MacRail vs Guild Gateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MacRail
Access your work schedule and submit updates directly from your mobile device. Securely log in using your credentials or fingerprint. Share essential travel and contact details for efficient scheduling management.
- Mobile account login
- Fingerprint authentication
- View work schedule
- Submit schedule updates
- Add travel details
- Add contact information
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Login to your MacRail account from your mobile device using you credentials or finger print. From this app, you will be able to load your work schedule and send us updates directly from the app. This includes information like travel and contact details. This information is then used by our admin team to manage scheduling.
Guild Gateway
This app digitizes subcontractor registrations, eliminating paper processes. It allows for secure, real-time access to pay statements and leverages over 25 years of status compliance expertise. Trusted by over 1000 businesses, it aims to streamline efficiency and productivity.
- Digital subcontractor registration
- Secure pay statement access
- Real-time statement viewing
- Status compliance expertise
- Streamlined efficiency
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No More Paper: Say goodbye to paper registrations. The quickest and easiest way to register is to download the app direct to your mobile. Securely download and view your pay statements in real time. As the developer, The Guild has been at the vanguard of status compliance for more than 25 years and stands between clients and HMRC. We have been trusted by over 1000+ businesses and counting. We will be implementing phases and updates from liaising with our clients and workers to ensure efficiency and productivity is streamlined and maintained to the highest standards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guild Gateway at weekly against MacRail's every 2 months. MacRail's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). 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.
MacRail ships an update every 2 months, Guild Gateway weekly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | MacRail | Guild Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weston Analytics | THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS GUILD LIMITED |
Customer experience
MacRail
Guild Gateway
In-app purchases
MacRail
No in-app purchases
Guild Gateway
No in-app purchases
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