Sage Systems vs PoolDrops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sage Systems
Manage residential access control with ease. Create recurring or one-time guest entries, grant day passes, and receive video calls directly from your gate. Streamline entry for guests and service providers through a single registration.
- Guest access management
- Recurring and one-time keys
- Day passes
- Video calls from gate
- Single registration for guests
- Secure community entry
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Discover SAGE - Unveiling a new realm where simplicity and security converge in residential access control. Residents, effortlessly curate guest access: create recurring entries for friends, grant day passes, or one-time keys for deliveries, all while having the power to receive video calls directly from your gate, ensuring you’re always connected, and always secure. Guests and service providers, your single SAGE registration transforms every visit into a swift, secure, and simple entry through any SAGE-enabled community.SAGE isn’t just access—it’s a portal to interconnected secure environments, beautifully simple and secure. Your key to seamless, secure experiences awaits.
PoolDrops
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PoolDrops makes pool chemistry easy. Log Taylor test kit drops, calculate pH and chlorine levels, and track your water balance over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sage Systems at none against PoolDrops's 1. Sage Systems also leads on ads (none vs shown). PoolDrops's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PoolDrops sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sage Systems asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sage Systems ships an update fortnightly, PoolDrops every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sage Systems | PoolDrops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (445 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 445 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramco Protective | Luis Amador |
Bugs and requests
Sage Systems
Reported bugs
23 issues- App stuck in update loop
- Guest data lost on update
- Cannot send codes to foreign country numbers
- Not all days visible for selection in add guest screen
- ID photo capture issues
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- Update process is frustrating
- Login issues from China
- App crashes after signing in
- Cannot scroll up to press enter
- Cannot signup due to photo issue
- Signing up is almost impossible due to quirks
- ID photo upload issues
- App freezes when granting access
- QR code for gate doesn't work
- App doesn't work on smaller iPhones
- Buttons cut off on smaller iPhones
- Loading screen of death
- App doesn't allow signing up
- Cannot add vendors to guest list
- Gate arms do not work properly
- Not receiving email to load vehicles
- App jams up phone
- App doesn't work, doesn't let me scroll
Requested features
8 requests- Provide instructions, FAQ, or tutorials
- Remove expired guests automatically
- Allow sending access codes instead of app downloads
- Make time entry optional for one-time visitors
- Allow uploading existing ID photos
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- Generate codes from homeowner app for guests
- Support for gatherings and parties
- More features to make app more usable for residents
PoolDrops
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sage Systems
No in-app purchases
PoolDrops
- PoolDrops Pro$9.99
