
This app grants registered users access to various community amenities like pools, sports courts, and parks. It offers a paperless registration process and allows remote control of gates and doors using Bluetooth locks, even without AC power or WiFi.
- Access community amenities
- Paperless online registration
- Remote gate and door control
- Bluetooth lock integration
- Check access status
- View approved locations
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The CellBadge mobile application provides access to community amenities such as swimming pools, sports courts, dog parks, storage areas, boat docks, RV parks, etc.. HOA communities trust CellBadge to easily control access to community amenities - guarded or un-guarded - using simple yet powerful administrative tools. No more keys, fobs or passes for homeowners using a convenient paperless online registration process. No AC power? No WiFi? No problem! Using the new CellBadge “unguarded” access solution, customers may now control access remotely using a solar-powered, outdoor-rated Bluetooth lock on any door or gate. The CellBadge mobile application allows anyone registered and approved for access to open doors or gates from their own mobile device. Users may review their access status, see all the locations they are approved for access and be instantly granted access.
FCCSA
Discover a community with exceptional amenities and a strong sense of family. This app showcases a unique residential and business blend, featuring beautiful landscaping, walking paths, and parks for recreation.
- Unsurpassed amenities and conveniences
- Sense of family and community
- Residential and business blend
- Meticulously maintained streets and parks
- Miles of walking paths
- Unlimited recreational opportunities
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First Colony has unsurpassed amenities and conveniences with a sense of family & community. First Colony is a unique blend of residential neighborhoods and businesses with protective architectural guidelines and meticulously maintained streets, lakes, parks, and greenbelts. Beautifully landscaped and well maintained, First Colony offers a spectacle of tree lined streets, miles of walking paths, lush parks and lakes for truly unlimited recreational opportunities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FCCSA at 4.5 against CellBadge's 2.9. FCCSA also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months). CellBadge's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). 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.
FCCSA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.
CellBadge ships an update every 14 months, FCCSA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CellBadge | FCCSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 months — 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 | 11 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CallBadge | Alosant |
Customer experience
CellBadge
FCCSA
In-app purchases
CellBadge
No in-app purchases
FCCSA
No in-app purchases
