Comparison

CellBadge vs Branches

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Access community amenities
  • Paperless online registration
  • Remote gate and door control
  • Bluetooth lock integration
  • Check access status
  • View approved locations
Features
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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.

About

Branches

This app offers a unique way to practice gratitude by growing a digital tree with each entry. Your words nurture the tree, creating a personal sanctuary for reflection and self-care. It's a private, offline experience with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Daily gratitude journaling
  • Visual tree growth
  • Private and offline use
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Entry editing
  • Text export
Features
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Branches is a gratitude journal that grows into a tree. Each day, write down one good thing; your words fall as a drop of water, and a new leaf opens where it lands. Private, offline and free, with no account, no ads and no streaks. So many good things come and go in the passing of a day; a kindness, quiet, warm, and slow, by evening slips away. So catch one gently as it flies and write it, small and true; your words will gather to a drop as clear as morning dew. The drop will tremble, then let go, and tumble through the air, and where it lands upon the bough, a leaf will open there. And leaf by leaf, your sapling grows through summer, fall, and snow; each leaf its month's own hue, so you will always know. And should you touch a leaf someday, it whispers, soft and low, the very thing you told it then, a year or so ago. And down below, where roots run deep, in rows by month they lie, the words you've written, safe asleep, till you come wander by. There are no streaks, there is no score, no stars for being good; and if you're gone a month or more, your tree waits, as trees should. Your tenth leaf brings a plum in bloom, your first year, persimmon-bright, and now and then a visitor will perch, and then take flight. By day a red sun hangs in mist, by night, a moon of dusty blue, and both of them keep watch upon the tree that grew from you. Your words stay home; they never roam. There's no cloud and no spy, no sign-in and no signal needed, and nothing you need to buy. And if your tree's been good to you, a tip jar waits below, at the bottom of your History; it unlocks nothing, but helps Branches grow. — Branches is a daily gratitude journal and thankful diary for iPhone and iPad: a few calm minutes of reflection and self-care at the end of the day. Free, with no ads and no subscriptions. Works offline, with no account; everything stays on your device, so it's a private diary in the truest sense. Edit an entry or let a leaf fall from your History, and export your words as plain text anytime. An optional evening reminder never mentions missed days. Full VoiceOver support, plus Dynamic Type, Bold Text, Increase Contrast and Reduce Motion.

Screenshots

CellBadge4 screens
Branches4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Branches at 5.0 against CellBadge's 2.9. Branches also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). CellBadge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Branches sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CellBadge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Branches holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of CellBadge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Branches's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CellBadge ships an update every 14 months, Branches every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CellBadge versus Branches: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellBadgeBranches
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCallBadgeSCOTT SHUMAKER

Customer experience

CellBadge

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Branches

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CellBadge

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Branches

One-time4
  • Tip$1.00
  • Kind Tip$5.00
  • Generous Tip$10.00
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  • Very Generous Tip$20.00

Questions

Is CellBadge free?
CellBadge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Branches free?
Branches is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CellBadge or Branches?
Branches is rated higher. CellBadge averages 2.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Branches averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do CellBadge or Branches have ads?
Neither CellBadge nor Branches shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CellBadge or Branches?
CellBadge ships an update every 14 months, and Branches every 2 weeks. Most recently, CellBadge was updated on November 3, 2026 and Branches on November 10, 2026.

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